US fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic year

US fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic year

By PATRICK WHITTLE

Source: apnews

5/12/2022

America’s commercial fishing industry fell 10% in catch volume and 15% in value during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal regulators said Thursday.

The 2020 haul of fish was 8.4 billion pounds, while the value of that catch was $4.8 billion, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The early months of the pandemic posed numerous challenges for the U.S. fishing industry, which has remained economically viable despite the difficult year, NOAA officials said.

“It was fishery closures, boats not going out due to COVID, border closings due to COVID, lots of disruption in the flow of goods and services,” said Michael Liddel, NOAA’s commercial fishery statistics branch chief.

NOAA made the announcement as it unveiled its “Status of the Stocks” report, which provides details about the health of the nation’s commercial fishing industry.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4151	Hi-tech neon 'GloFish' could threaten natural species	gizmodo	2012-05-09	US
4152	Sonar replacing human fish counting in Yukon	CBC News	2012-08-31	CA
4153	First Nations in the Yukon fear poor Chinook salmon run sign of looming extinction	aptnnews	2020-09-19	CA
4154	Trout meet creek: These kids loved releasing brookies into Junction Creek	sudbury	2018-05-13	CA
4155	Urban fishing program comes to Clemmons Lake at Lynchburg’s Ivy Creek Park	newsadvance	2015-08-03	US
4156	‘Seaspiracy’ review: Fact and fiction meet fish in controversial Netflix documentary	the hindu	2021-04-03	IN
4157	Farmed fish suffer pain and stress, says report that criticises welfare failings	theguardian	2021-04-02	UK
4158	Canada declares fish fraud crackdown but leaves out restaurants	theguardian	2021-03-30	CA
4159	Scientists discover ‘penis-headed’ fish in Vietnam	RT	2012-08-29	VN
4160	Rare, elusive marine fish observed	upi	2012-08-28	CA
4161	Man wants answers after pond is drained, fish die	The Tribune-Democrat	2012-08-26	US
4162	A Fraser Full of Fish No More?	thetyee	2008-12-03	CA
4163	WV's weirdest-looking fish plays hide-and-seek with researchers	wvgazettemail	2021-03-27	US
4164	Comparing the Collateral Damage of US Fisheries	hakaimagazine	2021-03-26	US
4165	Capture your greatest catches on film with underwater fishing cam	click2houston	2021-03-23	US
4166	Thousands of fish released from Ontario fish farm	ctvnews	2012-08-23	CA
4167	One of world's most venomous fish invade Russian waters	pravda	2012-08-21	RU
4168	Cod and haddock demand 'exceeds UK sea supply'	BBC News	2012-08-21	UK
4169	Penis-eating fish attacks 3 boys in southern Vietnam	TN News	2021-04-09	VN
4170	North American Fish Extinctions May Double By 2050; '877 Times Faster Than The Fossil Record'	underwatertimes	2012-08-11	US
4171	B.C. fish farms to kill 300,000 salmon	CTV British Columbia	2012-08-09	CA
4172	Not so slippery customer! The 5ft2in girl who took on a 7ft catfish - and won	dailymail	2012-08-08	UK
4173	Southern California waters are teeming with Mola molas	petethomasoutdoors	2012-08-08	US
4174	Warm water results in small fish kill in Barriere River tributary	clearwatertimes	2015-07-25	CA
4175	Морская звезда-робот поможет изучать глубины океана	hightech	2021-04-09	RU

166 of [218 - pages.]