Category: fisheries

Resistance to Offshore Wind Is Growing on US Coasts

March 26, 2023
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A growing chorus of interest groups is calling for a pause in offshore wind activities to allow further assessment of the sector’s impacts on the marine ecosystem. Congressman Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a Republican, introduced a congressional resolution on March 21 to halt work on east-coast offshore wind projects until investigations into its…

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Poilievre Launches Consultations With First Nations on Resource Revenues

January 25, 2023
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he is initiating consultations with First Nations and industry leaders on a new proposal that would allow First Nations to collect more fiscal revenues from resource projects on their lands. Speaking at a press conference in Vancouver on Jan. 24, Poilievre said he will be championing a “First Nations Resource…

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Fishermen Sue Biden Administration Over Mid-Atlantic Fishing Restrictions

December 21, 2022
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Two East Coast fishermen are suing the Biden administration, claiming that a federal body that plans to curb their ocean catch is illegally constituted and therefore has no authority to issue such restrictive regulations. The lawsuit comes as legal challenges to the so-called administrative state, whose officials are not appointed by the president or subject…

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Canada’s Seal Exports Dip Below $300,000

November 28, 2022
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Canada’s seal industry once worth millions annually brought in only thousands in 2021. “In 2021, we are recording export of a value of approximately $275,000 which was mainly seal oil and fats to Asian markets,” said Jordan Reeves, director general of trade at the Department of Foreign Affairs, according to Blacklocks Reporter. He was testifying…

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China Expands Into South Pacific Fisheries as US Increases Monitoring of Illegal Fishing

June 16, 2022
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A visit by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi to South Pacific islands from May 26 to June 4 culminated in the establishment of multiple fisheries agreements with several island nations. The United States and its allies suspect the agreements are a veiled attempt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to expand its influence in the…

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Salmon Fishermen Sue to Block Federal Shutdown of Alaskan Fishery

November 11, 2021
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Salmon fishermen are suing the Biden administration because an “unaccountable” federal fisheries board plans to shut down federal waters in Cook Inlet in Alaska, a move that will put them out of business. The legal complaint in Humbyrd v. Raimondo was filed Nov. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Longtime…

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