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Vineyard Wind Blade Incident Cause Unknown
It's been 20 months since a blade broke off the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, and residents whose beaches were littered with potentially toxic debris still don't have any answers.
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Mexican Gangs Fuel Illegal Snapper Harvest
Mexican drug gangs fuel illegal red snapper harvests in Gulf of Mexico
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The blue catfish: If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em
Katie Frazier, was in Suffolk Friday to hand globally-known Suffolk-based Wanchese Fish Company a check for $248,000, which will allow it to quicky process blue catfish.
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The Fragile Hope for Salmon Recovery in Maine
A long-term project to remove or modify dams may clear the way for endangered wild Atlantic salmon to swim freely up to the Sandy River. But it faces opposition from business and lawmakers.
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Rising fuel costs squeeze Washington fishermen
As Dungeness crab season limps to a historically low-volume finish, punishing fuel prices are putting a final dash of salt on an unsavory year for the Washington coast fleet.
Gulf Menhaden Fishery Earns Global Sustainability Recertification Following Rigorous Independent Audit from Marine Stewardship Council
NGOM scallopers brace for lower quota as 2026 season reopens
US Department of Transportation investing USD 489 million in nation’s ports
MASSACHUSETTS: Oil and water: Inside the ‘mystery’ oil spills casting a sheen on New Bedford Harbor
Why the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plans
Amending turtle protection laws proposed to permit cultural use
US bill would give commercial fishers access to USDA programs
As offshore wind projects begin operations, cause of Vineyard Wind blade incident remains unknown
Cartel catch: Mexican drug gangs fuel illegal red snapper harvests in Gulf of Mexico
LOUISIANA: Louisiana moves to reshape fisheries commission
Local Catch Network backs fishermen-first businesses with new federal funding
FLORIDA: Florida’s spiny lobster season closes April 1, reopens Aug. 6
LOUISIANA: Testing During Lent Reveals 50% of Shrimp Dishes Were Imported/Farm- raised in US 190 Corridor Restaurants
VIRGINIA: The blue catfish: If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em
- King, Murkowski Introduce Legislation to Strengthen American Fisheries
- US bill would give commercial fishers access to USDA programs
- Bill to combat illegal foreign seafood harvest passes Senate
Washington
- LOUISIANA: Louisiana moves to reshape fisheries commission
- FLORIDA: Florida’s spiny lobster season closes April 1, reopens Aug. 6
- LOUISIANA: Testing During Lent Reveals 50% of Shrimp Dishes Were Imported/Farm- raised in US 190 Corridor Restaurants
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
- Local Catch Network backs fishermen-first businesses with new federal funding
- US Department of Transportation investing USD 489 million in nation’s ports
- IFFO statistics find fishmeal, fish oil production slowed in January and February
Economic Impact
- As offshore wind projects begin operations, cause of Vineyard Wind blade incident remains unknown
- NGOM scallopers brace for lower quota as 2026 season reopens
- Halibut quota hits record low as fishermen compete for shrinking catch
Fisheries Management
- 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
- Alabama, Gulf Coast senators push NOAA to tighten enforcement against illegal Mexican fishing in Gulf
Enforcement
- Global Labor Justice demands seafood companies enact enforceable brand agreements to protect fisher rights
- Cooke set to take operational control of Avramar Greece
- The hidden cost of fisheries subsidies
International Trade
- Gulf Menhaden Fishery Earns Global Sustainability Recertification Following Rigorous Independent Audit from Marine Stewardship Council
- 50 Years of Environmental Data Can Predict Health and Strandings of Sea Lions Pups in California
- Rice’s whale faces extinction risk as ‘God Squad’ considers oil exemption
Conservation & Environment
- Delaware court clears path for US Wind substation after Sussex, Fenwick lawsuit challenge
- Court finds Gulf of Mexico fishery council appointments unconstitutional
- Habitat protections for Alaska ringed and bearded seals reinstated by appeals court
Legal
- Recovering Green Sea Turtles Prompt New Dialogue on Culture and Sustainable Use in the Western Pacific
- WP Fishery Council Demands Inclusion of Cultural Value in Federal Prioritization Framework
- WP Council Takes Final Action on Commercial Fishing Access in Pacific Marine National Monuments