BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 1 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, the Commission published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for ten fish stocks in the EU waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat, and Skagerrak for 2025. The proposal is based on scientific advice and covers fish stocks managed solely by the EU in those sea basins. Following the available scientific advice from the International Council for the Explo  more

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 2 -- Fisheries Oceanography, a peer-reviewed journal from the Japanese Society for Fisheries Oceanography that says it features the dynamics of fish populations, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2024 edition (Vol. 33, Issue 6): * Deepening our understanding of the environmental influences on the reproductive dynamics of the main fishery stock of Argentine hake, Merluccius hubbsi, in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean * Environmental effects on  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) questioning the methodology regulators used as the basis for a nearly 90 percent reduction to the Atlantic herring fishery quota for the next three years. The fishery supplies the primary bait used in the lobster fishery. "Once again, Maine fisher  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 30 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: A new era for clean energy in New England kicked off today when the federal government announced the results of its first floating offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Maine. Four of the eight available lease areas were purchased by developers, including one in the northern gulf, 53 miles off the coast of Maine. The four leases could support enough offshore wind capacity to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- New England for Offshore Wind, an organization that says it commits to combatting climate change by increasing the supply of clean energy to regional grid, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) completed its first offshore wind lease sale on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Gulf of Maine, resulting in provisional awards to 2 bidders for 4 lease areas and over $21.9 million in winning bids.  more