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• Louisiana crawfish processor forced to pay USD 140,000 for labor law violations
  August 27, 2021 — Crowley, Louisiana, U.S.A.-based Acadia Processors has paid USD 138,629 (EUR 118,000) after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found it owed back wages to 100 employees. In June 2020, the Center for Migrant Rights filed a whistleblower complaint with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on behalf of two former...Read More
• HAWAII: Non-profit receives funding to reduce marine debris, protect sea turtles, seabirds, and monk seals
  August 27, 2021 — Hawaii Sea Grant and Hawaii Marine Animal Response (HMAR), the largest Hawaii- based marine species response and conservation non-profit organization has announced it received a $50k funding. The funding from NOAA Sea Grant and the NOAA Marine Debris Program is to address the devastating impacts of marine debris in the coastal...Read More
• ALASKA: Kenai River sockeye run over-escaped by 1 million fish
  August 27, 2021 — Nearly 2.5 million late-run sockeye are projected to pass through the Kenai River by the end of the month, over-escaping the river by over 1 million fish. Those numbers concern fishermen like Joe Dragseth, a drift-netter in Kenai. He said he worries about the health of the river. And, he said,...Read More
• Port of Virginia Expands Dominion Energy Lease to Create Wind Port
  August 27, 2021 — The Port of Virginia reached an agreement to lease a dramatically increased portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy. The agreement, which positions the port to become a leader in the emerging offshore wind energy sector, puts to use an idle terminal area converting it into a large pre-assembly...Read More
• Nantucket Group Sues To Stop Massive Wind Farm, Claiming Threat To Endangered Right Whales
  August 27, 2021 — A federal lawsuit is aiming to stop the construction of thousands of wind turbines off the Massachusetts coast. The “ACK Residents Against Turbines” who filed the lawsuit said the proposed Vineyard Wind project poses a threat to the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. “The whales belong to all of us...Read More
• Right Whale Use of Southern New England Wind Energy Areas Increasing
  August 27, 2021 — Southern New England habitat is important to the North Atlantic right whale. With offshore wind energy development planned in the region, working with stakeholders to minimize potential impacts on right whales and other protected species is crucial. Right whales are increasing their use of southern New England waters, including regions slated...Read More
• MASSACHUSETTS: Commercial black sea bass season expanded
  August 27, 2021 — The state has approved an in-season adjustment to the commercial black sea bass fishery that will provide more open fishing days and higher catch limits. The in-season adjustments, approved by the state Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission based on recommendations by the state Division of Marine Fisheries, represent the first adjustments in...Read More
• NOAA Fisheries Names Kim Damon-Randall to Lead the Office of Protected Resources
  August 27, 2021 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Today, NOAA Fisheries announced Ms. Kim Damon-Randall as the director of the Office of Protected Resources. She will assume her new duties on August 29. Ms. Damon-Randall began her career with NOAA in 2001, serving in a series of positions at the Greater Atlantic Regional...Read More
• DANA CONNORS: Does aquaculture fit with Maine’s economic, environmental future? A thorough review will find out.
  August 27, 2021 — Sustainability is a word we hear a lot in Maine’s business community. Whether in regards to economic, environmental or corporate practices, our companies are striving to meet the needs of the present, while charting their long-term growth. Ultimately, those that prioritize and meet this responsibility will be best positioned to grow our...Read More
• ASMFC 80th Annual Meeting Preliminary Agenda and Public Comment Guidelines Now Available
  August 27, 2021 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 80th Annual Meeting will be held October 18-21, 2021 at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd, Long Branch, New Jersey. As of now, the Commission is moving forward with an in-person meeting that will...Read More
• Court case is final hope for Inlet drifters
  August 27, 2021 — A late-season bumper run of sockeye salmon has pushed the Kenai River to its highest escapement in more than a decade. Unfortunately for the commercial fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet, they have had to watch many of them go by. Over the course of the season, Alaska Department of Fish and...Read More