seafood industry Archives

Cape Fishermen’s Alliance, Other Groups Hold First Meeting Of MA Commercial Fisheries Commission

April 15, 2025

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey’s administration has announced the first-ever meeting of the Massachusetts Commercial Fisheries Commission. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman's Alliance, seafood industry

Commercial Fishing Industry Gets $1.6M in Grants

July 6, 2023

DENNIS - An amount of $1.6 million dollars in grant money has recently been approved by Governor Maura Healey for the Massachusetts commercial marine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Aquaculture Research Corp, Cape Cod, Chatham, Chatham Harvesters Cooperative, commercial marine fisheries, Dennis, Eastham, Edgartown, Falmouth, Governor Maura Healey, Honeysuckle Oyster Farm, Massachusetts, On The Water LLC, seafood industry

Putin’s Pollock: US Seafood Imports Fuel Russian War Machine

April 16, 2022

MIAMI (AP) - A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was supposed to sap billions of dollars from Vladimir Putin’s war … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: AP, China, fishing, Russia, seafood, seafood industry, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Congress Urged to Fund National Seafood Marketing Campaign

April 6, 2022

BOSTON - Legislators on Capitol Hill are being urged by those in the Massachusetts seafood industry to fund a nationwide marketing campaign showcasing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Boston, Congress, Economy, fishing, Massachusetts, seafood, seafood industry, Washington

Seafood Biz Braces for Losses of Jobs, Fish Due to Sanctions

March 31, 2022

PORTLAND, ME (AP) - The global seafood industry is preparing for major disruption due to new sanctions on Russia. The latest round of U.S. attempts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: AP, fishing, Russia, seafood industry

Seafood Popularity Surge Highlights Need for Sustainable Practices

August 9, 2021

HYANNIS – Reports from the Environmental Defense Fund show a high demand for seafood across the United States, but most of it comes from … [Read more...]