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Long-Awaited Groundfish Rules Take Effect
fter months of uncertainty that left New England groundfishermen planning around regulations that had yet to take effect, NOAA Fisheries has cleared the second major regulatory hurdle for the 2026 fishing year.
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Maine Lobster Suit Raises Free Speech Issues
Alawsuit launched by the Maine lobster industry against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation appeared before the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals on 27 July, and judges were reportedly concerned about its impact to Fi
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A challenging but ‘priceless’ life of a lobsterman
After more than 40 years on the water, Tom O’Reilly shows an Independent reporter why he would have it no other way.
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Ocean observatories start to be re-deployed
Scientists have begun to re-deploy ocean monitoring equipment yanked from Pacific Northwest waters by the Trump administration in September.
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Two Years Later, Vineyard Wind Probe Continues
Two years after a Vineyard Wind turbine blade collapsed and scattered debris across Nantucket, the federal investigation into the incident remains ongoing with no timeline for completion.
Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast
VIRGINIA: Dominion says Virginia offshore wind project 81% complete
New England fishermen ask to weigh in on Seamounts marine monument lawsuit
WASHINGTON: Rise of the Black Cod, Once seldom sought, sablefish becomes a best seller in Ilwaco
Lawsuit accuses Amazon of false seafood sustainability claims, greenwashing
MAINE: Scientists have begun to re-deploy ocean monitoring equipment yanked from Pacific Northwest waters by the Trump administration in September.
Long-awaited Framework takes effect for Northeast groundfish fleet
ALASAK: Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishery returns after five-year hiatus
ALASKA: State denies Ketchikan tribe’s request to open green crab fishery
NOAA Fisheries Sets Management Measures for Northeast Multispecies
UPDATE: American Samoa LVPA Community Meetings Postponed
Maine lobster industry lawsuit against Monterey Bay Aquarium caught in wider First Amendment debate
MASSACHUSETTS: A challenging but ‘priceless’ life of a lobsterman
Search for old female rockfish sends Oregon scientists to inactive underwater volcano
- 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
- US House passes bill authorizing FDA to destroy food imports violating standards
Washington
- VIRGINIA: Dominion says Virginia offshore wind project 81% complete
- ALASAK: Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishery returns after five-year hiatus
- ALASKA: State denies Ketchikan tribe’s request to open green crab fishery
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
- US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
- Industry groups launch US Shrimp Coalition to defend imports
- Giant Eagle becomes latest retailer to lower prices amid US grocery sales slowdown
Economic Impact
- Long-awaited Framework takes effect for Northeast groundfish fleet
- NOAA Fisheries Sets Management Measures for Northeast Multispecies
- Department of the Interior Proposes Targeted Updates to Arctic Exploratory Drilling Rule to Advance American Energy Dominance
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
- New England fishermen ask to weigh in on Seamounts marine monument lawsuit
- Maine lobster industry lawsuit against Monterey Bay Aquarium caught in wider First Amendment debate
- Lawsuit accuses Amazon of false seafood sustainability claims, greenwashing
Legal
- UPDATE: American Samoa LVPA Community Meetings Postponed
- Join Community Meetings to Discuss American Samoa’s Large Vessel Prohibited Area
- Final Supplemental Materials for ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Now Available