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Lily Jean Wreckage Recovery Stalls
The 72-foot vessel sank off the coast of Gloucester in January 2026, with seven people aboard.
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Shrimp Industry Fights Turtle Device Mandate
A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether Louisiana shrimpers must use turtle protection devices in their nets, a requirement the industry says would impose significant financial costs.
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VIMS Seeks Input on Offshore Wind Impacts
VIMS is surveying seafood processors, dealers, and other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal businesses to measure the economic value of shoreside industries before potential offshore wind development.
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Appeals Court Revives Lobster Defamation Suit
A federal appeals court questioned whether the Maine lobster industry’s lawsuit against Monterey Bay Aquarium can proceed, citing concerns the defamation case could have broader First Amendment implications.
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Survey Examines Offshore Wind's Seafood Impact
VIMS researchers are surveying Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal businesses to measure the economic value of shoreside industries before potential offshore wind development.
Where have all the old, female black rockfish gone?
ALASKA: Report finds most Alaskan seafood samples do not contain traceable amounts of “forever chemicals”
ASMFC advances Atlantic menhaden proposal
MASSACHUSETTS: Navy says it can’t help recover wreckage of Gloucester fishing boat Lily Jean
Shrimp industry fights $9.4M loss from federal turtle device mandate
ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment Draft Addendum Considers Changes to Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap
Appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Cooke, Omega Protein, Ocean Harvesters
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Calls on Seafood Businesses to Participate in Regional Offshore Wind Impact Survey
Appeals Court Says Fishermen’s Claim in Lobster Defamation Suit Raises First Amendment Questions
Survey seeks impact of offshore wind power on seafood businesses
VIRGINIA: ASMFC Advances Menhaden Addendum for Public Comment Despite No Clear Definition of the Problem It Seeks to Solve
ALASKA: Inside the overlooked world of Bristol Bay’s salmon tenders
Louisiana shrimpers challenge federal TED rule at 5th Circuit
ASMFC Coastal Pelagics Board Sets Atlantic Cobia Total Harvest Quota and Recreational Measures for 2027 Fishing Season
- US Senate Democrats move to restore definition of “harm” in ESA in response to Trump order
- US representatives introduce bipartisan bill to undo Trump’s ESA rollback
- US senators call for sanctions on vessels that support China’s distant water fishing fleet
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Navy says it can’t help recover wreckage of Gloucester fishing boat Lily Jean
- ALASKA: Report finds most Alaskan seafood samples do not contain traceable amounts of “forever chemicals”
- VIRGINIA: ASMFC Advances Menhaden Addendum for Public Comment Despite No Clear Definition of the Problem It Seeks to Solve
State & Local
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
- Editorial: Menhaden study should provide data needed for bay management
- Column: New paper’s menhaden claims not backed by evidence
Opinion
- Coalition of 25 US states sue Trump administration over tariffs
- US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
- Industry groups launch US Shrimp Coalition to defend imports
Economic Impact
- ASMFC advances Atlantic menhaden proposal
- NEFMC given Trump priorities on scallop fishery, but rollout process remains murky
- Long-awaited Framework takes effect for Northeast groundfish fleet
Fisheries Management
- NOAA again cites Mexico for illegal fishing as Southern Shrimp Alliance calls for seafood import ban
- NOAA identifies six foreign governments engaging in IUU fishing, including Russia and China
- CALIFORNIA: California seafood restaurant fined for violating commercial fishing laws
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
- Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast
- Conservation group asks New Jersey to take action over biomedical bleeding of horseshoe crabs
- El Niño’s ‘whole different ocean’ to send odd sea creatures to US
Conservation & Environment
- Shrimp industry fights $9.4M loss from federal turtle device mandate
- Appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Cooke, Omega Protein, Ocean Harvesters
- Appeals Court Says Fishermen’s Claim in Lobster Defamation Suit Raises First Amendment Questions
Legal
- ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment Draft Addendum Considers Changes to Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap
- ASMFC Coastal Pelagics Board Sets Atlantic Cobia Total Harvest Quota and Recreational Measures for 2027 Fishing Season
- UPDATE: American Samoa LVPA Community Meetings Postponed