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Alaska Officials Renew Call for Salmon Protections
Officials in the U.S. state of Alaska are again asking for better protections for salmon in the state’s transboundary rivers.
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Right whale births reported highest since 2009
Whale researchers report endangered North Atlantic right whales have completed their most successful calving season since 2009, with 23 mother-calf pairs to help rebuild a population estimated at only about 380 animals.
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Alaska Salmon Harvest Expected to Decline
The lower numbers — the catch is predicted to drop by more than a third — are driven by off year for pink salmon
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Reduced Regulator Tackles Offshore Demands
The Interior Department’s plan to merge offshore regulatory offices comes as both agencies have lost scores of staffers.
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U.S. Expands Buyouts of Wind Lease Holders
The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
MARYLAND: Maryland lawmakers vote to expand blue catfish pilot program
ASMFC 2026 Spring Meeting Supplemental Materials Now Available
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama could gain more control over their coastal waters under new bill
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ALASKA: Alaskan officials renew calls for better transboundary salmon protections
Right whale births reported highest since 2009
MAINE: Downeast fleet mourns loss of Steuben lobsterman foundApirl
ALASKA: Board of Fish proposal would sub seines for setnets in commercial Cook Inlet fishery
ALASKA: Biologists forecast a reduced Alaska commercial salmon harvest
Shrunken offshore energy regulator faces an outsize challenge
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
ALASKA: Yukon River Chinook salmon face steep decline amid disease surge and environmental challenges
MARYLAND: U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is angling to relax rules for Maryland fishers
NORTH CAROLINA: Webinar set on developing new blue crab stock assessment
- US lawmakers attempt to attach several seafood amendments to Farm Bill
- US secretary of commerce testifies before Senate on Maine lobster, fishery disaster requests, surveys
- FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests
Washington
- ALASKA: Alaskan officials renew calls for better transboundary salmon protections
- MARYLAND: Maryland lawmakers vote to expand blue catfish pilot program
- MAINE: Downeast fleet mourns loss of Steuben lobsterman foundApirl
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
- Another offshore wind firm is seeking a payout as Trump stifles sector
- Trump’s trade wars forcing companies to weigh US value proposition
- Global seafood industry capitalizing on new trade paths, product diversification to meet robust demand in 2026
Economic Impact
- Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama could gain more control over their coastal waters under new bill
- Shrunken offshore energy regulator faces an outsize challenge
- Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
Fisheries Management
- US Fish and Wildlife Service seizes 50,000 shark fins in coordinated enforcement
- Hidden scallops scheme lands New Jersey captain, dealer in federal court
- New Jersey Captain and Seafood Buyer Found Guilty of a Multiyear Scallop Harvest Conspiracy
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
- Right whale births reported highest since 2009
- How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
- Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna
Conservation & Environment
- In court, Pebble developer says 27 salmon stand in the massive mine’s way
- Offshore wind triumphs over Trump in court, but future projects face delays
- Aleutians East Borough sues Board of Fish over new Area M salmon regulations
Legal
- ASMFC 2026 Spring Meeting Supplemental Materials Now Available
- ASMFC Begins Preparations for Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Stock Assessment
- April 2026 Council Meeting Summary