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On Monday, members of Oregon’s delegation, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that a federal fishery resource disaster be declared for the 2024 Oregon troll salmon fishery.   “This declaration is critical to provide economic relief to Oregon’s fisheries and coastal communities in addition to protecting the sustainability of wild salmon populations,” the letter from the lawmake

According to the latest census numbers, total sales of aquaculture products in 2023 hit $1.9 billion, an increase of 26% from 2018.  NASS says in 2023, there were 3,453 aquaculture farms with sales in the United States, up 18% during that same time period.  Five st...

More than 175 fishing, food advocacy and environmental groups call on the Biden administration to revoke the Trump Administration's executive order, Promoting Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth. The groups say the executive order shortcuts the regulatory process for developing industrial offshore finfish aquaculture facilities in federal waters without Congressional oversight ... Read Mo

Federal officials have proposed curtailing nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast especially in challenging years in an effort to assist Northwest endangered killer whales. NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on the plan, which calls for restricting commercial and recreational salmon fishing when Chinook salmon forecasts are especially low ...