N. American Assoc. of Fisheries Economics & Trade

World Ocean Day is a time for us to come together and celebrate our shared ocean. It is also a time to take action to protect this vital resource. Let's honor World Ocean Day and commit to protecting our ocean for future generations.

We are pleased to announce your new NAAFE Board Members! President-Elect: Sunny Jardine (Univ. of Washington) Board Member – Canada: Jingting Chang (Dep. of Fisheries & Oceans, Canada) – North America at Large: Lisa Pfeiffer (NOAA Fisheries, NW Fisheries Science Center)

Protests opposed to aquaculture target NOAA after release of scoping report seafoodsource.com/news/aquac…

Maine's seafood harvest fell by more than a third in past decade wgme.com/news/local/maines-s…

Alaska’s Climate-Driven Fisheries Collapse Is Devastating Indigenous Communities civileats.com/2023/03/13/ala…

United States Announces $800 Million in International Commitments for Protecting Our Ocean state.gov/united-states-anno…

Dungeness crab at $5.99/lb. Nice! But crab fishers get $2/lb. Tough deal. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Proposal to limit commercial fishing in Southwest Alaska goes before Board of Fisheries alaskasnewssource.com/2023/0…

Study finds health risks, care gaps for Downeast fishermen themainemonitor.org/study-fi…

NAAFE 2023 Woods Hole registration is now open! NAAFE 2023 Woods Hole Science and Governance for Sustainable Fisheries in a Changing Ocean 23-26 May 2023 Woods Hole, Massachusetts, US

Biden WH protects valuable wild salmon fishery in Alaska msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/…

NAAFE is seeking individuals and institutions interested in hosting and organizing our 12th Forum in 2025 (or a future Forum year). Interested individuals in any region of North America (including Canada, Mexico/Caribbean, and US) are encouraged to apply.

UCSB team offers 7 recommendations for fisheries managers to respond to climate change seafoodsource.com/news/envir…

Paper submission for the NAAFE 2023 Woods Hole Best Student Paper Award, sponsored by NOAA, is open from 27 Jan – 24 Feb 2023. The purpose of this award is to recognize the most outstanding paper presented by a graduate student at the biennial Forum.

THE AMERICAN DREAM: HOW INVASIVE SPECIES HAVE CREATED NEW FISHERIES themeateater.com/fish/genera…

Portions of Oregon, Washington Dungeness crab fisheries scheduled to open intrafish.com/shellfish/port…

US Atlantic states look to compensate fisheries for offshore wind development seafoodsource.com/national-f…

Where Have All the Snow Crabs Gone? nautil.us/where-have-all-the…

Land-grant University Research Benefits Fisheries and Aquaculture nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blo…

Less than 3 weeks left to submit your Special Session proposals for NAAFE 2023 Woods Hole!