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Newport hosts Mexican fishing delegation 8 Aug 2013 | 12:19 am

By Larry Coonrod of the News-Times Newport's commercial fishing fleet rolled out the weclome mat this week for more than 20 fishermen from nothern Mexico here to learn about the Pacific whiting fishi...

Next steps for West Coast catch shares 7 Aug 2013 | 11:35 pm

Shems Jud of EDF has an op-ed in the latest issue of National Fisherman, titled, Next Steps for West Coast Catch Shares. It focuses on three persistent challenges faced by West Coast trawlers, namely ...

NOAA Fisheries encourages discussion about electronic data collection technologies 7 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm

NOAA news release, July 7th read more

NMFS publishes and invites comments on Program Improvement and Enhancement Rule 20 Jul 2013 | 02:22 am

The National Marine Fisheries Service announces the publication of a proposed rule, the Program Improvement and Enhancement Rule (PIE 2), in the Federal Register that proposes revisions to the Pacific...

Sen. Cantwell, Rep. Herrera-Beutler introduce bipartisan bill to support West Coast fishing jobs 16 Jul 2013 | 12:34 am

New legislation would give fishermen flexibility to grow businesses by refinancing federal loans WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (...

Huffman introduces bill to refinance decade-old fishing industry loan 16 Jul 2013 | 12:29 am

Legislation aimed at alleviating the financial hardship of a federal loan that has been weighing on Pacific Coast groundfish fisherman for nearly a decade has moved one step closer to passing, North C...

Trawl rationalization trailing actions updated 16 Jul 2013 | 12:21 am

NMFS's  Trawl Rationalization Trailing Actions webpage has been updated per the Council action taken at the June 2013 meeting.  In particular, “Council Deliberations In Progress”; and the “September 2...

Mexican fisheries delegation visits West Coast 3 Jul 2013 | 03:18 am

by Pedro Zapata, July 1, 2013 read more

Groundfish inseason actions from June Council meeting 3 Jul 2013 | 02:19 am

The Council considered the most recent information on the status of ongoing fisheries and recommended the following trip limit increases: read more

June Council Decisions Online 3 Jul 2013 | 02:17 am

The Pacific Fishery Management Council met June 20-25, 2013 in Garden Grove, California. The June 2013 Council Meeting Decision Summary Document below summarizes the decisions made during that meeting...

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