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NOAA Snapper Access Plan Draws Growing Debate
NOAA Fisheries is accepting public comments on Exempted Fishing Permit applications from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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FAO Estimates 20% of Seafood Tied to Fraud
A Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report estimates that up to 20 percent of seafood may be subject to fraud, but other studies estimate that number could be as high as 30 percent.
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Real-Time Alerts Aim to Cut Right Whale Strikes
A new real-time messaging network uses a well-established maritime navigation safety technology—the Automatic Identification System—to reduce the risk of vessel strikes involving North Atlantic right whales.
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US House votes to end Trump tariffs on Canada
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, setting the bill up for a vote in the Senate.
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More Republicans buck Trump on offshore wind
A growing number of House Republicans are openly questioning the Trump administration’s assertion that offshore wind projects pose a risk to national security.
LOUISIANA: More than 900 Louisiana restaurants cited for violating new seafood labeling law in 2025
NOAA Fisheries opens public comments on state-led recreational red snapper management, renewing concerns of overfishing
US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Hiring Recreational Fisheries Surveyors for 2026 Season
ALASKA: Indigenous concerns surface as U.S. agency considers seabed mining in Alaskan waters
Seasonal Survey for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery on the Eastern Part of Georges Bank Project
Debate grows over NOAA plan to expand snapper access
FAO study estimates 20 percent of seafood is subject to fraud
FLORIDA: ‘It’s our resource’: Florida’s East Coast could see longest Red Snapper season since 2009 in 2026
Falling in Love with Farmed Seafood February 12, 2026
Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strikes
US House votes to end Trump tariffs on Canada
More Republicans buck Trump on offshore wind
Louisiana wildlife agents use drone to spot illegal oyster harvesting
- More Republicans buck Trump on offshore wind
- Trump opens massive Atlantic marine monument to commercial fishing
- Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
Washington
- FLORIDA: ‘It’s our resource’: Florida’s East Coast could see longest Red Snapper season since 2009 in 2026
- LOUISIANA: More than 900 Louisiana restaurants cited for violating new seafood labeling law in 2025
- MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Hiring Recreational Fisheries Surveyors for 2026 Season
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
- US House votes to end Trump tariffs on Canada
- Trump admin confirms trade deal with India, cutting tariffs to 18 percent
- Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices
Economic Impact
- Debate grows over NOAA plan to expand snapper access
- NOAA Fisheries opens public comments on state-led recreational red snapper management, renewing concerns of overfishing
- Falling in Love with Farmed Seafood February 12, 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
- FAO study estimates 20 percent of seafood is subject to fraud
- US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry
- WTO hands out first tranche of grants to help developing countries meet terms of fishing subsidy deal
International Trade
- Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strikes
- NOAA Fisheries Seeks Input on Groundfish Rules Proposed to Reduce Entanglements
- Rising ocean temperatures could devastate scallop fishery
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