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NOAA to Rebuild Historic Beaufort Science Lab
New North Carolina facility will continue to provide world-class NOAA science nationwide
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MSC Reports Record Fishery Re-Certifications
Arecord number of fisheries re-certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard in the past year, according to the organization’s latest annual report.
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Gray Whale Protections Face Legal Challenge
Environmental groups take steps to sue to compel new protections for gray whales
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Whale deaths on West Coast could hit record high
2026 might very well become the deadliest year on record for whales on the United States’s West Coast.
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El Niño Disrupts Pacific Marine Food Web
As the 2026 El Niño strengthens in the equatorial Pacific, satellites are capturing the first major signs of disruption to the marine food web.
Maine lobster protected: Canada removes seafood from retaliatory tariffs
NOAA opens $4.6M for bycatch reduction projects
Section 301 tariffs hitting seafood importers hard, but experts advise there are small mitigative levers to pull
NOAA to rebuild historic science lab in Beaufort, North Carolina
MSC annual report highlights record year for seafood certification program
Environmental groups take steps to sue to compel new protections for gray whales
A River Reborn: Restoring a Stronghold for Hood Canal Summer-Run Chum Salmon
ALASKA: St. Paul’s new research vessel marks a milestone in effort to rebuild local economy
MAINE: Maine’s Department of Marine Resources reopens menhaden harvest on August 31
Whale deaths on West Coast could hit record high this year
El Niño is disrupting the Pacific’s marine food web from the bottom up
Beyond the salmon crisis: Northwest may face broad loss of freshwater species
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts pantry uses haddock chowder to stretch food budgets, and boost protein options
CALIFORNIA: US lawmakers protest Trump’s move to end California’s say on coastal development
- US Senate bill would incentivize offshore wind development, despite Trump buyouts
- US bill would strengthen “Buy American” provisions for school lunch program
- Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
Washington
- ALASKA: St. Paul’s new research vessel marks a milestone in effort to rebuild local economy
- MAINE: Maine’s Department of Marine Resources reopens menhaden harvest on August 31
- MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts pantry uses haddock chowder to stretch food budgets, and boost protein options
State & Local
- Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future
- Are Environmental Activists Focused on Dolphins or Dollars?
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
Opinion
- Maine lobster protected: Canada removes seafood from retaliatory tariffs
- Section 301 tariffs hitting seafood importers hard, but experts advise there are small mitigative levers to pull
- USDA announces grants to extend cold chain to food assistance programs
Economic Impact
- NOAA Fisheries moves to extend moratorium on new Gulf shrimp permits
- Navigating the Red Tide Labyrinth: Science to Guide Future Fisheries Management
- Office of Seafood shifts from launch to strategy as outreach expands
Fisheries Management
- Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hampering progress on fighting illegal fishing, research finds
- US embassy launched IUU reporting hub in the Philippines
- US State Department looking for NGO partner to shine light on forced labor and IUU fishing
Enforcement
- EUSeA regrets exclusion of aquatic foods from EU protein agenda Fisheries and Aquaculture Vision 2040 must deliver an EU Blue Foods Action Plan
- Aquatic animal and terrestrial meat trades now almost on par, FAO report finds
- Our Ocean Conference results in USD 6.4 billion in global commitments toward blue economic advancements
International Trade
- MSC annual report highlights record year for seafood certification program
- A River Reborn: Restoring a Stronghold for Hood Canal Summer-Run Chum Salmon
- NOAA opens $4.6M for bycatch reduction projects
Conservation & Environment
- Environmental groups take steps to sue to compel new protections for gray whales
- DC Circuit upholds FERC approval of Louisiana LNG terminal
- Judge grants preliminary approval for a USD 2.25 million settlement over Dungeness crab price-fixing
Legal
- States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II
- PFMC Agenda Updates Moving to Council Website Notifications
- Meeting Summary and Motions from the August 12 Joint Meeting of the MAFMC & ASMFC Management Boards for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish