What We’re Tracking for 2024: National Fisheries Policy Report
The 2023 Wrap Up of the National Fisheries Policy Report includes what we're tracking for 2024, our policy wrap of 2023, & the latest on the major federal fisheries bills.
The 2023 Wrap Up of the National Fisheries Policy Report includes what we're tracking for 2024, our policy wrap of 2023, & the latest on the major federal fisheries bills.
In our 2023 Wrap-Up edition of the Aquaculture Policy Report, you will find: an update on Alaska's AOA process, as well as the latest on the major federal aquaculture bills, regional aquaculture highlights, and what Team OS has been up to.
In this fall edition of the policy report you will find: updates on the overflowing salmon market, seafood issues in the Farm Bill, new strategic plans from NOAA, and more seafood industry issues.
NOAA Fisheries is proposing updates to federal guidelines for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) National Standards — specifically those that address Allocations, Communities and Bycatch.
Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola talks to Ocean Strategies' Hannah Heimbuch and Jessica Hathaway about the value of fishing communities, reliable data and representation in federal and state fishery policy, including the Magnuson-Stevens Act and NOAA's implementation guidelines.
In this spring edition of the policy report you will find: updates on the National Seafood Strategy, interviews with NOAA's Michael Rubino and Hawaiian native fish pond coordinator Brenda Asuncion, USDA seafood purchasing requests…
Ocean Strategies Senior Consultant Hannah Heimbuch recently sat down with Dr. Michael Rubino, NOAA Fisheries' Senior Advisor for Seafood Strategy. They discussed an overview of NOAA's upcoming National Seafood Strategy, public comments for which closes the end of March. NOAA Fisheries is tasked with management and conservation of the Nation's seafood resources, for sustainability, food security and local-to-national benefit. The seafood strategy provides an overview of how NOAA Fisheries will address that task in the coming years, recognizing that challenges like climate change require new approaches to existing goals. Hannah spoke with Dr. Rubino about how they'll complete and implement this overarching set of priorities.
In this fall edition of the policy report you will find: information about the newly released SEAfood Act, IUU fishing, and an update on MSA National Standards.
In the fall edition of the Aquaculture Policy Report you will find: information on NOAA's 5-year aquaculture plan, Washington State's finfish aquaculture ban, and a joint workshop between Meridian Institute & Ocean Strategies that brought together 43 multisectoral leaders nationwide.
In this summer edition of the policy report you will find: information about proposed federal policies such as the Inflation Reduction Act, the American Fisheries Advisory Committee, Alaska's special election results, and permanent protections for Pebble Mine, as well as Team Ocean Strategies updates and a Q&A with Clayward Tam.