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Nonprofit Launches Fund for Lily Jean Crew Families
The Gloucester community launched a fund to help provide for the families of seven crew members who died last week when their fishing vessel sank.
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Whale Strandings Prompt Dungeness Crab Rule Changes
Whale entanglements are becoming more common along the west coast of the United States, with NOAA Fisheries reporting as many as three dozen confirmed sightings in 2024.
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Lawmakers Urge NOAA to Factor Climate in Fish Quotas
A trio of U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would require NOAA Fisheries to consider the impact of climate change on fish distribution in setting commercial fishing quotas.
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Fund Formed for Families of 7 Lost Lily Jean Crew
Gloucester, Massachusetts, is deeply mourning the 7 crew members of the Lily Jean, who were killed after the fishing vessel sank off the coast of Massachusetts.
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Virginia Offshore Wind Installs First Turbine
The first production turbine for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project was installed Jan. 27, less than two weeks after Dominion Energy won a temporary injunction lifting a Trump-era stop-work order.
US lawmakers introduce legislation to better map whale habitats, reduce vessel strikes
Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices
ALASKA: Alaska regulators forecast strong Prince William Sound pink salmon run for 2026
NEFSA names Bonnie Brady policy director, Jason Joyce advocacy lead
MASSACHUSETTS: Gloucester nonprofit launches support fund for Lily Jean crew member families
Whale strandings prompt Dungeness crabbing rule changes
US lawmakers want NOAA Fisheries to consider climate impacts and shifting stocks in setting fishing quotas
HAWAII: Tension persists as Hawaii cultural practice is still barred by federal law
22 Right Whale Calves Born So Far This Winter
MARYLAND: Maryland Eyes August Rockfish Ban to Save Struggling Striped Bass
WTO hands out first tranche of grants to help developing countries meet terms of fishing subsidy deal
ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Sets Quota for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 Fishing Seasons
Fund created to support families of 7 crew members killed in Lily Jean sinking
VIRGINIA: First production turbine installed at Virginia offshore wind farm
- US lawmakers introduce legislation to better map whale habitats, reduce vessel strikes
- US Senate committee advances Protecting Global Fisheries Act
- US Congressional committee accuses China’s distant-water fishing fleet of intimidation, ecological destruction
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Gloucester nonprofit launches support fund for Lily Jean crew member families
- HAWAII: Tension persists as Hawaii cultural practice is still barred by federal law
- MARYLAND: Maryland Eyes August Rockfish Ban to Save Struggling Striped Bass
State & Local
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
- Environmental groups’ excessive court challenges are about raising funds, not protecting fisheries
- Addressing consumer concerns about microplastics in seafood
Opinion
- Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices
- US government releases more H-2B temporary work visas for seafood processors, other seasonal businesses
- Trump announces trade deal with India that drops reciprocal tariff to 18 percent
Economic Impact
- Emergency Groundfish Rule Keeps Fleet Fishing as Species Prove More Abundant
- Dominion Energy and Vineyard Wind Reach Milestones as Work Resumes
- Sanctions threats loom as IPHC sets historic low 2026 halibut harvest
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
- WTO hands out first tranche of grants to help developing countries meet terms of fishing subsidy deal
- EU, India sign “mother of all” free trade deals, zero out tariffs on seafood
- UN High Seas Treaty enters into force, drawing praise from NGOs
International Trade
- Whale strandings prompt Dungeness crabbing rule changes
- US lawmakers want NOAA Fisheries to consider climate impacts and shifting stocks in setting fishing quotas
- 22 Right Whale Calves Born So Far This Winter
Conservation & Environment
- Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume
- Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects
- Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind Receives Injunction Against Trump Administration
Legal
- ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Sets Quota for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 Fishing Seasons
- Winter Flounder Stock Assessment Updates Find GOM Stock Not Experiencing Overfishing & SNE/MA Stock Not Overfished or Experiencing Overfishing
- NEFMC: Council Addresses Recreational Groundfishing and Initiates Updates to Habitat Designations
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