National USDA Eyeing Bids for Remaining Section 32 Pacific Seafood Products Expana by Ryan Doyle - September 9, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invited offers for Pacific whiting and rockfish for use in various domestic food distribution programs. In all, the USDA is looking for 26,100 cases of frozen Pacific rockfish fillets and 3,600 cases of frozen Pacific whiting fillets. https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1285030/USDA-Eyeing-Bids-for-Remaining-Section-32-Pacific-Seafood-Products Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $23 million to remove marine debris Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will support 13 new removal and interception projects NOAA Fisheries - September 5, 2024 Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA recommended more than $23 million in funding to support marine debris removal and interception efforts for 13 multi-year projects across 10 coastal U.S. states, three territories and the District of Columbia. This funding is provided by NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts initiative under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-invests-more-than-23-million-to-remove-marine-debris Environment/Science New Model Predicts Where Red King Crab Bycatch Is Likely to Occur in Bering Sea Flatfish Trawl Fisheries Fishing data coupled with survey data useful for predicting fall, winter, and spring crab bycatch distribution. NOAA Fisheries - September 5, 2024 NOAA Fisheries scientists developed new models to predict red king crab bycatch occurrence and abundance in Bristol Bay flatfish trawl fisheries. They found a general northward shift in occurrence and abundance of different ages of male and female red king crab in Bristol Bay. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/new-model-predicts-where-red-king-crab-bycatch-likely-occur-bering-sea-flatfish-trawl Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/09/2024 NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Aleutian district (WAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2024 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in the WAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-20223/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-ocean-perch-in-the-western-aleutian
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