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Massachusetts Studies Wastewater Impact on Shellfish
Local, state, and federal authorities are collaborating on a new hydrographic dye study to learn how wastewater flowing from the New Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant into Buzzards Bay impacts shellfish.
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NOAA sends Saildrones on mission to track El Niño
Four uncrewed surface vehicles are traveling 1,500 miles into the eastern Pacific on a four-month mission to collect data on a strengthening El Niño and its effects on global weather patterns.
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States Sue Trump Over Endangered Species Rules
U.S. states filed two lawsuits on Wednesday accusing President Donald Trump's administration of illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act
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Commercial red king crab fishery to open
Commercial red king crab fishermen in Southeast Alaska are getting a competitive fishery this year, the state Department of Fish and Game announced this week.
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US research buoys are caught in currents of change
A research buoy is something like an ant: A single one might not look like much, but put a bunch together and they can make something truly impressive.
MAINE: Maine officials monitoring Casco Bay algae bloom
Federal funding targets invasive blue catfish in Chesapeake Bay
Tinned fish riding high protein wave to sales growth
Gulf shrimp advocate urges federal caution in aquaculture expansion
OREGON: Oregon’s yelloweye rockfish fishery to reopen after 25 years
ALASKA: Kodiak salmon season yields more fish, higher prices than expected
US House votes to give Justice Department more tools to go after trade violations
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Seeks Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Nominees to Serve 2027-2029
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts using dye to study how New Bedford wastewater impacts shellfish
Court rejects fishermen’s gag grouper challenge
MAINE: Toxic phytoplankton blooms believed to be killing shellfish off Maine coast
American Seafoods thriving, despite challenging Alaska pollock season
CALIFORNIA: California announces fishery restoration partnership with Hoopa Valley Tribe
NOAA sends Saildrones on mission to track El Niño
- US House votes to give Justice Department more tools to go after trade violations
- US House passes bill delaying start of new right whale rules
- US House votes to extend pause on new lobster regulations for seven years
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts using dye to study how New Bedford wastewater impacts shellfish
- MAINE: Maine officials monitoring Casco Bay algae bloom
- MAINE: Toxic phytoplankton blooms believed to be killing shellfish off Maine coast
State & Local
- USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
- Opinion on The Maine Lobstermen Decision and Recent Federal Fisheries Actions
- Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future
Opinion
- Tinned fish riding high protein wave to sales growth
- American Seafoods thriving, despite challenging Alaska pollock season
- USDA announces another USD 6 million to expand invasive catfish processing
Economic Impact
- Gulf shrimp advocate urges federal caution in aquaculture expansion
- Atlantic tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries see mixed outlook
- NOAA Fisheries issues several fishery disaster determinations
Fisheries Management
- US pledges USD 17 million to fight IUU fishing in the Pacific Islands
- Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hampering progress on fighting illegal fishing, research finds
- US embassy launched IUU reporting hub in the Philippines
Enforcement
- EUSeA regrets exclusion of aquatic foods from EU protein agenda Fisheries and Aquaculture Vision 2040 must deliver an EU Blue Foods Action Plan
- Aquatic animal and terrestrial meat trades now almost on par, FAO report finds
- Our Ocean Conference results in USD 6.4 billion in global commitments toward blue economic advancements
International Trade
- Federal funding targets invasive blue catfish in Chesapeake Bay
- Respected Recreational Fishing Blogger Blasts Deceitful Forage Fish Campaign
- Ocean Indicators We’re Tracking for El Niño’s Arrival on the West Coast
Conservation & Environment
- Court rejects fishermen’s gag grouper challenge
- US States Sue Trump Administration for Weakening Endangered Species Protections
- US Court Says Gulf of Mexico Fishery Council Has Too Much Power, but Overfishing Rule Can Stand
Legal
- The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Seeks Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Nominees to Serve 2027-2029
- Western Pacific Scientists to Review Fishing Rules and Bottomfish Catch
- Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting Scheduled for September 21, 2026