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Alaska Salmon Harvest Expected to Decline
The lower numbers — the catch is predicted to drop by more than a third — are driven by off year for pink salmon
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Reduced Regulator Tackles Offshore Demands
The Interior Department’s plan to merge offshore regulatory offices comes as both agencies have lost scores of staffers.
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U.S. Expands Buyouts of Wind Lease Holders
The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
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NJ Ratepayers Pay for Canceled Wind Projects
New Jersey ratepayers will foot the bill for unfinished construction as the state abandons massive offshore wind energy plans as a result of President Donald Trump’s attacks on the industry.
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Warming Risks Pacific’s Economic Backbone
Warming water temperatures caused by climate change pose a substantial risk to local tuna populations, threatening Kiribati's economic backbone.
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Another offshore wind firm is seeking a payout as Trump stifles sector
Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna
ALASKA: Biologists forecast a reduced Alaska commercial salmon harvest
Shrunken offshore energy regulator faces an outsize challenge
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
ALASKA: Yukon River Chinook salmon face steep decline amid disease surge and environmental challenges
MARYLAND: U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is angling to relax rules for Maryland fishers
NORTH CAROLINA: Webinar set on developing new blue crab stock assessment
US lawmakers attempt to attach several seafood amendments to Farm Bill
New Jersey ratepayers are on the hook for canceled projects amid Trump’s war on wind
How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
Putting the Fishing Industry First at the Cooperative Research Summit
The Longsoaker promises to bait your pots automatically
- US lawmakers attempt to attach several seafood amendments to Farm Bill
- US secretary of commerce testifies before Senate on Maine lobster, fishery disaster requests, surveys
- FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests
Washington
- ALASKA: Yukon River Chinook salmon face steep decline amid disease surge and environmental challenges
- MARYLAND: U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is angling to relax rules for Maryland fishers
- NORTH CAROLINA: Webinar set on developing new blue crab stock assessment
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
- Another offshore wind firm is seeking a payout as Trump stifles sector
- Trump’s trade wars forcing companies to weigh US value proposition
- Global seafood industry capitalizing on new trade paths, product diversification to meet robust demand in 2026
Economic Impact
- Shrunken offshore energy regulator faces an outsize challenge
- Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
- Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island’s coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Fisheries Management
- US Fish and Wildlife Service seizes 50,000 shark fins in coordinated enforcement
- Hidden scallops scheme lands New Jersey captain, dealer in federal court
- New Jersey Captain and Seafood Buyer Found Guilty of a Multiyear Scallop Harvest Conspiracy
Enforcement
- Activist group deliberately rams Aker krill fishing vessel
- Global Labor Justice demands seafood companies enact enforceable brand agreements to protect fisher rights
- Cooke set to take operational control of Avramar Greece
International Trade
- How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
- Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna
- NOAA Fisheries determines some tope sharks should be listed under the ESA
Conservation & Environment
- In court, Pebble developer says 27 salmon stand in the massive mine’s way
- Offshore wind triumphs over Trump in court, but future projects face delays
- Aleutians East Borough sues Board of Fish over new Area M salmon regulations
Legal
- ASMFC Begins Preparations for Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Stock Assessment
- April 2026 Council Meeting Summary
- ASMFC 2026 Spring Meeting Final Agenda and Materials Now Available