The Department of Interior finalized President Biden’s Five-Year Plan for offshore oil and gas leasing today following the conclusion of a Congressional review period. The plan continues leasing in the … Read more
Based on a 2021 Oceana analysis, the Spanish government has investigated and sanctioned 25 Spanish-flagged vessels for infractions while fishing** on the high seas. These fishing vessels were fined up … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced the 2023-2024 California commercial Dungeness crab fishing season won’t open before New Year’s. The third delay to the commercial season opener … Read more
Today, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Md., and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Tex., along with over 50 cosponsors, introduced the “Farewell to Foam Act,” which would phase out plastic foam food containers, … Read more
Last night, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed that a critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle was observed entangled and killed in California commercial Dungeness crab gear … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced the second delay to the start of the 2023-2024 California commercial Dungeness crab fishing season to protect whales and due to … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that it will withdraw the proposed rule to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) that the agency issued in December … Read more
