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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recently announced that $380,000 is available to help grow Rhode Island farm and food businesses and increase the competitiveness of local products in the marketplace. The funding is part of the Local … Continued
On December 8, 2016, NOAA Fisheries announced a comprehensive Seafood Import Monitoring Program to further curb Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing practices and to identify misrepresented seafood imports before they enter the U.S. market. The program requires that importers … Continued
The 2016-2017 Maine Scallop Season is off to a strong start, according to an early report from Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR). The quality of scallops is said to be high, with harvesters landing some of the largest scallops … Continued
Rhode Island winter farmers markets are being highlighted through the “Get Fresh. Buy Local” campaign, a program from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM). Local markets will feature an array of products from Rhode Island, including fresh seafood, … Continued
A recent report, Fisheries of the United States, 2015, provides insight into U.S. per capita seafood consumption, aquaculture production, the U.S. seafood processing industry, imports and exports, and domestic supply of fishery products. Fisheries of the United States (FUS) is … Continued
In August, NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule implementing import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The rule implements aspects of the Marine Mammal Protection Act that aim to reduce marine mammal bycatch associated with international commercial fishing … Continued