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Supreme Court Rejects Lobster GPS Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that argued against 24/7 GPS monitoring of the Maine's lobster fishing fleet.
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Menhaden Workers Caught in Fishery Debate
Ocean Harvesters and Omega Protein employees warn proposed cuts of up to 50% to Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvests could reduce pay and threaten jobs in a fishery supporting about 510 workers.
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Alaska Troll Fleet Expands Electronic Logbooks
The Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust received a $293,000 grant to expand electronic logbook and oceanographic data collection aboard Southeast Alaska salmon troll vessels.
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Several whales got entangled along the Maine coast
A new report finds there were 76 confirmed entangled large whales documented along the coasts of the United States in 2025.
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Alaska Sets Red King Crab Harvest Goals
Southeast Alaska’s first consecutive commercial red king crab fishery in decades opens Nov. 1.
US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maine lobster boat tracking rule
Menhaden debate puts fishermen under pressure
Whit Fosburgh Misstates Menhaden Science on Qualified Captain Podcast and Overlooks American Fishing Families
Fishermen challenge red snapper permits
Trump tried to make allies of fishermen. Some are turning on him
New apprenticeship changes path into Maine scallop fishery
US Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to lobster GPS monitoring case
Collaborating with Canadian Scientists on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research
OREGON: ‘Super’ El Niño may affect Oregon salmon
ALASKA: Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust secures federal grant to strengthen data collection capabilities
NOAA Fisheries confirms 76 large whale entanglements in 2025
10th Annual State of the Science Symposium Advocates for Brain Health as National Infrastructure
Menhaden fishery workers caught in the middle of debate
ALASKA: Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection
- Trump tried to make allies of fishermen. Some are turning on him
- US senator moves to raise tariffs on Ecuadorian shrimp
- As Trump rolls back endangered species protections, US lawmakers push bill to support their recovery
Washington
- OREGON: ‘Super’ El Niño may affect Oregon salmon
- ALASKA: Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust secures federal grant to strengthen data collection capabilities
- ALASKA: Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection
State & Local
- Opinion: Reopen the investigation of the F/V Mistress
- NEFSA’S JASON JOYCE: Before blaming fishermen, Chesapeake Bay needs better menhaden data
- USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
Opinion
- USDA awards USD 2 million in Alaska pollock contracts
- Diesel at $6.52 squeezes fishing fleets as lobster demand sags
- Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
Economic Impact
- Menhaden debate puts fishermen under pressure
- Fishermen challenge red snapper permits
- Menhaden fishery workers caught in the middle of debate
Fisheries Management
- NOAA proposal could change protections for NC right whales, turtles
- US Department of Labor recovers USD 732,976 in unpaid wages for workers at Florida seafood buffet
- US pledges USD 17 million to fight IUU fishing in the Pacific Islands
Enforcement
- Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Niño
- The Scramble for the Open Seas
- UN, in collab with WWF, publishes new Ocean Investment Protocol
International Trade
- NOAA Fisheries confirms 76 large whale entanglements in 2025
- California tops U.S. in whale entanglements, NOAA report finds
- Commercial fishers ask NOAA to downlist Atlantic sturgeon
Conservation & Environment
- US Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to lobster GPS monitoring case
- US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maine lobster boat tracking rule
- Maine lobsterman takes GPS tracker fight to Supreme Court, calls it ‘government surveillance’
Legal
- Applicants Sought to Conduct Phase II of the Pilot Regional Industry-Based Bottom Trawl Survey Proposals Due December 4, 2026
- Kitty Simonds Receives Outstanding Contribution to Pacific Coast Fisheries Award
- Council Takes Action on Scallops, Herring, and Habitat; Elects Officers