Newsletter - Public - Weekly 20 Sep 2025 CDFW Webinar on Halibut Trawl Bycatch Evaluation – October 15 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is inviting commercial fishing stakeholders to an online webinar focused on evaluating… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 17 Sep 2025 House Amendment Pushes “Buy American” Requirement for All Seafood Purchases A last-minute amendment to the U.S. House version of the annual defense funding bill could significantly impact seafood suppliers by… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 16 Sep 2025 Senate Advances Bill to Strengthen Response to Harmful Algal Blooms The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved legislation to reauthorize and expand the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 16 Sep 2025 House Proposes Deep Cuts to NOAA Fisheries Budget, Setting Up Senate Clash The U.S. House has proposed reducing NOAA Fisheries’ budget by 40 percent for fiscal year 2026, setting up a major… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 11 Sep 2025 CFSI Mourns the Passing of Leo Pearlstein We are sad to tell you about the passing of Leo Pearlstein on Wednesday, September 10th, just a few weeks… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 10 Sep 2025 NOAA Fisheries Issues New Import Findings Under MMPA NOAA Fisheries has announced its latest comparability findings under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) import provisions, a move that… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 06 Sep 2025 FDA Report Flags Short-Weighting in Frozen Seafood Imports A new report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has raised concerns about short-weighting in frozen seafood products.… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 05 Sep 2025 Revised Notice of Proposed 90-Day Extension of Emergency Regulations A revised notice of a proposed 90-day extension of emergency regulations regarding the commercial coonstripe shrimp fishery has been posted… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 02 Sep 2025 California’s Sites Reservoir Project Secures Additional Funding A major California water infrastructure project advanced this month with the approval of nearly $219 million in additional funding to… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 01 Sep 2025 NOAA Fisheries Seeks Input to Boost U.S. Seafood Competitiveness NOAA Fisheries is calling on seafood industry members and the public to help shape the future of American seafood. The… CFSI Staff