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Alaska Tribe Preserves Salmon Fishing Culture
How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture
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Maine Senators Question Ropeless Gear Mandate
Maine's two U.S. senators are pushing back on federal efforts to make ropeless gear the centerpiece of North Atlantic right whale conservation
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California Plans Deepest Floating Wind Farm
California plans to transform Humboldt Bay into a hub for floating offshore wind power to help reach its 100% clean energy goal by 2045.
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Lawmakers Urge Extension of Russian Seafood Ban
Last week on March 30 the Alaska Legislature passed a resolution [HJR 29] supporting the continued federal ban on Russian seafood being imported into the U.S.
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NFWF Awards $3.4M for Fishery Data Upgrades
Grants will support efficient fisheries data collection and expand innovations to new fisheries
Conservation group sues over Alaska pollock trawling claiming practice harms fur seal population
MAINE: Collins, King raise ropeless gear concerns to federal policymakers
Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans
NEW YORK: Looking to Ease Fuel Tax Burden on Fishing Industry
POSTPONED: Mariana Islands Community Consultation Meetings
ALASKA: ‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture
MAINE: Maine senators raise red flags on ropeless gear mandate
WASHINGTON: Washington pink shrimp season lands 22.2M pounds
Tiny plankton have big impact on harmful algal bloom predictions, data reveal
CALIFORNIA: Inside California’s audacious bid to build the world’s deepest floating wind farm
ALASKA: State legislators urge federal government to extend Russian seafood ban
NFWF Announces $3.4 Million in Grants to Modernize Data Collection in U.S. Fisheries
Environmental group sues feds over Alaskan fur seals
ALASKA: All gear catch limit for SEAK Chinook salmon jumps to 207,400 fish
- Collins, King Raise Ropeless Gear Concerns to Federal Policymakers
- Trump proposes USD 1.6 billion cut to NOAA
- NOAA officially reopens Northeast Canyons monument to commercial fishing
Washington
- MAINE: Maine senators raise red flags on ropeless gear mandate
- WASHINGTON: Washington pink shrimp season lands 22.2M pounds
- MAINE: Collins, King raise ropeless gear concerns to federal policymakers
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
- US sushi industry soars to USD 22 billion valuation with little signs of slowing, NFI Sushi Council report finds
- Northern Gulf of Maine scallop payday
- ‘Really challenging’: Fuel surge hits Hawaii drivers, fishing industry
Economic Impact
- Guam draws a line in the ocean as feds push seabed mining closer to home
- How the US rebuilt a collapsed fishery
- Trump budget proposal targets NOAA
Fisheries Management
- More than $65K worth of unreported fish eggs seized in Alaska
- Cartel catch: Mexican drug gangs fuel illegal red snapper harvests in Gulf of Mexico
- NOAA issues USD 222,902 in penalties over mislabeling tuna imports
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
- Arctic sea hits record low, while Bering Sea ice surges
- Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters
- “Remarkable” sea ice conditions in Bering Sea this winter as Arctic-wide sea ice hits record low
Conservation & Environment
- Conservation group sues over Alaska pollock trawling claiming practice harms fur seal population
- Environmental group sues feds over Alaskan fur seals
- Mississippi judge rules private oyster lease scheme is unconstitutional
Legal
- POSTPONED: Mariana Islands Community Consultation Meetings
- NEFMC: Reminder – April Council Meeting and Public Comment
- Recovering Green Sea Turtles Prompt New Dialogue on Culture and Sustainable Use in the Western Pacific