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Vineyard Wind blade break investigation isn’t done
Seventeen months on the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has continued to investigate what caused one of the Vineyard Wind blades to fail in July 2024.
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Sea lions keep gorging on endangered salmon
Efforts to stop Pacific sea lions from feasting on endangered salmon and steelhead have largely failed despite millions of taxpayer dollars spent on those efforts, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
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Trump admin moves to revoke MA offshore wind permit
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. to "remand," or reconsider, its approval of the construction and operations plan for the projects, New England Wind 1 and 2
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BOEM may revoke New England Wind 1 approval
If the federal government’s request is granted in court, it would be a blow to the project, which plans to invest in New Bedford.
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Tool Uses NASA Data to Take Temperature of Rivers
New research uses more than 40 years of data from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Landsat satellites to help dam operators improve the health of salmon fisheries.
Scientists did not recommend a 54 percent cut to the menhaden TAC
Broad coalition promotes Senate aquaculture bill
Chesapeake Bay region leaders approve revised agreement, commit to cleanup through 2040
ALASKA: Contamination safeguards of transboundary mining questioned
Federal government decides it won’t list American eel as species at risk
US Congress holds hearing on sea lion removals and salmon predation
New analysis: No, scientists didn’t “recommend” a 54% menhaden cut
The Wild Fish Conservancy’s never-ending lawsuits
Delaware judge pauses US Wind appeal in wake of new law
Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler sue over Columbia River hatcheries
NOAA Fisheries Re-Opens Comment Period on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
MASSACHUSETTS: Seventeen months on, Vineyard Wind blade break investigation isn’t done
Sea lions keep gorging on endangered salmon despite 2018 law
Trump administration moves to revoke key permit from another offshore wind project proposed near Mass.
- Broad coalition promotes Senate aquaculture bill
- US Congress holds hearing on sea lion removals and salmon predation
- Offshore aquaculture advocates send joint letter to US lawmakers pushing for MARA passage
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Seventeen months on, Vineyard Wind blade break investigation isn’t done
- ALASKA: Contamination safeguards of transboundary mining questioned
- ALASKA: Terry Haines/Kodiak Daily Mirror: Report cards for sablefish and cod stocks
State & Local
- NY fishermen say horseshoe crab management is working
- DO WE REALLY WANT POLITICIANS TO MANAGE OUR FISHERIES?
- Op-ed: From docks to dinner plates, Sea Grant delivers real value for working waterfronts
Opinion
- Moody’s predicts decline of US port sector in 2026
- Inflation drives down frozen, ambient seafood sales at US retailers in October
- National Fisheries Institute Applauds President Trump on Tariff Modifications and Swiss Trade Agreement
Economic Impact
- Trump administration moves to revoke key permit from another offshore wind project proposed near Mass.
- BOEM to consider revoking New England Wind 1 approval
- NOAA Fisheries Re-Opens Comment Period on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
Fisheries Management
- US Department of Justice indicts Florida seafood company over alleged price-fixing
- Ex-CFO given prison sentence for stealing money from the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Canada-led patrol of North Pacific uncovers 39 potential incidents of IUU
Enforcement
- Federal government decides it won’t list American eel as species at risk
- Europe’s Green Energy Rush Slashed Emissions—and Crippled the Economy
- NGOs call for WCPFC to adopt transshipment rules, echo calls for South Pacific albacore management procedure
International Trade
- Sea lions keep gorging on endangered salmon despite 2018 law
- Chesapeake Bay region leaders approve revised agreement, commit to cleanup through 2040
- USD 12 million awarded for restoring fish habitats, growing oysters in Long Island Sound
Conservation & Environment
- The Wild Fish Conservancy’s never-ending lawsuits
- Delaware judge pauses US Wind appeal in wake of new law
- Wild Fish Conservancy and The Conservation Angler sue over Columbia River hatcheries
Legal
- Reminder: Mid-Atlantic Council Solicits Public Input on Essential Fish Habitat Amendment
- NEFMC: Reminder December Council Meeting Starts 12/2/25
- Directed Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Closure Effective 6 PM, November 24, 2025