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How AI is reshaping ocean science
Machine learning in oceanography is nothing new, but the buzz around it is.
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Shellfish Could Help Combat Ocean Acidification
Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research
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Menhaden Fishery Debate Gains National Attention
An ongoing debate over the future of the U.S. Atlantic menhaden fishery has gained national media attention, with the industry pushing back against NGOs and activists.
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Cybersecurity Mandate Concerns Alaska Fishermen
A cybersecurity policy change coming down from the federal government is drawing backlash from Alaska’s commercial fishing industry.
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Fish fights take center stage in Alaska Senate race
A Democrat is betting that years of dwindling fish populations will help her unseat a two-term Republican incumbent.
ALASKA: ‘How do you buy time?’ Scientists look to slow an Alaska glacier’s march to the sea
Beyond Ocean Mapping: Using Uncrewed Vehicles to Advance Ocean Research
Nonprofit sues over U.S. push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
Judge finds decades of failures in coastal fisheries management
IFFO reports weak fishmeal and fish oil output as El Niño impacts fisheries
How AI is reshaping ocean science
Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
Governor, Moylan push back on seabed mining plan
Meeting Summary and Motions from the August 12 Joint Meeting of the MAFMC & ASMFC Management Boards for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
MAINE: Gratitude for our sea farmers
A Winter at Sea Reveals Seasonal Habits of Whales, Dolphins, and Seabirds in Hawaiʻi
Atlantic Herring Eastern Maine Spawning Closure in Effect Starting August 28, 2026 through October 8, 2026
Businesses, NGOs pushing for IATTC to adopt management procedures for tropical tuna
Debate over menhaden fishery continues as it gains national media attention
- US Senate bill would incentivize offshore wind development, despite Trump buyouts
- US bill would strengthen “Buy American” provisions for school lunch program
- Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
Washington
- ALASKA: ‘How do you buy time?’ Scientists look to slow an Alaska glacier’s march to the sea
- MAINE: Gratitude for our sea farmers
- ALASKA: Federal cybersecurity mandate stirs concern in Alaska fishing industry
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
- $15M grant aims to protect New England’s ‘legacy’ seafood industry
- 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
Economic Impact
- Governor, Moylan push back on seabed mining plan
- Businesses, NGOs pushing for IATTC to adopt management procedures for tropical tuna
- Debate over menhaden fishery continues as it gains national media attention
Fisheries Management
- Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hampering progress on fighting illegal fishing, research finds
- US embassy launched IUU reporting hub in the Philippines
- US State Department looking for NGO partner to shine light on forced labor and IUU fishing
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
- Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
- IFFO reports weak fishmeal and fish oil output as El Niño impacts fisheries
- Seafloor boulders challenge fishermen, and energy developers
Conservation & Environment
- Nonprofit sues over U.S. push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
- Judge finds decades of failures in coastal fisheries management
- Court order could threaten permits for surviving US wind projects
Legal
- Meeting Summary and Motions from the August 12 Joint Meeting of the MAFMC & ASMFC Management Boards for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
- Atlantic Herring Eastern Maine Spawning Closure in Effect Starting August 28, 2026 through October 8, 2026
- ASMFC Stock Assessment Happenings Upcoming Meetings: Atlantic Striped Bass Assessment Workshop, Cobia Methods Workshop, and Spot Stock Assessment Committee Planning Webinars