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Maine Lobster Suit Raises Free Speech Issues
Alawsuit launched by the Maine lobster industry against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation appeared before the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals on 27 July, and judges were reportedly concerned about its impact to Fi
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A challenging but ‘priceless’ life of a lobsterman
After more than 40 years on the water, Tom O’Reilly shows an Independent reporter why he would have it no other way.
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Ocean observatories start to be re-deployed
Scientists have begun to re-deploy ocean monitoring equipment yanked from Pacific Northwest waters by the Trump administration in September.
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Two Years Later, Vineyard Wind Probe Continues
Two years after a Vineyard Wind turbine blade collapsed and scattered debris across Nantucket, the federal investigation into the incident remains ongoing with no timeline for completion.
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El Niño Brings Unusual Sea Creatures to U.S.
An intensifying El Niño is forecast to make it "a sharky summer" off the California coast, with greater numbers of white sharks arriving with warmer waters from the south, but they are far from the only marine life e
WASHINGTON: Rise of the Black Cod, Once seldom sought, sablefish becomes a best seller in Ilwaco
Lawsuit accuses Amazon of false seafood sustainability claims, greenwashing
MAINE: Scientists have begun to re-deploy ocean monitoring equipment yanked from Pacific Northwest waters by the Trump administration in September.
Maine lobster industry lawsuit against Monterey Bay Aquarium caught in wider First Amendment debate
MASSACHUSETTS: A challenging but ‘priceless’ life of a lobsterman
Search for old female rockfish sends Oregon scientists to inactive underwater volcano
Conservation group asks New Jersey to take action over biomedical bleeding of horseshoe crabs
Join Community Meetings to Discuss American Samoa’s Large Vessel Prohibited Area
Department of the Interior Proposes Targeted Updates to Arctic Exploratory Drilling Rule to Advance American Energy Dominance
Northwest’s yanked ocean observatories start to return to sea
Two Years After Vineyard Wind Blade Failure, Government Investigation Still Not Completed
El Niño’s ‘whole different ocean’ to send odd sea creatures to US
US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
MASSACHUSETTS: Horseshoe crab populations hit record highs in Cape Cod waters after decades of protection
- US representatives introduce bipartisan bill to undo Trump’s ESA rollback
- US senators call for sanctions on vessels that support China’s distant water fishing fleet
- US House passes bill authorizing FDA to destroy food imports violating standards
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: A challenging but ‘priceless’ life of a lobsterman
- WASHINGTON: Rise of the Black Cod, Once seldom sought, sablefish becomes a best seller in Ilwaco
- MAINE: Scientists have begun to re-deploy ocean monitoring equipment yanked from Pacific Northwest waters by the Trump administration in September.
State & Local
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
- Editorial: Menhaden study should provide data needed for bay management
- Column: New paper’s menhaden claims not backed by evidence
Opinion
- US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
- Industry groups launch US Shrimp Coalition to defend imports
- Giant Eagle becomes latest retailer to lower prices amid US grocery sales slowdown
Economic Impact
- Department of the Interior Proposes Targeted Updates to Arctic Exploratory Drilling Rule to Advance American Energy Dominance
- Two Years After Vineyard Wind Blade Failure, Government Investigation Still Not Completed
- Trump administration took funding dedicated to fighting IUU fishing and used it for the World Cup
Fisheries Management
- NOAA again cites Mexico for illegal fishing as Southern Shrimp Alliance calls for seafood import ban
- NOAA identifies six foreign governments engaging in IUU fishing, including Russia and China
- CALIFORNIA: California seafood restaurant fined for violating commercial fishing laws
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
- Conservation group asks New Jersey to take action over biomedical bleeding of horseshoe crabs
- El Niño’s ‘whole different ocean’ to send odd sea creatures to US
- American Icons: Reviving the River Herring
Conservation & Environment
- Maine lobster industry lawsuit against Monterey Bay Aquarium caught in wider First Amendment debate
- Lawsuit accuses Amazon of false seafood sustainability claims, greenwashing
- Court issues order to disburse USD 152.2 million related to tuna price-fixing lawsuits
Legal
- Join Community Meetings to Discuss American Samoa’s Large Vessel Prohibited Area
- Final Supplemental Materials for ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Now Available
- ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Supplemental Materials Now Available