Newsletter Archive

Prior to the launch of SSA’s new website, which includes News Alerts as events transpire, SSA sent regular newsletters to members with updates of actions taken that effect the industry.  The information has been archived here for your reference.  More recent news and updates can be found under “Latest News.” Feb. 7, 2011 NOAA Press Release on Mislabeling GCCF Proposal Feb. 4, 2011 Royal Red Reopening Jan. 26, 2011 Fraud and Mislabeling Update Jan. 14, 2011 FYI- Gulf Claims Facility Press Release Jan. 13, 2011 Guilty Plea in Shrimp Fraud Case Dec. 22, 2010 TAA Update Dec. 15, 2010 Gulf Coast Claims Facility Update Dec. 13, 2010 CDSOA Update Dec. 8, 2010 TAA Update TAA Alert–Appeals Dec. 6, 2010 Marine Safety Course Dec. 1, 2010 Sunset Review Alert November 30, 2010 CDSOA Update Nov. 23, 2010 TAA News Update Nov. 15, 2010 NOAA Re-opens More Federal Waters Nov. 5, 2010 TAA Update October 5, 2010 NOAA Re-opens Federal Waters South of the MS River Delta Oct. 4, 2010 2011 TAA Petition Congress Approves Coast Guard Bill with Fishing Safety Provisions More on Coast Guard Bill Oct. 1, 2010 NOAA Re-opens Federal Waters Southwest of the MS River Sept. 28, 2010 NOAA Strategy for Future Reopenings(Corrected) Sept. 22, 2010 TAA Approval Update Sept. 21, 2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance Application Information Packet Sept. 20, 2010 ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis (9/17/10) Sept. 18, 2010 Application Deadline for Individual TAA Benefits Sept. 10, 2010 TAA Application Assistance Meeting TAA Media Advisory Sept. 9, 2010 Update on SSA Activities re: Loggerhead Turtle Classification Read the full letter to NOAA from Congressmen Ortiz and Jones Sept. 3, 2010 NOAA Reopens Florida Panhandle to Fishing Sept. 2, 2010 SSA Letter to Senators re: FDA & Imported Seafood Safety Press Release: Alfred L. Wolff Honey Importations — Indictment Bellevue Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Over Counterfeit Honey Imports NOAA Reopens Northern Gulf to Fishing August 26, 2010 Administration Launches Dockside Chats to Promote Gulf Seafood Safety Awareness August 23, 2010 Gulf Coast Claims Facility Now Processing Spill Claims August 20, 2010 Meeting with Claims Administrator Ken Feinberg Visit to Mississippi August 19, 2010 Seafood Advisory Panel (letter below) Senate letter to President (8/16/10) August 12, 2010 U.S. Importer of Chinese-made Garment Hangers Arrested and Charged with Fraud, Smuggling and Money Laundering Related to Evasion of Antidumping Duties August 10, 2010 NOAA Reopens More Than 5,000 Square Miles of Closed Gulf Fishing Area MDMR and MDEQ Reopen All Mississippi Territorial Waters to Commercial Shrimp Fishing (8/6/10) August 6, 2010 Chemical Dispersants Used in Gulf Oil Spill Don’t Hurt Seafood, FDA Says(Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post, 8.6.10) Commerce Department Finds that Vietnam Exporters Continue to Dump Shrimp in the U.S. Market; U.S. International Trade Commission Announces Provisional Schedule for Sunset Review August 4, 2010 Federal Science Report Details the Fate of Oil from the BP Spill July 28, 2010 DMR Offers Mississippi Shrimpers Free TED Gear Former CEO of Seafood Importing Corporation Sentenced July 27, 2010 MDEQ Update on Oil in Mississippi (7/26/10) July 22, 2010 FL Season Advisory July 21, 2010 TAA Application Update and CDSOA Deadline Reminder MDEQ Update on Oil in Mississippi (7/18/10) TAA Petition Accepted for Review July 14, 2010 MS Update (7/13/10) LA Oil Sightings (7/13/10) LA Coastal Skimming Activities (7/13/10) July 13, 2010 NOAA Update (7/13/10) NOAA Fact Sheet (7/8/10) July 12, 2010 NOAA Update (7/12/10) ESF18 Update (7/12/10) TX Brown Shrimp Season MS Update (7/9/10) July 7, 2010 ESF18 Update (7/7/10) ESF18 Update (7/6/10) July 6, 2010 ESF18 Update (7/5/10) NOAA Closure Modification (7/4/10) SAFMC Update on Deepsea Coral July 1, 2010 ESF18 Update LDWF Update June 29, 2010 MS Update NOAA Spill Forecasts Unified Command Open House June 28, 2010 ESF18 Update NOAA Closure Modification LDWF Openings (issued 6/25) Researchers Rescue Sea Turtle (article) June 25, 2010 ESF18 Update June 24, 2010 MS Closure Correction ESF18 Update June 23, 2010 Mississippi Canyon 252 Event Louisiana State Update ESF18 Update NOAA Closure Modification LDWF Openings June 22, 2010 NOAA Final Rule to Implement the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 June 21, 2010 NOAA Update ESF18 Update June 17, 2010 LA Opening June 16, 2010 Online Oil Mapping Tool NOAA Closure Modification BP Claims Report BP Accelerated Payments of Commercial Large Loss Claims LA Opening June 15, 2010 LA Opening and Closure LA DHH Oil Exposure Information June 14, 2010 54 Senator requests BP to establish an account with $20 billion ( SSA requested Congress create a compensation system on June 10th) Deepwater Horizon Financial Accountability Website Fishing closure off of Escambia County LA State Update Tropics Update Weather Forecast Deepwater Horizon Response Snap Shot BP Claims Report June 10, 2010 Testimony to Congress on Federal Assistance Needed by the U.S. Shrimp Industry due to the BP Oil Spill Mississippi Response Update LA Area Opening June 9, 2010 FL Seafood Hotline June 7, 2010 NOAA Closure TX Sea Grant: Exercise caution when making oil spill compensation decisions June 5, 2010 LA Update June 4, 2010 LA Update FL Update NOAA Closure Modification June 3, 2010 Commerce Announces FL Fisheries Failure Determination Preliminary CDSOA Amounts Available for FY2010 June 2, 2010 MS Closure Governor Crist letter to Secretary Locke NOAA Closure Modification May 31, 2010 NOAA Closure May 28, 2010 NOAA Closure “Fishing Disaster” Passes Senate May 27, 2010 LA Update (posted 5/28) Oil Spill Photos and Forecasting by NOAA ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis May 26, 2010 LA Re-Opens Certain Inside Waters SBA Loans LA Shrimp Season Opening May 25, 2010 Department of Commerce Fishery Failure Announcement Senator Vitter Aquaculture Bill NOAA Closure May 24, 2010 LA Status Update LA Re-Opens Certain Waters ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis May 21, 2010 NOAA Closure ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis (May 20) May 20, 2010 LA Closures Washington Post: EPA Demands Less-Toxic Dispersant ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis Senator Nelson letter to EPA, NOAA on dispersants (sent 5/12) May 19, 2010 Rep. Markey Letter on Dispersants May 18, 2010 NOAA Closures LA Update May 17, 2010 NOAA Closures BP Claims Summary FL SBA Loans May 14, 2010 Fishery Closure Questions Lawsuit Information FL Government Concerned about Misperceptions Senator Vitter Requests Disaster Declaration Interesting Link: www.GulfOilSpillJobs.com May 12, 2010 LDWF Opening Update White House Fact Sheet: Oil Spill Legislative Package FL Government Response to Oil Spill (original May 5, 2010) May 11, 2010 Update from Senator Landrieu NOAA Summary of Key Announcements Fishing Closures Enforcement NOAA Emergency Rule May 10, 2010 LDWF Announces Opening Status Update LDWF Announces Area Opening with Exceptions LDWF Announces New Closures May 7, 2010 NOAA Tests Deeper in Water Column LDWF Shrimp Season NOAA Extends Closure May 6, 2010 May 6, 2010 Breaking News: LDWF Closure May 6, 2010 Article on Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund May 6, 2010 Breaking News: SBA Small Business Disaster Loans (Louisiana) May 6, 2010 Breaking News: Senator Vitter asks for Loan Program May 6, 2010: Important Information about Legal Contracts May 6, 2010 Breaking News: NOAA Closure off of Texas May 5, 2010 May 5, 2010: Fishermen can call the U.S. Coast Guard at 1-866-448-5816 about vessels that come into contact with oil May 4, 2010 May 4, 2010 Breaking News: Information and Links from the Joint Information Center May 4, 2010 Breaking News: Link to Oil Spill Information May 4, 2010 Articles of Interest: BBC on BP’s Funnel Alabama Attorney General on BP Contracts Press-Register on BP Contracts May 3, 2010 May 3, 2010 Breaking News: LDWF Closure Update May 3, 2010 Breaking News: USDA Accepts TAA Petition May 3, 2010 Breaking News: Oil Spill Contacts May 3, 2010 Breaking News: FL Seafood Safety May 2, 2010 Breaking News: NOAA Issues 10-Day Closure May 2010 Newsletter May 1, 2010 Breaking News:Sea Grant Website May 1, 2010 Breaking News: LDWF Closure Information April 30, 2010 Breaking News:NOAA Update re: Oil Spill April 29, 2010 Breaking News: SSA Reacts to Oil Spill April 29, 2010 Breaking News: Shrimpers, Contract with BP April 15, 2010 Breaking News:  SSA files Petition to make Domestic Shrimp Producers Eligible for TAA Read the Full Petition here April 13, 2010 Breaking News April 6, 2010 Breaking News 2009 Activities Report February 12, 2010 Breaking News February 9, 2010 Breaking News November 24, 2009 Breaking News September 2009 Newsletter August 2009 Newsletter July 2009 Newsletter June 2009 Newsletter May 2009 Breaking News May 2009 Newsletter April 2009 Small Shipyard Grants April 2009 NMFS Bulletin April 20 09 MarAD Shipyard Grants April 2009 Newsletter 2008 Activities Report March 2009 GSMFC Release March 2009 Newsletter February 20, 2009 NOAA Notice February 2009 Newsletter January 21, 2009 Breaking News January 7, 2009 Breaking News 2 January 7, 2009 Breaking News 1 January 6, 2009 Breaking News January 2009 Newsletter December 2008 Newsletter November Breaking News November 2008 Newsletter October 2008 Newsletter September 2008 Newsletter August 2008 Newsletter July 2008 Newsletter June 2008 Newsletter May 2008 Newsletter April 2008 Newsletter March 2008 Newsletter February 2008 Newsletter December 18, 2007 – Top CDSOA Recipients December 2007 Newsletter November 2007 Newsletter October 2007 Newsletter September 2007 Newsletter August 24, 2007 Correction to CDSOA Applications August 2007 Newsletter July 25, 2007 CDSOA Application Notice July 25, 2007 Clarification re: Offshore Aquaculture July 20, 2007 Breaking News July 2007 Newsletter June 14, 2007 Breaking News June 1, 2007 Newsletter May 11, 2007 Breaking News April 2007 Newsletter March 14, 2007 Breaking News March  2, 2007 Breaking News February 2007 Newsletter January 2007 Newsletter