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Less seafood harvest tied to land use rise
A recently published study concluded that replacing the harvesting of fish would necessitate substantially more land for agricultural production to make up the ensuing protein gap.
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Free to Fish a Marine Monument
The Trump administration’s move this month to allow commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, 130 miles off Cape Cod, was welcomed by commercial fishing interests last week.
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Trump Administration Backs EPA Pebble Rejection
The Justice Department is defending the EPA’s Biden-era veto of the Pebble copper and gold project, arguing the agency acted within its authority to protect Bristol Bay’s fishery from adverse impacts.
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Trump reopens Northeast waters to fishing
One of the nation’s richest fishing grounds — put off-limits to commercial use by the Obama and Biden administrations — is once again open for business, courtesy of a proclamation issued by the Trump White House.
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VA wind pause costs Dominion $200M; restart soon
The Trump administration’s attempt to stop Dominion Energy from building its wind farm off the Virginia Beach coast cost the utility $228 million, company executives told shareholders this week.
ALASKA: Alaska Board of Fisheries votes to reduce Area M salmon fishing times
CALIFORNIA: Next Step in Trump’s California Offshore Oil Drilling Effort Announced
ALASKA: ADF&G forecasts excellent 2026 sockeye salmon run in Upper Cook Inlet
VIRGINIA: Virginia will remain in ASMFC as bill to withdraw was continued to 2027
Northeast Aquaculture Conference Celebrates Innovation, Growth, and Community
Conference Program revealed for 2026 Seafood Expo North America
MASSACHUSETTS: Search For F/V Lily Jean Led by USCG Now Includes NOAA, NTSB, MA Environmental Police
Study finds that harvesting fewer fish would require more land use to make up protein gap, leading to loss of biodiversity
Free to Fish a Marine Monument
ALASKA: Silver Bay Seafoods halts processing in Cordova for 2026
Northern Wind turns to consolidation and value-added meals in the wake of low scallop quotas
Materials and Webinar Details for March 5, 2026 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board Meeting Now Available
ALASKA: Trump administration defends Biden-era rejection of Pebble mine by EPA
ALASKA: Legislation would loosen restrictions on Board of Fisheries members’ deliberations
- US lawmakers ask government to provide financial aid for shellfish sector
- Republican Farm Bill renewal would create USDA aquaculture advisory committee
- Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Advance Offshore U.S. Aquaculture
Washington
- ALASKA: Alaska Board of Fisheries votes to reduce Area M salmon fishing times
- ALASKA: Silver Bay Seafoods halts processing in Cordova for 2026
- CALIFORNIA: Next Step in Trump’s California Offshore Oil Drilling Effort Announced
State & Local
- Peter Navarro: Trump lifts Biden’s fish ban to lower your grocery bill
- American seafood is national security — and Washington is failing fishermen
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
Opinion
- Northern Wind turns to consolidation and value-added meals in the wake of low scallop quotas
- Trade lawyers predict tariff refunds will take months
- Trump vows to enact 15 percent global tariff following Supreme Court rebuke
Economic Impact
- Free to Fish a Marine Monument
- U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Report Progress After Resuming Offshore Work
- Trump reopens vast swath of waters off northeastern coast to commercial fishing
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
- Migrant fishers’ deaths at sea tied to unchecked captain power, study shows
- FAO study estimates 20 percent of seafood is subject to fraud
- US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry
International Trade
- Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves
- The rare issue uniting Trump and green groups: Blocking Pebble mine
- Right whale ambassadors celebrate baby boom
Conservation & Environment
- Human trafficking lawsuit against US shrimp importer wins appeal, back in court
- Feds appeal ruling that voided Trump’s Day One anti-wind memo
- Legal tug-of-war over wind energy in Mass. continues with Trump admin challenge
Legal
- Materials and Webinar Details for March 5, 2026 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board Meeting Now Available
- ASMFC Habitat Hotline Atlantic 2025 Issue Now Available
- ASMFC Releases New Habitat Management Series Report on Atlantic States Shell Recycling
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