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Trump to Buy Back More Offshore Wind Leases
The Trump administration said Wednesday it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels
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Trump Administration Reverses Ocean Observation Cuts
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has walked back plans to dismantle a deep-ocean observation system after pushback from members of Congress.
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U.S. to Buy Back Four Offshore Wind Leases
Continuing its strategy of canceling offshore wind projects by buying back the leases in exchange for other energy investments, the Department of the Interior announced its third agreement.
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Super El Niño Arrives, Raising Global Weather Risks
The naturally occurring climate pattern, characterized by warm surface water in the Pacific Ocean, that has just started could be one of the strongest ever recorded, according to experts
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Dominion Renews Virginia Beach Land Deal for Wind
The utility would use onshore infrastructure at the site for a wind farm off the Outer Banks.
Ocean Harvesters disputes osprey-menhaden link
ALASKA: Copper River sockeyes selling out
ALASKA: Alaskans voice pollution concerns over New Polaris gold mine project near Taku River
MASSACHUSETTS: Codfather’s polarizing legacy debated at Whaling Museum talk
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management: Science, Stewardship, and Shared Successes
Trump administration to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
Trump administration walks back plan to cut ocean observation after legislative effort
Trump Administration to Buy Back Four More Offshore Wind Leases
NOAA says $123 million coming for six ‘fishery resource disasters’
OREGON: Delayed fisheries disaster funding released, Oregon to receive $2.4M
CNMI leaders back Trump’s order to open protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing
Study finds potential links between virus found in aquaculture and human eye disease
The ‘Super’ El Niño Has Arrived. Here’s How It Might Affect the World’s Weather and Economy
VIRGINIA: Dominion Energy renews deal with Virginia Beach to buy land for more offshore wind
- Trump administration walks back plan to cut ocean observation after legislative effort
- Congress takes major leap in cracking down on illegal fishing; protecting U.S. seafood industry
- Administration Commercial Fishing Industry Wins
Washington
- OREGON: Delayed fisheries disaster funding released, Oregon to receive $2.4M
- ALASKA: Copper River sockeyes selling out
- ALASKA: Alaskans voice pollution concerns over New Polaris gold mine project near Taku River
State & Local
- Opinion: Fisheries need science, not opinions
- Alaska’s maritime economy works because we invest in people, not just projects
- Congressional investment in science essential to protect our ocean
Opinion
- NOAA says $123 million coming for six ‘fishery resource disasters’
- Consumers would pay more for lobster caught with ropeless gear, study finds
- Pacific fishing reopening sparks call for local economic inclusion
Economic Impact
- Trump administration to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
- Trump Administration to Buy Back Four More Offshore Wind Leases
- CNMI leaders back Trump’s order to open protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing
Fisheries Management
- CALIFORNIA: California seafood restaurant fined for violating commercial fishing laws
- Alaska halibut fisherman convicted in ghost fishing scheme
- Florida Keys commercial fisherman is sentenced to jail on lobster charges
Enforcement
- EU proposing complete ban on Russian cod, restrictions on other species
- Indian Ocean tuna regulator eases yellowfin fishing curbs amid sustainability concerns
- IOTC commits to reducing yellowfin tuna catch over time, advances monitoring measures
International Trade
- The ‘Super’ El Niño Has Arrived. Here’s How It Might Affect the World’s Weather and Economy
- One Angler’s Voyage Calls Out Distortions By ‘Forage Fish Campaign’
- Humpback whale disentangled off coast of Massachusetts
Conservation & Environment
- How a Massachusetts offshore wind case could impact the US Wind fight in Maryland
- US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to 2018 Trump tariffs on China
- Fishers win partial victory as forced labor lawsuit against Bumble Bee moves forward
Legal
- Atlantic Croaker Benchmark Stock Assessment Peer Review Scheduled for July 27-31, 2026 in Arlington, VA
- June Council Meeting Addresses Commercial Management, Headboats, Black Sea Bass, and Dolphin
- Council Will Mark 50 Years of Regional Fisheries Management at June Meeting