Sustainable Harvest Sector

11/14/2025

There are only 5 days left until our FREE First Aid & CPR training in South County, RI on 11/18. This course is enhanced to provide commercial fishermen with the life-saving skills to assess and treat injured and sick crewmembers onboard fishing vessels before emergency personnel arrive. Commercial fishermen who complete this training will become certified in Adult First Aid/CPR/AED, and receive a FREE First Aid Kit customized for fishing vessels. Meets Coast Guard Requirements under 46 CFR 28.210. Click the link to sign up: https://fishingpartnership.org/calendar/

11/13/2025

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/bulletins/3fb448b

Statement from the Regional Administrator on the Government Shutdown NOAA Fisheries sent this bulletin at 11/13/2025 12:04 PM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. November 13, 2025 Statement from the Regional Administrator on the Government Shutdown On behalf of all the staf...

11/12/2025

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/56keyss2

11/10/2025

https://newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-agency-researchers-to-study-commercial-fishing-within-wind-farm/

The research project comes just after the Trump administration canceled other studies that would have examined offshore wind’s impacts on commercial fish species and other marine life.

11/06/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/06/biden-trump-fishing-noaa

The Antiquities Act is not a superpower.

11/05/2025

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/5apn5ykn

11/01/2025

From the US SBA Office of Advocacy: Untangling the Net: Independent Fishermen Push Back Against Bureaucratic Overreach.

https://tinyurl.com/5bc5h3fw

10/29/2025

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/3vpp5byj

10/27/2025

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/fisheries-councils-respond-to-trump-s-executive-order-on-restoring-american-seafood-competitiveness

Regional fishery management councils across the U.S. are submitting a laundry list of items they claim to be tackling in response to Trump's executive orde

10/23/2025

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/us-senate-committee-advances-young-fishermen-s-development-act-extension

The United States Senate Commerce Committee has approved legislation that would extend the Young Fishermen’s Development Act for another five years

10/17/2025

Next spring's Maine Fishermen's Forum will be held March 5-7. The Forum is now accepting proposals for educational seminars that address issues facing the wild harvest fishing or aquaculture industries. The application is here: https://tinyurl.com/3jneafb9,
and a look at last year's seminars is here: https://tinyurl.com/bdeda2kd

The Maine Fishermen's Forum is accepting proposals through November 28th for educational seminars held over the three days of the Forum taking place at the Samoset Resort from March 5--7 2026. We welcome proposals that: • Address hot issues facing the wild harvest fishing or aquaculture industries...

10/15/2025

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/3s55bh3c