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Whale deaths on West Coast could hit record high
2026 might very well become the deadliest year on record for whales on the United States’s West Coast.
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El Niño Disrupts Pacific Marine Food Web
As the 2026 El Niño strengthens in the equatorial Pacific, satellites are capturing the first major signs of disruption to the marine food web.
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Turning ocean data into tools for fishermen
The ocean does not hand fishermen a single problem at a time.
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NOAA MMPA Rule Faces Impact Questions
Eight months after NOAA banned seafood imports from 240 fisheries in 46 countries under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the policy is disrupting exporters while its conservation benefits remain unclear.
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Office of Seafood Expands Outreach
More than three months after creating its Office of Seafood, USDA is developing an “America First Seafood Strategy” and identifying ways existing programs can better support U.S. fishermen and seafood producers.
CALIFORNIA: US lawmakers protest Trump’s move to end California’s say on coastal development
States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II
Navigating the Red Tide Labyrinth: Science to Guide Future Fisheries Management
Whale deaths on West Coast could hit record high this year
El Niño is disrupting the Pacific’s marine food web from the bottom up
Beyond the salmon crisis: Northwest may face broad loss of freshwater species
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts pantry uses haddock chowder to stretch food budgets, and boost protein options
NOAA Fisheries moves to extend moratorium on new Gulf shrimp permits
NORTH CAROLINA: Bronze statue ‘Samuel’ unveiled at Beaufort park honors Black menhaden fishermen legacy
From buoys to boats: Turning ocean data into tools for fishermen
DC Circuit upholds FERC approval of Louisiana LNG terminal
ALASKA: Record-breaking pink run surges into Sitka
VIRGINIA: Comment period closes on proposed Virginia offshore mineral lease
Judge grants preliminary approval for a USD 2.25 million settlement over Dungeness crab price-fixing
- 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
- MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts pantry uses haddock chowder to stretch food budgets, and boost protein options
- CALIFORNIA: US lawmakers protest Trump’s move to end California’s say on coastal development
- NORTH CAROLINA: Bronze statue ‘Samuel’ unveiled at Beaufort park honors Black menhaden fishermen legacy
State & Local
- Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future
- Are Environmental Activists Focused on Dolphins or Dollars?
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
Opinion
- USDA announces grants to extend cold chain to food assistance programs
- Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on US, targets fish and seafood
- $15M grant aims to protect New England’s ‘legacy’ seafood industry
Economic Impact
- NOAA Fisheries moves to extend moratorium on new Gulf shrimp permits
- Navigating the Red Tide Labyrinth: Science to Guide Future Fisheries Management
- Office of Seafood shifts from launch to strategy as outreach expands
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
- Whale deaths on West Coast could hit record high this year
- El Niño is disrupting the Pacific’s marine food web from the bottom up
- Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them
Conservation & Environment
- DC Circuit upholds FERC approval of Louisiana LNG terminal
- Judge grants preliminary approval for a USD 2.25 million settlement over Dungeness crab price-fixing
- Amazon greenwashing lawsuit drags dialogue around certification overreliance back into the spotlight
Legal
- States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II
- PFMC Agenda Updates Moving to Council Website Notifications
- 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