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California Faces Record Sea Levels From El Niño
A strengthening El Niño could bring the highest sea levels ever recorded to the California coast this year, raising the risk of widespread and damaging flooding.
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El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific
Satellite measurements of chlorophyll at the sea surface signal shifts in the ocean’s nutrient supplies in mid-2026.
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Shark Finning Found in High Seas Boardings
Enforcement officers have finished their deployment with Operation North Pacific Guard, the annual multinational patrol that polices illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in international waters
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Murkowski Bill Promotes eDNA in Fisheries
Federal fishery managers would start analyzing the DNA collected in ocean waters to help inform their decisions, under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate
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New tool could predict ocean acidity in Bering Sea
Crab populations in the Bering Sea are struggling. And researchers say climate change is a big cause. A new tool described in a study will help researchers predict ocean acidity
Alaskan fishing management on the hook in Ninth Circuit
Are Environmental Activists Focused on Dolphins or Dollars?
Section 301 tariffs leave US seafood importers with few avenues to avoid rising costs
El Niño could bring highest sea levels ever recorded to CA coast
El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific
Shark finning, endangered species found in high seas boardings
NYS teachers take on microplastics with snail-inspired robot
From Sound to Satellites: Reducing Risks to North Atlantic Right Whales with Advanced Technology
Kelp’s crisis is the fleet’s crisis
Survey Crashers: Encountering Unexpected New Faces in the Gulf of Maine
ALASKA: Bill introduced by Alaska’s Murkowski aims to promote use of eDNA analysis in fishery management
New tool could predict ocean acidity in Bering Sea
CALIFORNIA: As commercial salmon fishing resumes in California, the industry faces a murky outlook
Another offshore wind project bought out by Trump administration
- US bill would strengthen “Buy American” provisions for school lunch program
- Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
- US Senate Democrats move to restore definition of “harm” in ESA in response to Trump order
Washington
- ALASKA: Bill introduced by Alaska’s Murkowski aims to promote use of eDNA analysis in fishery management
- CALIFORNIA: As commercial salmon fishing resumes in California, the industry faces a murky outlook
- MASSACHUSETTS: Scallopalooza Returns to New Bedford With Bigger Crowds and a High-Stakes Shucking Contest
State & Local
- Are Environmental Activists Focused on Dolphins or Dollars?
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
- Editorial: Menhaden study should provide data needed for bay management
Opinion
- Section 301 tariffs leave US seafood importers with few avenues to avoid rising costs
- Climate-driven disruption, constrained supply adding volatility to aquaculture markets in the back half of 2026
- Coalition of 25 US states sue Trump administration over tariffs
Economic Impact
- Another offshore wind project bought out by Trump administration
- NOAA seeks input on potential commercial aquaculture areas
- Public will get to weigh in on proposed changes to Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest
Fisheries Management
- Shark finning, endangered species found in high seas boardings
- Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific
- NOAA again cites Mexico for illegal fishing as Southern Shrimp Alliance calls for seafood import ban
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
- El Niño could bring highest sea levels ever recorded to CA coast
- El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific
- NYS teachers take on microplastics with snail-inspired robot
Conservation & Environment
- Alaskan fishing management on the hook in Ninth Circuit
- Shrimp industry fights $9.4M loss from federal turtle device mandate
- Appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Cooke, Omega Protein, Ocean Harvesters
Legal
- US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship Applications Due September 18, 2026
- ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Summaries/Motions/Press Releases, Presentations and Recordings Now Available
- ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment Draft Addendum Considers Changes to Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap