Daily Archives: June 3, 2025
Removing Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture products a priority, says Carney
The federal government plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday. “The Canadian government is engaging with its Chinese counterparts at the ministerial level, and we’ll continue those discussions,” Carney told reporters after meeting with premiers in Saskatoon. “They’re a top priority for us.” The commitment came in a statement after the meeting, and it says premiers want Canada’s trading relationship with China to improve. Beijing imposed retaliatory tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal, peas and seafood after Ottawa slapped levies on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 17:55
2025 Shrimp season in South Carolina officially begins
South Carolina’s favorite seafood will soon be more widely available at docks and markets all along the Palmetto State’s coast. In a release by SCDNR, commercial shrimp season will open in all legal South Carolina waters at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 2, 2025. In an average year, shrimp season opens in full by late May, typically after the opening of eight smaller provisional areas in the state’s outer waters. This year, those provisional areas opened in April allowing shrimpers to begin harvesting some larger white shrimp from farther offshore while still protecting most of the spawning population closer to shore. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 11:01
A Farmer’s Market, But With Fishermen? The First Humboldt Dockside Market is Coming to Eureka This Weekend!
For the first time in who knows how long, this summer Humboldt fish-eaters will be able to stroll around in an open-air market, browsing and purchasing fresh, local seafood products from local fishermen. It’s everything you love about the Farmer’s Market, but with fish. and other seafood products. The Humboldt Dockside Market — a longtime brainchild of Ashley Vellis, of Ashley’s Seafood, who is teaming up with the North Coast Growers’ Association — makes its debut this Saturday, June 7, at Eureka’s Madaket Plaza, on the foot of C Street, at 9 a.m., and will run until 1 p.m. From there, it will continue every other week until late October or early November. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:49
Commercial Tuna Fishermen: Participate in Proposed Offshore Wind Survey
The Maine Dept. of Marine Resources and the University of Maine Pelagic Fisheries Lab run by Dr. Walt Golet are working on a study to quantify the potential overlap between the commercial Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery and proposed offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine. At this time, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized 5 lease areas in the Gulf of Maine for offshore wind. While many of the US East Coast offshore wind projects are paused, under review, or in some cases postponed indefinitely, the future of offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine remains unknown at this time. This actually creates an opportunity to establish important baseline data in support of the US bluefin tuna fishery should development ever continue and things like mitigation measures be needed. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:20
Del. lawmakers advance bill to override Sussex County Council offshore wind permit denial
Delaware lawmakers advance a bill that would override a Sussex County Council decision effectively halting an offshore wind project. In December, Sussex County Council voted four to one to deny US Wind a permit that would allow the company to construct an electrical substation in Dagsboro, despite Sussex County’s Planning and Zoning Commission recommending the application’s approval. This conditional use permit is the last permit US Wind needs to proceed with its 114-turbine offshore Maryland wind project. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:53
