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Scientists Track El Niño’s West Coast Arrival
Ocean monitoring and species changes will signal El Niño’s arrival.
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eDNA could play a bigger role in stock assessments
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is backing legislation that would expand the use of environmental DNA in federal fish stock assessments.
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El Niño Changes Northern California Waters
Massive bluefin tuna are being reeled in off Northern California in numbers local fishermen say they rarely see.
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Scientists Probe Soft-Shell Clam Decline
Where have all the soft-shell clams gone? Scientists and shellfishers seek answers.
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Trump Administration Moves to Reform Fishing Laws
Hefty set of regulation-reducing proposals includes revising standards lots of AI integration
US Court Says Gulf of Mexico Fishery Council Has Too Much Power, but Overfishing Rule Can Stand
Seafood Task Force launches first-of-its-kind tuna vessel monitoring program
Gulf Fishermen Lose Fight Against Deep Grouper Cuts After Georgia Court Battle
NOAA Fisheries announces priorities for restoring American seafood competitiveness
Ocean Indicators We’re Tracking for El Niño’s Arrival on the West Coast
eDNA could play a bigger role in stock assessments
CALIFORNIA: El Niño bringing changes to Northern California ocean conditions and marine life
Western Pacific Scientists to Review Fishing Rules and Bottomfish Catch
US appeals court rejects challenge to turtle excluder device requirements in Louisiana
ALASKA: Seagrant launches Alaska Oyster Voyage interactive map and logging tool to encourage oyster consumption
MASSACHUSETTS: Where have all the soft-shell clams gone? Scientists and shellfishers seek answers.
Trump administration vows to bring ‘common sense’ back to fishing laws
US House passes bill delaying start of new right whale rules
NOAA plans $64 million rebuild of historic Beaufort laboratory
- US House passes bill delaying start of new right whale rules
- US House votes to extend pause on new lobster regulations for seven years
- House passes bill extending right whale regulatory pause
Washington
- CALIFORNIA: El Niño bringing changes to Northern California ocean conditions and marine life
- ALASKA: Seagrant launches Alaska Oyster Voyage interactive map and logging tool to encourage oyster consumption
- MASSACHUSETTS: Where have all the soft-shell clams gone? Scientists and shellfishers seek answers.
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
- Global marine feed ingredient shortage looming on horizon, with few solutions available for shrimp industry
- ‘We’re facing a double whammy’: America’s hottest tinned fish snack is shrinking by nearly half thanks to climate change and war in Iran
- $20 a pound — Connecticut consumers shell shocked by seafood prices. Here’s what to know
Economic Impact
- Trump administration vows to bring ‘common sense’ back to fishing laws
- NOAA Fisheries announces priorities for restoring American seafood competitiveness
- NOAA announces priorities to promote science-based American seafood dominance
Fisheries Management
- US pledges USD 17 million to fight IUU fishing in the Pacific Islands
- Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hampering progress on fighting illegal fishing, research finds
- US embassy launched IUU reporting hub in the Philippines
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
- Ocean Indicators We’re Tracking for El Niño’s Arrival on the West Coast
- Seafood Task Force launches first-of-its-kind tuna vessel monitoring program
- Global Labor Justice launching “Freedom for Fishers” campaign against unnamed US seafood brand
Conservation & Environment
- US Court Says Gulf of Mexico Fishery Council Has Too Much Power, but Overfishing Rule Can Stand
- US appeals court rejects challenge to turtle excluder device requirements in Louisiana
- Gulf Fishermen Lose Fight Against Deep Grouper Cuts After Georgia Court Battle
Legal
- Western Pacific Scientists to Review Fishing Rules and Bottomfish Catch
- Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting Scheduled for September 21, 2026
- States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II