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FDA issues import alert over clams from China
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added eight Chinese clam exporters to a recent import alert due to contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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National Fish Habitat Board Seeks Nominations
The National Fish Habitat Partnership Board (Board) is seeking a candidate representing the commercial fishing industry to join the National Fish Habitat (Board).
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MA plan for Ocean Renewable Energy Center scrapped.
The state’s alternative energy agency won’t be putting up a building to house a renewable energy research and development center on the New Bedford waterfront, but will pursue the work by other means
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FMI Power of Seafood 2025
The Food Industry Association released its seventh annual Power of Seafood report on 17 March at the 2025 Seafood Expo North America.
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Pacific halibut fishery opens to reduced catches
Combined coastwide catch for all users is down by nearly 16 percent, more than 18 percent for commercial fishermen.
Exxon Valdez spill shaped history 36 years ago. What have we learned?
Workers’ rights campaign continues push for Wi-Fi on distant-water fishing vessels
USDA seeking US tuna, walleye suppliers
Conservation groups aim to defend NOAA vessel speed limit in court
Researchers use light traps to illuminate Dungeness crab decline
Bumble Bee sued by deep-sea crew who say they were forced into ‘fishing boat slavery’
LOUISIANA: How Louisiana’s Menhaden Industry is Leading in Sustainability
US FDA issues import alert over PFAS found in clams from China
National Fish Habitat Board Seeks Nominations for Board Member Seat Representing Commercial Fishing Industry
MASSACHUSETTS: MassCEC scrubs plan for Ocean Renewable Energy Center
FMI Power of Seafood 2025: Inflationary perceptions just one of several headwinds facing fresh seafood at US retail
ALASKA: Bill would change the makeup of the Alaska Board of Fisheries
Pacific studies axed in Pentagon research cuts
New Dam Removal Project Reinvigorates Effort to Open the Raritan River for Migratory Fish
- NOAA Fisheries’ plan to expand Seafood Import Monitoring Program still leaves questions
- US Senate passes Coast Guard authorization bill with support for commercial fisheries
- Legislation seeks $500M to protect working waterfronts
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: MassCEC scrubs plan for Ocean Renewable Energy Center
- ALASKA: Bill would change the makeup of the Alaska Board of Fisheries
- LOUISIANA: How Louisiana’s Menhaden Industry is Leading in Sustainability
State & Local
- Op-ed: Fighting forced labor across tuna supply chains: Progress requires companies to work with fishers’ unions
- Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
- Trump Didn’t Kill New Jersey’s Wind Farms. Economics Did
Opinion
- FMI Power of Seafood 2025: Inflationary perceptions just one of several headwinds facing fresh seafood at US retail
- American Food Partners acquires Rhode Island calamari firm The Town Dock
- Experts see worrisome economic indicators in the US
Economic Impact
- US FDA issues import alert over PFAS found in clams from China
- National Fish Habitat Board Seeks Nominations for Board Member Seat Representing Commercial Fishing Industry
- Pacific halibut fishery opens to reduced catches
Fisheries Management
- NOAA pilots rapid genetics test to find trafficked seafood
- US Customs officers detain 3 employees at New Jersey seafood wholesaler
- Washington state officers cite group for illegal crab harvesting
Enforcement
- Workers’ rights campaign continues push for Wi-Fi on distant-water fishing vessels
- USDA seeking US tuna, walleye suppliers
- Recent bout of USAID funding cuts include over USD 1 million to China fisheries watchdog
International Trade
- Exxon Valdez spill shaped history 36 years ago. What have we learned?
- New Dam Removal Project Reinvigorates Effort to Open the Raritan River for Migratory Fish
- Celebrating 15 Years of Surveying Protected Species in the Northwest Atlantic
Conservation & Environment
- Conservation groups aim to defend NOAA vessel speed limit in court
- Bumble Bee sued by deep-sea crew who say they were forced into ‘fishing boat slavery’
- US seafood industry set for spike in court battles in the wake of Chevron’s overturning
Legal
- American Lobster Board Approves for Public Comment Draft Addendum XXXII to Repeal Gauge and Escape Vent Measures of Addendum XXVII
- Fishing Challenges, Clashes Call for Fairer Regulations and Enforcement
- Final Supplemental Materials for the March 18 American Lobster Management Board Meeting Now Available