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Lecture Separates Menhaden Facts From Unknowns
A Virginia fisheries scientist said some of the strongest claims surrounding Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay go beyond what available scientific evidence can demonstrate.
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Leading candidates in Alaska U.S. House race endorse
Front-runner candidates for Alaska’s sole U.S. House of Representatives seat expressed strong support for the fishing industry and coastal communities at a debate in Kodiak over the weekend.
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Lobsterman’s tracking fight heads to Supreme Court
A Maine lobsterman’s case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court raises questions about how far government vessel monitoring can extend when commercial fishermen are not actively fishing.
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Council Advances Fishing Access Talks
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council discussed potential fishing access in Pacific marine national monuments while delaying action on several proposed fishing regulations.
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Peltola, Sullivan Face Off on Fisheries
Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic challenger Mary Peltola vied to outdo each other as champions of Alaska fishermen at the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce fishery debate Saturday.
Supreme Court to consider Maine lobsterman’s GPS tracking challenge later this month
US House passes Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
2026 Pacific Coral Surveys Complete
Ocean Harvesters Statement on Center for Conservation Biology 2026 Osprey Findings
Western Pacific scientists chart research needs for reopened fisheries
ALASKA: Sullivan, Peltola spar over fishing in Senate debate
VIRGINIA: Scientist’s Menhaden Lecture Separates What Is Known From What Remains to Be Studied
ALASKA: Leading candidates in Alaska U.S. House race endorse bycatch limits in fisheries debate
Lobsterman’s tracking fight heads to Supreme Court
Council advances fishing access discussions in Pacific marine monuments
IFFO reports fishmeal, fish oil output well behind last year
US House committee advances bill expanding culling of salmon-eating seals and sea lions
Announcing the 2027 Marine Resource Education Program Greater Atlantic Workshop
HAWAII: Experimental fishing eyed as Northwestern Hawaiian Islands reopen
- US House committee advances bill expanding culling of salmon-eating seals and sea lions
- US House passes Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
- US House votes to give Justice Department more tools to go after trade violations
Washington
- ALASKA: Leading candidates in Alaska U.S. House race endorse bycatch limits in fisheries debate
- HAWAII: Experimental fishing eyed as Northwestern Hawaiian Islands reopen
- ALASKA: Peltola and Sullivan confront trawl bycatch, and each other, at Kodiak fisheries debate
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
- IFFO reports fishmeal, fish oil output well behind last year
- Tinned fish riding high protein wave to sales growth
- American Seafoods thriving, despite challenging Alaska pollock season
Economic Impact
- Council advances fishing access discussions in Pacific marine monuments
- ASMFC public hearings on menhaden
- Gulf shrimp advocate urges federal caution in aquaculture expansion
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
- Pacific bluefin tuna will get some help as countries agree to new harvest strategy
- 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
International Trade
- The Gulf Stream is speeding up. Scientists say that’s a big deal
- Ocean Harvesters Statement on Center for Conservation Biology 2026 Osprey Findings
- Cooke launches Cooke Hellas after its purchase of Avramar
Conservation & Environment
- Lobsterman’s tracking fight heads to Supreme Court
- Supreme Court to consider Maine lobsterman’s GPS tracking challenge later this month
- Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement
Legal
- Announcing the 2027 Marine Resource Education Program Greater Atlantic Workshop
- Council Advances Fishing Access, Reviews Key Regulations
- Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to Meet October 6-8, 2026, in Duck, NC