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Real-Time Alerts Aim to Cut Right Whale Strikes
A new real-time messaging network uses a well-established maritime navigation safety technology—the Automatic Identification System—to reduce the risk of vessel strikes involving North Atlantic right whales.
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US House votes to end Trump tariffs on Canada
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, setting the bill up for a vote in the Senate.
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More Republicans buck Trump on offshore wind
A growing number of House Republicans are openly questioning the Trump administration’s assertion that offshore wind projects pose a risk to national security.
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Mass AG Pushes Back on Offshore Wind Halt Effort
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump Administration’s effort to halt development of the New England Wind 1 offshore wind project.
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Council Recommends Big Gulf of Alaska Cod Increase
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has recommended a big increase in Gulf of Alaska (GOA) cod catch limits for 2026 and 2027.
US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Hiring Recreational Fisheries Surveyors for 2026 Season
ALASKA: Indigenous concerns surface as U.S. agency considers seabed mining in Alaskan waters
Seasonal Survey for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery on the Eastern Part of Georges Bank Project
ALASKA: Pacific cod quota updated mid-season for Kodiak area fishermen
NOAA leaps forward on collaborative approach for red snapper
Maryland congressman asks for fishery disaster funds for state oystermen
Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strikes
US House votes to end Trump tariffs on Canada
More Republicans buck Trump on offshore wind
Louisiana wildlife agents use drone to spot illegal oyster harvesting
CALIFORNIA: Ropeless crab gear cleared for spring Dungeness fishery; grants offered.
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Input on Groundfish Rules Proposed to Reduce Entanglements
MASSACHUSETTS: State AG pushing back on effort to halt development of offshore wind
- More Republicans buck Trump on offshore wind
- Trump opens massive Atlantic marine monument to commercial fishing
- Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Hiring Recreational Fisheries Surveyors for 2026 Season
- ALASKA: Indigenous concerns surface as U.S. agency considers seabed mining in Alaskan waters
- Louisiana wildlife agents use drone to spot illegal oyster harvesting
State & Local
- American seafood is national security — and Washington is failing fishermen
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
- Environmental groups’ excessive court challenges are about raising funds, not protecting fisheries
Opinion
- US House votes to end Trump tariffs on Canada
- Trump admin confirms trade deal with India, cutting tariffs to 18 percent
- Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices
Economic Impact
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council recommends big increase to 2026 Gulf of Alaska cod catch
- NOAA leaps forward on collaborative approach for red snapper
- Trump proclamation aims to unleash commercial fishing in Atlantic
Fisheries Management
- Alabama, Gulf Coast senators push NOAA to tighten enforcement against illegal Mexican fishing in Gulf
- US senators demand NOAA Fisheries improve enforcement against illegal red snapper harvesting
- US Coast Guard debriefs Congress on efforts to stop IUU fishing
Enforcement
- US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry
- WTO hands out first tranche of grants to help developing countries meet terms of fishing subsidy deal
- EU, India sign “mother of all” free trade deals, zero out tariffs on seafood
International Trade
- Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strikes
- NOAA Fisheries Seeks Input on Groundfish Rules Proposed to Reduce Entanglements
- Rising ocean temperatures could devastate scallop fishery
Conservation & Environment
- Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume
- Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects
- Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind Receives Injunction Against Trump Administration
Legal
- Fishers, Scientists and Community Invited to Talk Shark Depredation
- ASMFC 2026 Winter Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries and Motions Now Available
- Remembrance of the F/V Lily Jean
Council Actions
- Untangling the Net: Independent Fishermen Push Back Against Bureaucratic Overreach
- NOAA urges boaters to slow down in seasonal whale areas
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Closure of Commercial Atlantic Mackerel Fishery