Newsletter - Public - Weekly 19 Mar 2025 NOAA Fisheries’ plan to expand Seafood Import Monitoring Program still leaves questions The Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), established in 2016 under the Obama administration, was designed to combat illegal, unreported, and… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 12 Mar 2025 Pacific Fishery Management Council Releases Alternatives for 2025 West Coast Ocean Salmon Fisheries The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has adopted three alternatives for 2025 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California,… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly, Newsletter – Members Only – Daily 12 Mar 2025 Newsom stymies implementation of landmark California plastic law, orders more talks SB 54 would limit the amount of single-use plastics sold and distributed in California. Since 2022, regulators, lawmakers, environmentalists and… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 11 Mar 2025 RODA petitions US Supreme Court to review its case against Vineyard Wind The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) has appealed its case against the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project to the U.S.… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 07 Mar 2025 CFGC: Notice of Proposed Emergency Regulations – Commercial Coonstripe Shrimp Fishery A notice of proposed emergency regulations regarding the commercial coonstripe shrimp fishery has been posted to the Commission's website. The… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 05 Mar 2025 NOAA terminates space, climate and marine life advisory committees The terminated groups play a key role in ensuring agencies use the best available science in their decision making. The… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 05 Mar 2025 San Diego takes first step toward $25 minimum wage for tourism workers San Diego is moving forward with a proposal to raise the minimum wage for tourism workers to $25 per hour,… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 04 Mar 2025 Food Sector Under Fire: Why Big Bakery and Snack Brands Keep Getting Sued The bakery and snack sectors are facing an avalanche of lawsuits, with producers battling claims of deceptive marketing, unfair pricing… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 01 Mar 2025 OPC: Upcoming Elections and Call for Nominations for Dungeness Crab Task Force Representatives The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) carry out Dungeness Crab Task Force (DCTF) commercial… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 28 Feb 2025 Trump administration lays off hundreds of NOAA staff, drawing condemnations from Democrats, conservation groups The Trump administration has begun laying off staff at NOAA as part of efforts to reduce the federal workforce and… CFSI Staff
