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Supreme Court Weighs Lobster GPS Tracker Case
The Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a lobster fisherman’s challenge to electronic boat tracking requirements, a case that could have broad implications for the U.S. commercial fishing industry.
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$100M in Habitat Funding Targets U.S. Fisheries
NOAA is directing $103 million toward habitat restoration projects across the country, with several of the largest awards aimed at improving habitat for commercially important salmon, shrimp, oysters, and other species.
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El Niño Disrupts Shipping and Fish Behavior
El Niño is here, and forecasters warn that it’s likely to be bigger and stronger in 2026-27 than any El Niño event recorded in at least 150 years.
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Alaska governor candidates split on fisheries
Alaska’s four candidates for governor debated fisheries policy in Kodiak, outlining how their administrations could reshape fisheries management and affect the state’s commercial fishing industry.
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NOAA Awards $103M for Fisheries Habitat
Sixteen new projects across the country will ensure fish have access to the high quality habitats they need to sustain their populations.
Dutch Harbor genetics lab monitors hotly contested chum salmon bycatch numbers
Pacific bluefin tuna will get some help as countries agree to new harvest strategy
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement
More than $100 million in habitat funding targets key US fisheries
2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat
ASMFC public hearings on menhaden
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to Meet October 6-8, 2026, in Duck, NC
Lawsuits challenge deep-sea mining in Marianas, American Samoa
CALIFORNIA: California regulators approve 2,000-acre commercial kelp farm
NFI Becomes the National Seafood Association
ALASKA: Alaska governor candidates split on fisheries
$103 Million in NOAA Funding Awarded to Restore Habitat for Fisheries
Nine Species of Deep-Sea Sponges Discovered in Alaska
Western Pacific Scientists Chart Research Needs for Reopened Fisheries, Review Regulatory Changes
- US House votes to give Justice Department more tools to go after trade violations
- US House passes bill delaying start of new right whale rules
- US House votes to extend pause on new lobster regulations for seven years
Washington
- CALIFORNIA: California regulators approve 2,000-acre commercial kelp farm
- ALASKA: Alaska governor candidates split on fisheries
- ALASKA: Alaska gubernatorial candidates vow support for the seafood industry while revealing some splits
State & Local
- USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards
- Opinion on The Maine Lobstermen Decision and Recent Federal Fisheries Actions
- Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future
Opinion
- Tinned fish riding high protein wave to sales growth
- American Seafoods thriving, despite challenging Alaska pollock season
- USDA announces another USD 6 million to expand invasive catfish processing
Economic Impact
- ASMFC public hearings on menhaden
- Gulf shrimp advocate urges federal caution in aquaculture expansion
- Atlantic tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries see mixed outlook
Fisheries Management
- 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
- US pledges USD 17 million to fight IUU fishing in the Pacific Islands
Enforcement
- Pacific bluefin tuna will get some help as countries agree to new harvest strategy
- 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
International Trade
- More than $100 million in habitat funding targets key US fisheries
- 2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat
- $103 Million in NOAA Funding Awarded to Restore Habitat for Fisheries
Conservation & Environment
- Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement
- Lawsuits challenge deep-sea mining in Marianas, American Samoa
- Court rejects fishermen’s gag grouper challenge
Legal
- Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to Meet October 6-8, 2026, in Duck, NC
- Western Pacific Scientists Chart Research Needs for Reopened Fisheries, Review Regulatory Changes
- Council to Take Up Fishing Access, Regulatory Actions at September Meeting