Kodiak fisherman James Aaron Stevens was sentenced earlier this month to a six-month term in a federal prison and a $1 million fine after being found guilty of falsely labelling catches. The…
Responding to the NOAA 2021 report on Improving International Fisheries Management, the Fisheries Agency of Taiwan has stated that it will initiate the consultation with the US, alongside an investigation…
A new US report released by NOAA identifies 31 nations and entities engaged in IUU fishing and by-catch. The 2021 Biennial Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, identifies…
The US fishing and seafood sector has generated more than $200 billion in annual sales and supported 1.7 million jobs in recent years, but experienced broad declines in 2020 as…
Funds are to be provided to support US communities affected by fishery disasters between 2017 and 2019. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the allocation of $65 million to communities…
New outreach efforts underway by NOAA to ensure that fishery observers feel comfortable reporting harassment issues and ensure that fishing vessel crews, skippers and fishing company managers understand what constitutes…
New Bedford fisherman Tony Borges gets useful real-time information from monitoring. For 200 days of each of the past 44 years, Tony Borges has been setting out from New Bedford,…
The US government’s case against New Bedford fishing kingpin Carlos Rafael has been concluded – with a $3 million financial penalty, a 46-month prison sentence with three years of supervision…