ALASKA: Pacific cod quota updated mid-season for Kodiak area fishermen
NOAA leaps forward on collaborative approach for red snapper
Maryland congressman asks for fishery disaster funds for state oystermen
What zooplankton can teach us about a changing Gulf of Maine
American seafood is national security — and Washington is failing fishermen
ALASKA: Managers OK increase in Gulf of Alaska cod harvest after shutdown delayed analysis
Trump opens massive Atlantic marine monument to commercial fishing
Rising ocean temperatures could devastate scallop fishery
MASSACHUSETTS: State AG pushing back on effort to halt development of offshore wind
North Pacific Fishery Management Council recommends big increase to 2026 Gulf of Alaska cod catch
MASSACHUSSETTS: Documentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike
MAINE: What warming waters could mean for Maine’s fishing economy
MASSACHUSSETTS: Hundreds line up to attend wake of beloved Lily Jean captain
MASSACHUSETTS: Before the herring return, Cape Cod needs people to count them
- Trump opens massive Atlantic marine monument to commercial fishing
- Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
- Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: State AG pushing back on effort to halt development of offshore wind
- ALASKA: Pacific cod quota updated mid-season for Kodiak area fishermen
- MASSACHUSSETTS: Documentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike
State & Local
- American seafood is national security — and Washington is failing fishermen
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
- Environmental groups’ excessive court challenges are about raising funds, not protecting fisheries
Opinion
- Trump admin confirms trade deal with India, cutting tariffs to 18 percent
- 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
Economic Impact
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council recommends big increase to 2026 Gulf of Alaska cod catch
- NOAA leaps forward on collaborative approach for red snapper
- Trump proclamation aims to unleash commercial fishing in Atlantic
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
- Rising ocean temperatures could devastate scallop fishery
- From Fishing Nets to Furniture: Turning Ocean Plastic Into Usable Products
- Marine Stewardship Council Reports That 90 Percent of US Fisheries Meet Sustainable Standards; Highlights MSC-Certified SCEMFIS Members
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
- Fishers, Scientists and Community Invited to Talk Shark Depredation
- ASMFC 2026 Winter Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions Now Available
- Remembrance of the F/V Lily Jean
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
