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Trump reopens Northeast waters to fishing
One of the nation’s richest fishing grounds — put off-limits to commercial use by the Obama and Biden administrations — is once again open for business, courtesy of a proclamation issued by the Trump White House.
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VA wind pause costs Dominion $200M; restart soon
The Trump administration’s attempt to stop Dominion Energy from building its wind farm off the Virginia Beach coast cost the utility $228 million, company executives told shareholders this week.
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Trump Admin Blocking Pebble mine
President Donald Trump’s deregulatory push and blunting of climate research and renewables has left conservationists fuming. There’s one issue they agree on.
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Trade lawyers: tariff refunds may take months
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, setting up thousands of companies for a refund, but trade lawyers predict it will likely be months before importers see the money.
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Ghost Gear Haunts New England’s Salt Waters
Commercial fishing for shellfish, lobster, and finfish drives many Atlantic Coast economies, including southern New England ports. Much of the gear is plastic, and significant amounts are lost at sea each year.
Tracking fisherman to track fish: The new technological approach to better understand ocean life
OREGON: Oregon wildlife officials deny petition aimed at reducing whale entanglements
OREGON: Record-breaking year for Oregon fishing industry in 2025
ALASKA: NOAA Fisheries identifies 77 potential aquaculture opportunity areas in Gulf of Alaska
Trump reopens vast swath of waters off northeastern coast to commercial fishing
VIRGINIA: Pause on Virginia offshore wind farm cost Dominion more than $200M — but turbines will power up soon
MARYLAND: Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland Senators lead push to support watermen
ASMFC Habitat Hotline Atlantic 2025 Issue Now Available
Leveraging Advanced Technologies to Transform our Data Enterprise
The rare issue uniting Trump and green groups: Blocking Pebble mine
Trade lawyers predict tariff refunds will take months
Right whale ambassadors celebrate baby boom
Fishermen tracking technology Uptime progressing through trials, seeking funding for larger rollout
Scary Problem: Ghost Gear Haunts New England’s Salt Waters
- US lawmakers ask government to provide financial aid for shellfish sector
- Republican Farm Bill renewal would create USDA aquaculture advisory committee
- Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Advance Offshore U.S. Aquaculture
Washington
- VIRGINIA: Pause on Virginia offshore wind farm cost Dominion more than $200M — but turbines will power up soon
- OREGON: Oregon wildlife officials deny petition aimed at reducing whale entanglements
- MARYLAND: Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland Senators lead push to support watermen
State & Local
- Peter Navarro: Trump lifts Biden’s fish ban to lower your grocery bill
- American seafood is national security — and Washington is failing fishermen
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
Opinion
- Trade lawyers predict tariff refunds will take months
- Trump vows to enact 15 percent global tariff following Supreme Court rebuke
- US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs, but refund mechanism still hazy
Economic Impact
- Trump reopens vast swath of waters off northeastern coast to commercial fishing
- Gulf of Maine haddock quota stalled as boats near tying up
- Sea Grant funding holds steady in 2026
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
- Migrant fishers’ deaths at sea tied to unchecked captain power, study shows
- FAO study estimates 20 percent of seafood is subject to fraud
- US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry
International Trade
- The rare issue uniting Trump and green groups: Blocking Pebble mine
- Right whale ambassadors celebrate baby boom
- Scary Problem: Ghost Gear Haunts New England’s Salt Waters
Conservation & Environment
- Human trafficking lawsuit against US shrimp importer wins appeal, back in court
- Feds appeal ruling that voided Trump’s Day One anti-wind memo
- Legal tug-of-war over wind energy in Mass. continues with Trump admin challenge
Legal
- ASMFC Habitat Hotline Atlantic 2025 Issue Now Available
- ASMFC Releases New Habitat Management Series Report on Atlantic States Shell Recycling
- Fishermen and Scientists Unite to Tackle Shark Depredation in the Pacific Islands
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