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7 Impacts of El Niño on West Coast Fisheries
Dual influences may shift fisheries, could signal hard times for salmon.
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Trump Signs Order Reopening Protected Pacific Waters
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Thursday reopening large portions of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to commercial fishing.
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El Niño Returns as Ocean Temperatures Soar
It’s official: El Niño is back. By late fall 2026, forecast models give a 2-in-3 chance of a strong-to-very strong El Niño affecting the weather, climate and ocean temperatures across the planet.
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VAs fishing industry has the blue catfish blues
Restaurateurs believe the invasive species could be lucrative.
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Trump Opens More Pacific Marine Monuments to Fishing
President Trump issued a proclamation reopening roughly 500,000 square miles of Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing, continuing efforts to roll back protections established by previous administrations
Council Will Mark 50 Years of Regional Fisheries Management at June Meeting
7 Ways El Niño and Large Marine Heatwave Could Affect West Coast Marine Species
Trump signs order reopening protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing
El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals
Virginia’s fishing industry has the blue catfish blues
Endangered whale recently seen off Cape Cod may need rescue after entanglement
LOUISIANA: Louisiana governor signs commingled seafood labeling law
Fishers win partial victory as forced labor lawsuit against Bumble Bee moves forward
SBA and Office of Advocacy Applaud President Donald J. Trump’s Restoration of Pacific Fishing Grounds
Trump opens additional areas of Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing
El Niño is officially here, and this one could be a doozy
NORTH CAROLINA: Dominion to buy land for North Carolina offshore wind project
Trump signs proclamation to open marine monuments to commercial fishing
Trump moves to reopen Pacific remote waters for fishing
- Administration Commercial Fishing Industry Wins
- US House passes agriculture appropriations bill with more funding for Office of Seafood
- US bill would direct NOAA to create portable shrimp origin test
Washington
- Virginia’s fishing industry has the blue catfish blues
- LOUISIANA: Louisiana governor signs commingled seafood labeling law
- NORTH CAROLINA: Dominion to buy land for North Carolina offshore wind project
State & Local
- Opinion: Fisheries need science, not opinions
- Alaska’s maritime economy works because we invest in people, not just projects
- Congressional investment in science essential to protect our ocean
Opinion
- New Pacific fishing zones boost coastal communities’ economy
- Experts implore seafood industry to start looking beyond 100 percent utilization into total biomass optimization
- Trump administration continuing to resist issuing tariff refunds
Economic Impact
- Trump signs order reopening protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing
- SBA and Office of Advocacy Applaud President Donald J. Trump’s Restoration of Pacific Fishing Grounds
- Trump opens additional areas of Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing
Fisheries Management
- CALIFORNIA: California seafood restaurant fined for violating commercial fishing laws
- Alaska halibut fisherman convicted in ghost fishing scheme
- Florida Keys commercial fisherman is sentenced to jail on lobster charges
Enforcement
- EU proposing complete ban on Russian cod, restrictions on other species
- Indian Ocean tuna regulator eases yellowfin fishing curbs amid sustainability concerns
- IOTC commits to reducing yellowfin tuna catch over time, advances monitoring measures
International Trade
- 7 Ways El Niño and Large Marine Heatwave Could Affect West Coast Marine Species
- El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals
- Endangered whale recently seen off Cape Cod may need rescue after entanglement
Conservation & Environment
- Fishers win partial victory as forced labor lawsuit against Bumble Bee moves forward
- SCOTUS to consider lobsterman’s challenge to GPS tracking rule
- Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
Legal
- Council Will Mark 50 Years of Regional Fisheries Management at June Meeting
- President Trump Supports Commercial Fisheries in US Pacific Islands
- Governor Stresses Importance of Fisheries to American Samoa, Honors Fishery Council Leadership