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New England reefs: Their world is the oyster
The once-ubiquitous bivalve may be making a comeback in Massachusetts waters.
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NOAA may modify vessel speed limits for right whales
NOAA could change its vessel speed rules where North Atlantic right whales migrate along the East Coast, potentially easing seasonal speed restrictions and adopting new technology to help avoid vessel strikes
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NC legislature eyes shrimp trawling ban again
Is the NC Legislature about to take another shot at a shrimp trawling ban?
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NASA scientists joins with SCEMFIS
The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) is pleased to announce that researchers from NASA’s Earth Science Division have joined SCEMFIS as the latest members of its Industry Advisory Board (IAB).
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NOAA plans rollback of right whale protections
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration has announced plans to roll back protections for North Atlantic right whales as part of the Trump Admin's ongoing efforts to deregulate across multiple government sectors.
Dutch Harbor top port for seafood landings; New Bedford #1 for value
MARYLAND: The aftermath of Potomac River wastewater spilling into the Chesapeake Bay
Trump administration moves to loosen rules around North Atlantic right whale speed limits
LOUISIANA: As Louisiana’s Wetlands Erode, A Fishing Culture Fights to Survive
MAINE: UMaine taps into satellite data to help oyster farmers
Young Fishermen’s Development Act renewed
ALASKA: Silver Bay Seafoods is stopping processing in Cordova, Alaska for remainder of 2026
New England reefs: Their world is the oyster
NOAA may modify vessel speed limits for right whales
NORTH CAROLINA: Is the NC Legislature about to take another shot at a shrimp trawling ban?
NOAA Fisheries Sets Management Measures for Northeast Multispecies Fishery
ALASKA: Alaska Natives, advocates hail state’s new restrictions aimed at helping chum salmon recover
NASA Earth Science Researchers Join Science Center for Marine Fisheries; Will Integrate Satellite Data Into Fisheries Research
NOAA announces planned rollback of North Atlantic right whale protections
- Young Fishermen’s Development Act renewed
- US Democrats question whether NOAA’s new fisherman in residence violating conflict of interest law
- US lawmakers introduce marine carbon dioxide removal bill
Washington
- NORTH CAROLINA: Is the NC Legislature about to take another shot at a shrimp trawling ban?
- MARYLAND: The aftermath of Potomac River wastewater spilling into the Chesapeake Bay
- ALASKA: Alaska Natives, advocates hail state’s new restrictions aimed at helping chum salmon recover
State & Local
- Congressional investment in science essential to protect our ocean
- BEN LANDRY: Call to shut down menhaden fishery is unwarranted
- Peter Navarro: Trump lifts Biden’s fish ban to lower your grocery bill
Opinion
- Dutch Harbor top port for seafood landings; New Bedford #1 for value
- Immigration, trade policies, rising operational costs among top pressures affecting US restaurants in 2026
- Northern Wind turns to consolidation and value-added meals in the wake of low scallop quotas
Economic Impact
- NOAA may modify vessel speed limits for right whales
- NOAA Fisheries Sets Management Measures for Northeast Multispecies Fishery
- Stop-fishing notices spread as haddock delay drags on
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
- Iran war disrupts trade routes; freight indexes tick up
- Migrant fishers’ deaths at sea tied to unchecked captain power, study shows
- FAO study estimates 20 percent of seafood is subject to fraud
International Trade
- New England reefs: Their world is the oyster
- NOAA announces planned rollback of North Atlantic right whale protections
- Missing whales are a sign that ecosystems in the Gulf of California are struggling, scientists say
Conservation & Environment
- Tariff lawsuits begin moving forward as US federal court issues mandate
- Fishermen cast federal limits as untenable before First Circuit
- Human trafficking lawsuit against US shrimp importer wins appeal, back in court
Legal
- Supplemental Materials for March 5, 2026 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board Meeting Now Available
- ASMFC Releases 2025 Annual Report
- Materials and Webinar Details for March 5, 2026 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board Meeting Now Available
Council Actions
- Trump administration moves to loosen rules around North Atlantic right whale speed limits
- NOAA seeks information to support improvements to vessel speed regulations
- Untangling the Net: Independent Fishermen Push Back Against Bureaucratic Overreach