Congress members push for Fluke assessment

Members of Congress Push for Benchmark Assessment of Summer Flounder in 2017 New Gretna, NJ – In a bipartisan letter submitted to Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Eileen Sobeck on Thursday, members of the House of Representatives stressed the importance of scheduling a benchmark assessment for summer flounder in 2017.  Citing the socioeconomic value of the […]

MassWind Energy surveys Begin south of the Vineyard

MarineFisheries Advisory   Notice to Fishermen: Massachusetts Wind Energy Area Surveys to Begin South of Martha’s Vineyard   The R/V Shearwater will be conducting survey work for OffshoreMW in the BOEM Massachusetts Wind Energy Area beginning on September 23rd.  The survey work will last approximately 30 days.  For more information, including contact information and charts, […]

Leftist anti fishing Ocean over stating findings

  Oceana going overboard on fish fraud, according to seafood industry group By News Desk | September 9, 2016 The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is calling into question both the findings and motives of the latest fish fraud study by Oceana, a global environmental group. The action marks a break between the two groups since […]