Fall 2023 Fisheries Policy Report
September 15, 2023
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.
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Special Report: Magnuson National Standards Update
August 30, 2023
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.
Report — Spring 2023 Fisheries Policy Report
April 10, 2023
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.
Report — Fall 2022 Fisheries Policy Report
December 21, 2022
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.
Report — Fall 2022 Aquaculture Policy Update
November 23, 2022
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.
Summer 2022 Report: Policy Affecting the U.S. Seafood Supply
September 22, 2022
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.
Ocean Strategies Interview with Clayward (Clay) Tam
September 12, 2022
Ocean Strategies Principal Brett Veerhusen sat down with Clayward Tam, Director of Cooperative Fisheries Research for the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group, about what fisheries issues are rising to the top in the West Pacific, how they bring together different islands and voices in the management process, and what can be done to make fisheries management more adaptive, inclusive, and equitable.
Equity and environmental justice in Bristol Bay
August 24, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency have made moves to protect Bristol Bay’s wildlife, its habitats, and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on this abundant ecosystem. Now, NOAA, which houses the National Marine Fisheries Service, is accepting public comments on a proposed Equity and Environmental Justice policy through August 31, 2022. So what does this have to do with Pebble?
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