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Offshore wind could affect the scallop Industry
Study Says Offshore Wind Could Impact New Bedford Scallop Industry
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CA lawmakers push back against offshore oil drilling
Opponents warn against environmental risks; supporters say drilling could lower state's high gas prices
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The Future of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
A Conversation with NOAA Senior Scientist Dr. Jason Link
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Panel predicts salmon supply could be tight in 2026
A panel of salmon industry experts at the Global Seafood Market Conference in Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A., are predicting supplies of farmed salmon could be constrained due to relatively flat production.
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Right whale research could help lobster industry
A congressional funding bill that contains $30M for right whale research could also help the lobster industry.
Researchers: parasites help measure in salmon populations
CALIFORNIA: California invests $10 million to restore salmon and steelhead habitats
Maine Sea Grant receives $2M in new NOAA awards to support innovative American lobster research, outreach
NORTH CAROLINA: Coastal cleanup project targets abandoned boats in North Carolina waters
MASSACHUSETTS: Study Says Offshore Wind Could Impact New Bedford Scallop Industry
CALIFORNIA: California lawmakers push back against offshore oil drilling
NORTH CAROLINA: Annual fishing gear recovery kicks off
The Future of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management: A Conversation with Senior Scientist Dr. Jason Link
Expert panel predicts salmon supply could be tight in 2026
$30M for right whale research could also help lobster industry
ASMFC 2026 Winter Meeting Final Agenda and Materials Now Available
LOUISIANA: Science, not assumption, in Louisiana menhaden debate
Federal appeals court urged to reel in fishing monitor rules
Federal judge rules Dominion Energy can resume construction on Virginia Beach offshore wind farm
- US Congressional committee accuses China’s distant-water fishing fleet of intimidation, ecological destruction
- Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Announce $2 million in new NOAA awards to support innovative American lobster research and outreach
- US Senate approves funding for NOAA Fisheries, Department of Commerce
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Study Says Offshore Wind Could Impact New Bedford Scallop Industry
- CALIFORNIA: California lawmakers push back against offshore oil drilling
- CALIFORNIA: California invests $10 million to restore salmon and steelhead habitats
State & Local
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
- Environmental groups’ excessive court challenges are about raising funds, not protecting fisheries
- Addressing consumer concerns about microplastics in seafood
Opinion
- Expert panel predicts salmon supply could be tight in 2026
- Trump’s latest tariff threats would hit more seafood suppliers
- US seafood inflation spiked at grocery stores to end 2025
Economic Impact
- For Louisiana’s Menhaden Fishery, If Science Doesn’t Guide Regulations, What Does?
- Feds plan to meet face-to-face on mining
- Evans Becomes North Pacific Fisheries Management Council’s Fifth Executive Director
Fisheries Management
- US senators demand NOAA Fisheries improve enforcement against illegal red snapper harvesting
- US Coast Guard debriefs Congress on efforts to stop IUU fishing
- $400K worth of stolen Costco lobster meat being investigated in connection to other New England seafood thefts
Enforcement
- UN High Seas Treaty enters into force, drawing praise from NGOs
- Canada announces trade deal with China cutting tariffs on lobster, crab
- Canada, US planning formal trade talks, placing potential tariffs back on horizon
International Trade
- $30M for right whale research could also help lobster industry
- Congress approves more Bay funding than White House sought
- On the Frontlines of Ocean Warming, Maine Plans for What Comes Next
Conservation & Environment
- Federal appeals court urged to reel in fishing monitor rules
- Federal judge rules Dominion Energy can resume construction on Virginia Beach offshore wind farm
- Judge in Virginia Hands Trump 3rd Setback This Week on Wind Farms
Legal
- ASMFC 2026 Winter Meeting Final Agenda and Materials Now Available
- Request for Nominations: Scientific and Statistical Committee – Apply by Jan. 16
- Rutgers Cooperative Extension to Host Introductory Fisheries Science for Stakeholders (IFISSH) Course
Council Actions
- Untangling the Net: Independent Fishermen Push Back Against Bureaucratic Overreach
- NOAA urges boaters to slow down in seasonal whale areas
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Closure of Commercial Atlantic Mackerel Fishery