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MSC: 90% of U.S. Fisheries Meet Sustainability
Last week, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) highlighted the sustainability of U.S. fisheries with new data from 2025 showing that, by volume, 90 percent of the U.S. catch is MSC-certified and meets the organization�
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Trump Restores Fishing Access to Northeast Monument
This afternoon, President Trump revoked President Biden’s Proclamation 10287 and removed the restrictions on commercial fishing within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
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Fishing Council Mourns 7 Lost in Gloucester Tragedy
The council that oversees New England’s fishing industry on Friday recognized the loss of seven people who were aboard a fishing vessel when it sank off the coast of Cape Ann on Jan. 30.
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Nonprofit Launches Fund for Lily Jean Crew Families
The Gloucester community launched a fund to help provide for the families of seven crew members who died last week when their fishing vessel sank.
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Whale Strandings Prompt Dungeness Crab Rule Changes
Whale entanglements are becoming more common along the west coast of the United States, with NOAA Fisheries reporting as many as three dozen confirmed sightings in 2024.
MARYLAND: Maryland’s offshore wind project faces legal pushback from Ocean City, Trump administration
Remembrance of the F/V Lily Jean
US lawmakers introduce legislation to better map whale habitats, reduce vessel strikes
Marine Stewardship Council Reports That 90 Percent of US Fisheries Meet Sustainable Standards; Highlights MSC-Certified SCEMFIS Members
Trump Restores Commercial Fishing Access to Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
MASSACHUSETTS: Fishing council mourns loss of seven people in Gloucester fishing boat tragedy
Commission again sets Pacific halibut harvest at rock-bottom levels amid U.S.-Canada tensions
Rep. Andy Harris seeks ‘fishery disaster’ to aid Maryland watermen
Pacific fisheries microplastics expose urgency of Plastics Treaty
NFI part of new coalition to support USMCA as it reaches first review period
Fishers, Scientists and Community Invited to Talk Shark Depredation
ASMFC 2026 Winter Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions Now Available
MASSACHUSETTS: Gloucester nonprofit launches support fund for Lily Jean crew member families
Whale strandings prompt Dungeness crabbing rule changes
- Trump Restores Commercial Fishing Access to Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
- US lawmakers introduce legislation to better map whale habitats, reduce vessel strikes
- US Senate committee advances Protecting Global Fisheries Act
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Fishing council mourns loss of seven people in Gloucester fishing boat tragedy
- Rep. Andy Harris seeks ‘fishery disaster’ to aid Maryland watermen
- MARYLAND: Maryland’s offshore wind project faces legal pushback from Ocean City, Trump administration
State & Local
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
- Environmental groups’ excessive court challenges are about raising funds, not protecting fisheries
- Addressing consumer concerns about microplastics in seafood
Opinion
- Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices
- US government releases more H-2B temporary work visas for seafood processors, other seasonal businesses
- Trump announces trade deal with India that drops reciprocal tariff to 18 percent
Economic Impact
- Commission again sets Pacific halibut harvest at rock-bottom levels amid U.S.-Canada tensions
- Emergency Groundfish Rule Keeps Fleet Fishing as Species Prove More Abundant
- Dominion Energy and Vineyard Wind Reach Milestones as Work Resumes
Fisheries Management
- Alabama, Gulf Coast senators push NOAA to tighten enforcement against illegal Mexican fishing in Gulf
- US senators demand NOAA Fisheries improve enforcement against illegal red snapper harvesting
- US Coast Guard debriefs Congress on efforts to stop IUU fishing
Enforcement
- WTO hands out first tranche of grants to help developing countries meet terms of fishing subsidy deal
- EU, India sign “mother of all” free trade deals, zero out tariffs on seafood
- UN High Seas Treaty enters into force, drawing praise from NGOs
International Trade
- Marine Stewardship Council Reports That 90 Percent of US Fisheries Meet Sustainable Standards; Highlights MSC-Certified SCEMFIS Members
- Pacific fisheries microplastics expose urgency of Plastics Treaty
- Whale strandings prompt Dungeness crabbing rule changes
Conservation & Environment
- Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume
- Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects
- Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind Receives Injunction Against Trump Administration
Legal
- Fishers, Scientists and Community Invited to Talk Shark Depredation
- ASMFC 2026 Winter Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions Now Available
- Remembrance of the F/V Lily Jean
Council Actions
- Untangling the Net: Independent Fishermen Push Back Against Bureaucratic Overreach
- NOAA urges boaters to slow down in seasonal whale areas
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Closure of Commercial Atlantic Mackerel Fishery