The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released an action plan today that recommends improvements to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) following a nearly one-year review of the program. … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that the 2024-25 California Dungeness crab fishing season will be delayed because too many humpback whales have been entangled in the … Read more
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to President Biden this week urging the International Trade Commission to investigate Venezuelan crabmeat imports. There has been a surge in … Read more
A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, released today and based on 2023 data, finds that the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population remains at risk … Read more
A diverse array of Alaskans, fishing groups, and conservation organizations are calling on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) to protect seafloor habitats from ‘pelagic’ or midwater trawling, a … Read more
After eight years of working with Trinidad and Tobago to improve the country’s oversight of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, the European Union banned imports from Trinidad and … Read more
Today, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1053, which bans the distribution of plastic bags, including thick plastic film bags, at grocery and convenience store checkouts in California. California state lawmakers … Read more
