Sustainable Harvest Sector

01/19/2026

The New England Young Fishermen's Alliance is still accepting applications for its Greenhorn Apprenticeship Program that will take place in March. This program is designed for people who have little to no experience in the industry that are interested in commercial fishing, but may not know how to get their foot in the door. If you knows of a family member or friend who might be interested, please share the link with them.

This is a hands-on, 5-week program for individuals ready to launch their career on local commercial fishing vessels in New England.

01/14/2026

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4rw27a

01/13/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/judge-strikes-down-trumps-latest-effort-to-stop-offshore-wind.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.7Oow.c92XTQlCOMC7&smid=url-share

The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.

01/12/2026

On-Demand (Ropeless) Lobster and Jonah Crab Gear Testing in Waters off of Massachusetts and Rhode Island from February 1 - April 30:

NOTICE On-Demand (Ropeless) Lobster and Jonah Crab Gear Testing in Waters off of Massachusetts and Rhode Island from February 1 - April 30. NOAA Fisheries sent this bulletin at 01/12/2026 03:40 PM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. January 12, 2026 NOTICE On-Demand (Ropele...

01/12/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/climate/billions-at-stake-in-the-ocean-as-trump-throttles-offshore-wind-farms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.laKT.CFkO2YpEXYbM&smid=url-share

The Trump administration has repeatedly ordered work to stop on offshore wind farms along the East Coast, pushing at least two projects to the brink of collapse.

01/07/2026

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/4tf33j47

01/06/2026

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1290728179762801&id=100064768930347

Coming next week! FREE First Aid & CPR Training in .

Join our team on January 13 for hands-on training, designed specially to teach life-saving skills to assess and treat injured or ill crew members before emergency help arrives.

All participants will:
✅ Earn Adult First Aid/CPR/AED certification
✅ Receive a FREE First Aid kit customized for fishing vessels
✅ Receive lifejacket training and rebate program

Register today at fishingpartnership.org/calendar

01/02/2026

The eleven states along the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic Seaboard began an initiative to create a compensatory fund for financial loss incurred from the development of offshore wind. A Regional Fund Administrator (RFA) is working on a regional approach to fisheries compensation with a group of developers, commercial and for-hire fishermen, and states to help design a regional compensation fund.

On Monday January 5 at 6PM, representatives for the RFA will present an overview of how the compensation plan is progressing. That will occur at the monthly meeting of New Hampshire's Advisory Committee on Marine Fisheries, to be held at the Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth. ME/MA fishermen are also welcome to attend. The discussion should take 30-45 minutes.

More information about the program is here: https://tinyurl.com/mw4u99bu

12/31/2025

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAAFISHERIES/bulletins/401fb61

2026 Marine Mammal Authorization Program Certificate Updated and Available Online NOAA Fisheries sent this bulletin at 12/29/2025 03:06 PM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. December 29, 2025 2026 Marine Mammal Authorization Program Certificate Updated and Available Online...

12/31/2025

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/yw77smfj

12/29/2025

https://www.capecodchronicle.com/articles/3777/view/despite-changes-fishing-industry-persists-on-lower-cape

When editor Tim Wood contacted me about a story describing how the local fisheries had changed over the past 60 years, I initially thought it would...

12/24/2025

This week's quota list:

https://tinyurl.com/28dbu2dp