Two successful NOAA investigations have resulted in US seafood importers issued with thousands of dollars in fines for improperly labelling canned tuna dolphin safe. NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Law Enforcement conducted two…
The US shrimp harvesting industry is experiencing a long-term decline in profits and economic stability, including a $268 million revenue loss since 2021, according to an NOAA Fisheries snapshot report outlining…
A Kodiak fisherman has been given prison time and a ban on involvement in commercial fishing to run for two years of supervised release following his one-year prison term for…
A NOAA Fisheries investigation resulted in a $12,516 civil penalty for a grocery store chain, for a 500kg shipment of imported yellowfin tuna with a declared value of $4889. NOAA…
NOAA Fisheries filed an emergency action that opened the Northeast multispecies fishery on 1st May 2025. This action ensures the fishery can continue without interruption. It is based on the best scientific…
A new economic snapshot analysing the Alaskan seafood industry and its 50% drop in profitability in 2022-23 has been released by NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries social scientists and economists compiled…
NOAA Fisheries has released its Annual Report to Congress on the Status of US Fisheries. This highlights the broad economic impact of commercial and recreational fisheries on the US economy,…
US Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo has announced the allocation of more than $42 million to address fishery disasters that occurred in Alaska, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon and the…
The NOAA Fisheries' biennial report to Congress has for the first time identified nations on the basis of illegal catches of sharks, as well as taking forced labour issues into…
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