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Pollock Industry at Center of Alaska Senate Race
Bycatch has become a major issue in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, with Sen. Dan Sullivan and challenger Mary Peltola facing scrutiny over their approaches to regulating trawling and reducing incidental catches.
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Algal bloom is intensifying offshore in Maine waters
The algal bloom that has been spreading off the Maine coast for weeks is shifting, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
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Pollock Trawlers Feel Targeted in Alaska Race
The pollock industry, America’s largest fishery, has been hit with a tsunami of popular discontent in Alaska this election season, with loud demands for a ban on trawling.
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Supreme Court Rejects Lobster GPS Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that argued against 24/7 GPS monitoring of the Maine's lobster fishing fleet.
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Menhaden Workers Caught in Fishery Debate
Ocean Harvesters and Omega Protein employees warn proposed cuts of up to 50% to Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvests could reduce pay and threaten jobs in a fishery supporting about 510 workers.
Celebrate National Seafood Month by Choosing American Seafood
Justices decline to take up Maine boat monitor case
US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maine lobster boat tracking rule
Menhaden debate puts fishermen under pressure
Whit Fosburgh Misstates Menhaden Science on Qualified Captain Podcast and Overlooks American Fishing Families
Fishermen challenge red snapper permits
ALASKA: Pollock industry, Senate race and culture collide in a fight over fish
MAINE: Algal bloom is intensifying offshore in Maine waters
ALASKA: Pollock trawlers feel cast as the villains of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
Fishermen challenge red snapper permits
Applicants Sought to Conduct Phase II of the Pilot Regional Industry-Based Bottom Trawl Survey
Latest IFFO report shows August uptick in fishmeal, but near-decade lows for year overall
Multiyear undercover investigation takes down illegal commercial fishing operation in Florida
US Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to lobster GPS monitoring case
- Celebrate National Seafood Month by Choosing American Seafood
- Trump tried to make allies of fishermen. Some are turning on him
- US senator moves to raise tariffs on Ecuadorian shrimp
Washington
- ALASKA: Pollock industry, Senate race and culture collide in a fight over fish
- MAINE: Algal bloom is intensifying offshore in Maine waters
- ALASKA: Pollock trawlers feel cast as the villains of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
State & Local
- Opinion: Reopen the investigation of the F/V Mistress
- NEFSA’S JASON JOYCE: Before blaming fishermen, Chesapeake Bay needs better menhaden data
- USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
Opinion
- Latest IFFO report shows August uptick in fishmeal, but near-decade lows for year overall
- USDA awards USD 2 million in Alaska pollock contracts
- Diesel at $6.52 squeezes fishing fleets as lobster demand sags
Economic Impact
- Fishermen challenge red snapper permits
- Menhaden debate puts fishermen under pressure
- Fishermen challenge red snapper permits
Fisheries Management
- Multiyear undercover investigation takes down illegal commercial fishing operation in Florida
- NOAA proposal could change protections for NC right whales, turtles
- US Department of Labor recovers USD 732,976 in unpaid wages for workers at Florida seafood buffet
Enforcement
- Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Niño
- The Scramble for the Open Seas
- UN, in collab with WWF, publishes new Ocean Investment Protocol
International Trade
- NOAA Fisheries confirms 76 large whale entanglements in 2025
- California tops U.S. in whale entanglements, NOAA report finds
- Commercial fishers ask NOAA to downlist Atlantic sturgeon
Conservation & Environment
- Justices decline to take up Maine boat monitor case
- US Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to lobster GPS monitoring case
- US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maine lobster boat tracking rule
Legal
- Applicants Sought to Conduct Phase II of the Pilot Regional Industry-Based Bottom Trawl Survey
- Applicants Sought to Conduct Phase II of the Pilot Regional Industry-Based Bottom Trawl Survey Proposals Due December 4, 2026
- Kitty Simonds Receives Outstanding Contribution to Pacific Coast Fisheries Award