Land: United States

Virginia wants to buy back a good number of crab licences in a order to sustain a current surge in Chesapeake Bay blue crab.

NOAA has issued a final rule in the Federal Register banning the commercial harvesting of krill in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington.

The government has implemented the new regulations for grouper and snapper from this month.

NOAA-supported scientists, led by Nancy Rabalais, Ph.D. from the Louisiana

The recent federal fishing regulations are affecting the business in a big way, feels Loretta Davis of Capt. Stacy Fishing Center.

NOAA’s Fisheries Serviceis proposing several measures to end overfishing and rebuild blacknose sharks and other shark populations. Nine public hearings will be held on the proposal, from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, in August and September.

Crab fishing in Alaska is considered to be the most adventurous and a high paying job.

Rebuilding the depleted mid-Atlantic fish stocks could generate huge amount of money for coastal communities, says Pew study.

Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) proposals included Del Mar to improve the marine ecosystem conservation.

It is high time Massachusetts authorities should speak up about refining Ocean Plan, say experts.