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Alaska Biologists Forecast Normal Bristol Bay Run
Alaska fishery biologists expect next year’s run of sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay — site of the world’s largest sockeye runs — to be about normal.
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NOAA Advances Plan to Reopen Pacific Monument
NOAA Fisheries proposes reopening about 408,000 square miles of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial longline and purse seine fishing after more than a decade of restrictions.
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Chesapeake Menhaden Harvest Faces New Limits
The board received tens of thousands of public comments leading up to the decision.
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Alaska Seafood Harvesting Jobs Rise 4%
Alaska seafood harvesting employment saw its largest increase in over a decade in 2025, ending five years of job losses as salmon, crab, and groundfish activity improved.
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Wild Fish Conservancy Plans Alaska Fisheries Lawsuit
Washington-based Wild Fish Conservancy has announced plans to sue the Alaska Department of Fish and Game over alleged Endangered Species Act violations.
National Aquaculture Association: America First Seafood Strategy needs a larger focus on aquaculture
Maine Lobstermen’s Association celebrates change in Right Whale policy
Dr. Wilson Laney Receives Captain David H. Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to Atlantic Coast Fisheries
Menhaden industry cites rough weather, urges science before cuts
MAINE: Maine Lobstermen’s Association hopeful that right whale data is enough to prevent regulations
ALASKA: Another normal year expected for Bristol Bay sockeye salmon, Alaska biologists say
NOAA moves forward with plan to reopen Pacific monument
Atlantic menhaden board takes steps to limit controversial harvest in the Chesapeake Bay
Seafood harvesting jobs in Alaska increased for the first time in six years
ALASKA: Prince William Sound commercial salmon harvest valued at $49.6M
ASMFC Horseshoe Crab Board Initiates Draft Addendum X to Consider Stakeholder Recommended Changes to the ARM Framework
ASMFC Coastal Sharks Board Sets Specifications for 2027-2031 to Complement the Federal Default Season Start Date and Retention Limits
ALASKA: Alaska seafood harvesting jobs rise 4% after five years of declines
Wild Fish Conservancy says it intends to sue over alleged mismanagement of Alaska fisheries
- Democrat blue wave could reshape US seafood agenda
- US bill would direct EPA to study removing microplastics from the environment
- Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Ballot
Washington
- ALASKA: Another normal year expected for Bristol Bay sockeye salmon, Alaska biologists say
- Seafood harvesting jobs in Alaska increased for the first time in six years
- ALASKA: Prince William Sound commercial salmon harvest valued at $49.6M
State & Local
- Winegrad’s menhaden claims leave out the science — and the people
- Matt Strickler’s menhaden argument leaves working Virginians out of the picture
- Opinion: Reopen the investigation of the F/V Mistress
Opinion
- “It Reaches the Kitchen Table”: Northern Neck Families Warn of Human Cost of Menhaden Restrictions
- Amazon sees quick ROI on perishable goods delivery service, with seafood growth leading the charge
- US commercial seafood landings revenue dropped 3.6 percent in 2024
Economic Impact
- NOAA moves forward with plan to reopen Pacific monument
- Atlantic menhaden board takes steps to limit controversial harvest in the Chesapeake Bay
- National Aquaculture Association: America First Seafood Strategy needs a larger focus on aquaculture
Fisheries Management
- Hawaii fishing industry applauds new federal law targeting tuna fraud
- US Customs and Border Protection expecting USD 8.9 million in tuna mislabeling penalties
- Multiyear undercover investigation takes down illegal commercial fishing operation in Florida
Enforcement
- UN considering proposal to phase out trawling on seamounts
- War in the Middle East continuing to disrupt Iran’s fisheries sector, with estimated millions in losses
- URI to join State Department grant to help feed the future in fisheries
International Trade
- Menhaden industry cites rough weather, urges science before cuts
- Tropical fish off the Massachusetts coast? Warming ocean temperatures changing the catch.
- US data shows shark depredation tripled in Gulf, Southeast Atlantic over 20 years
Conservation & Environment
- Wild Fish Conservancy says it intends to sue over alleged mismanagement of Alaska fisheries
- Washington crab fishermen challenge GPS vessel tracking in court
- Conservation group to sue over Kodiak, Gulf salmon management
Legal
- Dr. Wilson Laney Receives Captain David H. Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to Atlantic Coast Fisheries
- ASMFC Horseshoe Crab Board Initiates Draft Addendum X to Consider Stakeholder Recommended Changes to the ARM Framework
- ASMFC Coastal Sharks Board Sets Specifications for 2027-2031 to Complement the Federal Default Season Start Date and Retention Limits