Saving Seafood

US Court of International Trade rules Trump’s 10 percent tariff also illegal

May 8, 2026 — The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of Section 122 to enact a 10 percent tariff across all nations is illegal, though collection of duties will continue for most states and businesses.

Trump announced in February that he planned to impose the 10 percent tariff using Section 122 after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated his previous sweeping tariff action. Trump had previously justified tariffs on almost every country in the world, announced on his “Liberation Day” in 2025, using the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA), and after that was ruled out by the court, he switched tactics to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.

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NOAA announces USD 99 million for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund

May 5, 2026 — NOAA Fisheries has announced USD 99 million (EUR 85 million) in annual funding for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, though the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is once again pushing to terminate the fund.

“The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund has a strong track record of supporting states and Tribes in completing projects that support the economy,” NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler said in a release. “The projects help increase Pacific salmon populations, which sustain federal ocean fisheries and benefit tribes.”

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Trump, DeSantis herald extended Atlantic red snapper season

May 4, 2026 — President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that federal regulators had approved a permit for Florida to temporarily take over management of recreational red snapper fishing off the Atlantic coast.

Under Florida’s earlier proposed plan, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission would be allowed to manage Atlantic red snapper through 2028. The state’s plan would give Atlantic recreational anglers a 39-day red snapper fishing season this year, a massive spike compared to last year’s two-day season. Exempted fishing permits were also given to Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

As of Friday evening, NOAA Fisheries had not officially published its approval. Multiple agency spokespeople did not respond to requests for information on the permit approvals.

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ALASKA: NOAA Fisheries identifies 77 potential aquaculture opportunity areas in Gulf of Alaska

February 24, 2026 — NOAA Fisheries has identified 77 locations in the Gulf of Alaska that could be suitable for aquaculture operations, following up on an order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump in 2020.

“Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the nation combined, and we should be using that resource to its full potential,” Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said in a release. “This atlas helps identify where aquaculture makes sense in our state waters. It will support creating new job opportunities, strengthen food security for Alaskans, and add to Alaska’s already tremendous seafood industry.”

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Trump freezes East Coast offshore wind projects – again

January 5, 2026 — U.S. President Donald Trump has again frozen development on offshore wind projects on the East Coast, just weeks after a federal judge ruled that his initial attempt to pause development was “arbitrary and capricious.”

“President Trump is prioritizing American fishermen, working waterfronts, and the United States’ national security by pausing offshore wind projects,” New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) Chairman and Chief Strategist Dustin Delano said in response. “These unreliable energy sources are an economic, ecological, and national security threat. Safeguarding the United States includes responsible ocean management, and as stewards of the sea, we’re thankful for this decision to halt offshore wind projects.”

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Judge denies US Wind request to halt Trump administration attacks

December 18, 2025 — A federal judge has declined to issue an injunction that would have protected US Wind from what it says are Trump administration attempts to kill its planned wind farm off Ocean City, for which it already has permits.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher in Baltimore noted in her decision — handed down Tuesday — that US Wind technically could move forward with constructing its wind farm off of Delmarva.

Even though President Donald Trump’s (R) administration has announced its intention to reevaluate the crucial Construction and Operations Plan (COP) approval issued to US Wind during the waning days of President Joe Biden’s (D) administration, it has not actually revoked the permit, Gallagher wrote in her ruling.

In a previous decision, Gallagher preliminarily rejected a request from the Trump administration to remand the permit back to the U.S. Department of the Interior for reconsideration. Gallagher ruled that the government needed to present more information in order for her to make a ruling. But she allowed the department to carry on with any “internal review” of the permit, as desired.

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FLORIDA: Reps. and Dems. show rare unity, oppose plan to drill off Florida coast

December 9, 2025 — There isn’t too much these days that the 20 Republicans and eight Democrats who comprise Florida’s congressional delegation agree upon, but they have united to take a stand together against a proposal to drill for oil off the state’s Gulf coast.

The delegation has joined forces in signing on to a letter sent to President Donald Trump calling for him to honor a moratorium he signed in 2020 banning drilling in the Eastern Gulf and to extend the prohibition into perpetuity to protect the military training conducted there and the state’s tourism industry.

“In 2020, you made the right decision to use ex11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Analysisecutive action to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing off Florida’s gulf and east coasts through 2032, recognizing the incredible value Florida’s pristine coasts have to our state’s economy, environment, and military community,” the letter states.

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EU agrees to trade deal with US, setting tariff rate for goods at 15 percent

July 28, 2025 — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced it has reached a trade deal with the European Union, setting a base tariff rate of 15 percent on E.U. goods.

Trump announced the deal just days before a 1 August deadline that would have seen the E.U.’s effective tariff rate jump to 30 percent. It also came as media reported E.U. diplomats were considering using wide-ranging “anti-coercion” measures, often dubbed the “nuclear option,” as a means of discouraging the tariffs.

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