Friday, September 26, 2025

National Nutrition expert calls for update to US FDA guidelines on seafood consumption “We’re letting the ghosts of the past deprive our future generations of reaching their full potential.” Seafood Source by Chris Chase - September 23, 2025 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current guidance on seafood consumption during and before pregnancy – and for young children – highlights the importance of omega-3s, but according to nutrition expert Maya Maroto, it is still focusing more on the fear than the facts. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/food-safety-health/snp-state-of-the-science-symposium-highlights-how-us-fda-guidelines-on-seafood-hamper-health International Experts predict significant shipping downturn as tariffs take full effect Seafood Source by Erin Spampinato - September 24, 2025 Experts in the shipping and logistics industry are predicting the U.S. sector will begin to feel the effects of tariffs this fall, which will likely manifest in low import cargo volumes, low traffic on routes into the U.S., and lower container prices. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/experts-predict-significant-shipping-downturn-as-tariffs-take-full-effect Environment/Science Ocean Wise launches “Invest in the Ocean” awareness campaign Seafood Source by Chris Chase - September 25, 2025 Global conservation organization Ocean Wise is launching a new campaign to call on governments, businesses, citizens, and more to invest more time and money into the ocean. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/ocean-wise-launches-invest-in-the-ocean-awareness-campaign 2025 Results Of Steller Sea Lion Surveys In Alaska NOAA Fisheries - September 24, 2025 The Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Marine Mammal Laboratory conducts annual crewed aircraft and vessel surveys to known terrestrial Steller sea lion rookery and haulout sites in Alaska to collect visual counts and high-resolution imagery. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/2025-results-steller-sea-lion-surveys-alaska Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock Fishing in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/26/2025 NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels using trawl gear in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 herring bycatch allowance specified for the midwater pollock fishery in the BSAI. This action includes prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in the Winter Herring Savings Area by vessels participating in the Community Development Quota Program. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/26/2025-18771/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pollock-fishing-in-the-winter-herring-savings

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