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Menhaden Fishery Debate Gains National Attention
An ongoing debate over the future of the U.S. Atlantic menhaden fishery has gained national media attention, with the industry pushing back against NGOs and activists.
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Cybersecurity Mandate Concerns Alaska Fishermen
A cybersecurity policy change coming down from the federal government is drawing backlash from Alaska’s commercial fishing industry.
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Fish fights take center stage in Alaska Senate race
A Democrat is betting that years of dwindling fish populations will help her unseat a two-term Republican incumbent.
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$15M Federal Grant Funds Fishing Technology
The grant will fund a “third eye” camera system for fishing nets and autonomous robots for lobstermen.
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Advanced Tech Tracks Right Whale Health
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Nonprofit sues over U.S. push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
Judge finds decades of failures in coastal fisheries management
IFFO reports weak fishmeal and fish oil output as El Niño impacts fisheries
Court order could threaten permits for surviving US wind projects
Judge rules North Carolina breached duty to protect coastal fisheries
Debate over menhaden fishery continues as it gains national media attention
ALASKA: Federal cybersecurity mandate stirs concern in Alaska fishing industry
ALASKA: Fish fights take center stage in Alaska Senate race
OREGON: Oregon crabbers face new requirements
MAINE: Maine’s highest court upholds permit for aquaculture farm proposed near Bar Harbor
ASMFC Stock Assessment Happenings Upcoming Meetings: Atlantic Striped Bass Assessment Workshop, Cobia Methods Workshop, and Spot Stock Assessment Committee Planning Webinars
NOAA Fisheries Announces Closure of 2026 Illex Squid Directed Fishery
$15 million federal grant will fund fishing tech projects
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts Launches “Flat Is Back” Campaign to Promote Local Flounder
- 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: Federal cybersecurity mandate stirs concern in Alaska fishing industry
- ALASKA: Fish fights take center stage in Alaska Senate race
- OREGON: Oregon crabbers face new requirements
State & Local
- Are Environmental Activists Focused on Dolphins or Dollars?
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
- Editorial: Menhaden study should provide data needed for bay management
Opinion
- $15M grant aims to protect New England’s ‘legacy’ seafood industry
- Section 301 tariffs leave US seafood importers with few avenues to avoid rising costs
- Climate-driven disruption, constrained supply adding volatility to aquaculture markets in the back half of 2026
Economic Impact
- Debate over menhaden fishery continues as it gains national media attention
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Closure of 2026 Illex Squid Directed Fishery
- American Tuna Gets a Boost: Increased Bluefin Tuna Quotas Mean More Opportunities for U.S. Fishermen
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
- IFFO reports weak fishmeal and fish oil output as El Niño impacts fisheries
- Seafloor boulders challenge fishermen, and energy developers
- Former Menhaden Vessel F/V Calcasieu Pass Begins Second Life as Artificial Reef Off Delaware
Conservation & Environment
- Nonprofit sues over U.S. push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
- Judge finds decades of failures in coastal fisheries management
- Court order could threaten permits for surviving US wind projects
Legal
- ASMFC Stock Assessment Happenings Upcoming Meetings: Atlantic Striped Bass Assessment Workshop, Cobia Methods Workshop, and Spot Stock Assessment Committee Planning Webinars
- ASMFC StoryMap Highlights Newly Updated Commission Guide to Fisheries Science and Stock Assessments
- Northeast Region Coordinating Council Seeks Peer Reviewers for Future Management Track Stock Assessments