Friday, October 17, 2025
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West Coast
California cuts production at salmon hatchery in half as federal funding dwindles
Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - October 16, 2025
The U.S. state of California has decided to cut production at one of its main salmon hatcheries in response to a drop in federal funding for the facility.
Conservation groups warn Trump administration against allowing commercial fishing in marine monuments
Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - October 15, 2025
Two coalitions comprising 50 ocean conservation groups have publicly released their feedback on U.S. President Trump’s executive order on restoring American seafood competitiveness, asking officials not to allow commercial fishing in the country’s marine national monuments.
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International
Why Seafood Should Be At The Top Of Your Menu
Forbes by Isidoro Rodriguez - October 15, 2025
Internationally, seafood accounts for 17% of the world’s meat consumption. It provides 20% of the daily protein intake for 3.1 billion people, and some coastal communities depend on fish for upwards of 70% of their protein needs. USD Analytics forecasts the global Seafood Restaurants market size to increase from $168.8 billion in 2024 to $210.7 billion in 2032.
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Looking For Industry Partners Who Have Research Ideas
SeafoodNews.com by Peggy Parker - October 17, 2025
The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS), a novel public-private partnership that produces scientific research related to commercial fisheries stocks and their habitat, is looking for more industry partners.Founded in 2013, SCEMFIS is a unique partnership between the industry and marine researchers.It is the first and only fisheries-related center in the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers program, which covers everything from AI to wind power. IUCRCs bring together businesses and other stakeholders with academics in related fields to collaborate on relevant research projects, fill gaps in scientific knowledge, and use science-based research to fill industry needs.SCEMFIS scientists and industry partners meet twice each year to identify the industry’s scientific priorities, and fund the research projects that best address them. For 2025, the Center and its partners funded $495,000 in research. Over the last five years, the Center has funded over $1.6 million in finfish and shellfish research.Their research includes:* development of essential biological data on fish stocks, including fecundity, age structure, and sources of mortality;* support for cooperative surveys and survey augmentation needs;* improved models of sampling design, population dynamics, habitat, and fishery performance;* evaluation of geographic and depth variations in stock structure and how these relate to the genetics, physiology and sexual dimorphism of species;* improved approaches to fishing to limit discard reduction through gear innovation, but also through modifications in fleet deployment consistent with oceanographic processes; development of improved sustainability criteria and evaluation of sustainability;* improved assessment model formulations to better integrate available data; and* refined approaches to establishing biological reference points.In a press release yesterday, SCEMFIS credited these results to their industry partners. Businesses that become members benefit from breakthroughs produced by the research and have influence on which research priorities are funded.Industry members interested in learning more may contact Chair, Joe Myers, our Vice Chair, Greg DiDomenico, or either of our Directors, Dr. Eric Powell or Dr. Roger Mann. Membership begins at $15,000 and goes up to $60,000.The Center’s university partners include the University of Southern Mississippi (lead institution) and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary. Collaborations with scientists from other institutions, including Old Dominion University, Rutgers University, the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, the University of Maryland, and the University of Rhode Island, are ongoing.
Shutdown cancels NOAA meeting with regional fishery councils
E&E News by Daniel Cusick - October 14, 2025
Among the topics on the agenda was a top priority for the Trump administration.A planned meeting between NOAA Fisheries’ senior political leaders and representatives of the eight regional fishery advisory councils has been canceled due to the government shutdown.
St. Paul still relying on costly charter flights three months after losing Ravn
Alaska Public Media by Theo Greenly - October 16, 2025
A one-way ticket from St. Paul to Anchorage costs $1,300 on Security Aviation's Learjet, seen here on St. Paul's runway on Sept. 25. The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island has been purchasing charters since the island lost its air carrier this summer.
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