Newsletters

Explore the ASMFC newsletter archive to access a comprehensive collection of past issues. Each newsletter offers insights into recent developments, ongoing projects, and key achievements in fisheries management along the Atlantic coast.

  • 2009 Fall Issue

    Working on a change: Chesapeake Bay draft reports released; Spotlight on the giant Pacific Ocean garbage patch: whose trash is that?!?; Legislative update: support for National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Needed; Around the coast: replenishing oysters in Delaware Bay; Not all boat suds are created equal: BoatUS Foundation tests “Green” boat suds; New information on coastal fish habitat issues

  • 2009 Summer Issue

    The Atlantic Coast Fish Habitat Partnership: fledgling now functional; Spotlight on a small bivalve with a big impact: restoration news from the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership; Energy update: framework for renewable energy development on the U.S. outer continental shelf approved; Around the coast: digging ditches in Indian River Lagoon; ‘Vandenberg’ artificial reef successfully deployed; MD, VA, and ACOE agree to preferred alternative for Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration; New guides for dealing with climate change on a local level

  • 2009 Spring Issue

    Strength in numbers: announcing the framework for the national system of MPAs; Spotlight on eliminating marine debris; Around the coast: economic stimulation; EPA general permit for ballast water discharges goes into effect; Number of imperiled diadromous and freshwater fishes grows dramatically