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Trump’s NOAA pick stands by budget cuts
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NOAA told a panel of U.S. senators on Wednesday that he would make it “a top priority” to fill staffing shortages created by recent firings and buyouts
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Virginia's massive offshore wind project lives on
Virginia's massive wind farm is still under construction, despite the federal rollback on green energy programs
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Gulf menhaden fishery no threat to red drum
A study of bycatch in the Louisiana menhaden purse seine fishery found that overall non-target fish species comprised 3.59 percent by weight – below the state’s restriction for no more than 5 percent
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Push to stop NY offshore wind project
Businesses and environmentalists have joined forces in court to furiously fight NY’s Empire Wind One offshore project, saying that it will devastate both the commercial fishing industry and marine life in local waters.
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Anxiety over Immigration raids in New Bedford
Increase in immigration and customs enforcement activity in the town of New Bedford has led to increasing anxiety amongst migrant workers in the fishing industry, which may impact the local economy.
Trump threatens Brazil with 50 percent tariffs; Brazil promises to respond in kind
National Restaurant Association expects One Big Beautiful Bill to benefit US restaurant operators
LOUISIANA: Louisiana commercial fishers welcome menhaden bycatch study
Dealing with Trump’s megabill remains a work in progress
Trump’s NOAA pick stands by budget cuts, calls staffing ‘a top priority’
VIRGINIA: Virginia’s massive offshore wind project lives on
LOUISIANA: Gulf menhaden fishery no threat to red drum, study finds
ALASKA: State closes commercial king salmon troll fishery
S2G Investments aiming to “fill the gap” for maritime companies ready to grow
Businesses, environmentalists join forces to stop NY offshore wind project they fear will harm fishing, sea life
MASSACHSUETTS: Immigration raids have spread anxiety for some in New Bedford fishing industry: ‘We don’t know what’s gonna happen’
ASMFC Seeks Contractor to Facilitate a Stakeholder Workshop and Engagement Process
EPA ‘open to reconsideration’ of Alaska’s Pebble mine — DOJ
Trump moves to restrict wind power tax credits
- Trump’s NOAA pick stands by budget cuts, calls staffing ‘a top priority’
- Dealing with Trump’s megabill remains a work in progress
- Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes several seafood provisions
Washington
- VIRGINIA: Virginia’s massive offshore wind project lives on
- LOUISIANA: Gulf menhaden fishery no threat to red drum, study finds
- ALASKA: State closes commercial king salmon troll fishery
State & Local
- North Carolina Lawmakers Are Trying To Kill the State’s Booming Shrimp Industry
- Responsible Fishery Management is a Powerful Tool to Conserve Our Ocean
- How We Can Restore Coral Reefs
Opinion
- Trump threatens Brazil with 50 percent tariffs; Brazil promises to respond in kind
- S2G Investments aiming to “fill the gap” for maritime companies ready to grow
- National Restaurant Association expects One Big Beautiful Bill to benefit US restaurant operators
Economic Impact
- Businesses, environmentalists join forces to stop NY offshore wind project they fear will harm fishing, sea life
- EPA ‘open to reconsideration’ of Alaska’s Pebble mine — DOJ
- New England council tries again on Northeast groundfish plan
Fisheries Management
- Inspector general says Coast Guard misses illegal fishing in US waters
- Inspector general reports US Coast Guard is not prioritizing IUU fishing enforcement
- NOAA Fisheries intercepted illegal tuna shipment destined for US grocery chain
Enforcement
- China Calls Them Fish Farms. South Korea Fears They Have Another Use.
- EU unveils new Ocean Pact at UN Ocean Conference, pledges EUR 1 billion in funding
- China Dominates ‘Dark’ Network Behind Global Fishing Crisis
International Trade
- Could pet food be the answer to the blue catfish problem in the Chesapeake Bay?
- Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships
- Warming Gulf of Maine Buffers Ocean Acidification—For Now
Conservation & Environment
- Federal judge upholds state control in Cook Inlet salmon fishery management dispute
- US court sets deadline for NOAA to make ESA decisions on Chinook salmon
- Federal authority over Alaska fishing rights faces renewed scrutiny
Legal
- ASMFC Seeks Contractor to Facilitate a Stakeholder Workshop and Engagement Process
- NEFMC votes to pause work on multiple existing groundfish priorities and resubmit Amendment 25 to the Northeast Multispecies Plan
- LISTEN LIVE: NEFMC Meeting – June 24-26, 2025