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Alaska governor candidates split on fisheries
Alaska’s four candidates for governor debated fisheries policy in Kodiak, outlining how their administrations could reshape fisheries management and affect the state’s commercial fishing industry.
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NOAA Awards $103M for Fisheries Habitat
Sixteen new projects across the country will ensure fish have access to the high quality habitats they need to sustain their populations.
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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
ALASKA: Alaska gubernatorial candidates vow support for the seafood industry while revealing some splits
US Department of Labor recovers USD 732,976 in unpaid wages for workers at Florida seafood buffet
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
ALASKA: Alaska governor candidates split on fisheries
$103 Million in NOAA Funding Awarded to Restore Habitat for Fisheries
Nine Species of Deep-Sea Sponges Discovered in Alaska
Western Pacific Scientists Chart Research Needs for Reopened Fisheries, Review Regulatory Changes
Council to Take Up Fishing Access, Regulatory Actions at September Meeting
NOAA proposal could change protections for NC right whales, turtles
ALASKA: Southeast gets rare back-to-back red king crab season
NORTH CAROLINA: Continued blue crab declines, mixed signals for other N.C. fisheries in 2025
ASMFC 84th Annual Meeting Details, Preliminary Agenda, and Public Comment Guidelines
- 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
- ALASKA: Alaska governor candidates split on fisheries
- ALASKA: Alaska gubernatorial candidates vow support for the seafood industry while revealing some splits
- ALASKA: Southeast gets rare back-to-back red king crab season
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
- 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
- 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
- $103 Million in NOAA Funding Awarded to Restore Habitat for Fisheries
- Federal funding targets invasive blue catfish in Chesapeake Bay
- Respected Recreational Fishing Blogger Blasts Deceitful Forage Fish Campaign
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
- Western Pacific Scientists Chart Research Needs for Reopened Fisheries, Review Regulatory Changes
- Council to Take Up Fishing Access, Regulatory Actions at September Meeting
- ASMFC 84th Annual Meeting Details, Preliminary Agenda, and Public Comment Guidelines