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Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Niño
Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Niño causes tuna, anchovies and other top catches to migrate to cooler waters.
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Kevin Stokesbury Named Inaugural SMAST Dean
Made possible by Donna and Robert Manning, the endowed deanship honors Stokesbury's extraordinary research and impact on sustainable fisheries
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State Pier Delays Squeeze Working Waterfront
Seven years after part of the State Pier closed, the state seeks bids for a $31 million repair.
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The Scramble for the Open Seas
What Happens When Oceans Are Up for Grabs
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Aquaculture Industry Pushes Back on Salmon Claims
U.K. environmental charity WildFish recently stepped up efforts on its “Off the table” campaign, with more than 120 global chefs now pledging to take salmon farmed in the ocean off their menus.
Washington Examiner Op-ed Gets the Facts Wrong on Menhaden, American Jobs and Fisheries Management
Opinion: Reopen the investigation of the F/V Mistress
Commercial fishers ask NOAA to downlist Atlantic sturgeon
CALIFORNIA: California governor signs Dungeness crab fishing reforms into law
Washington Post Osprey Story Blurs the Line Between Science and Special Interests
MAINE: Nor’easter may have affected algae bloom off coast of Maine
Wind farms and rescue helicopters don’t mix, fishermen warned years ago. They were right
FLORIDA: Southwest Florida shrimpers battle an economic storm
CALIFORNIA: Cold storage industry laments signing of California bills increasing fines, requirements
Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Niño
Kevin Stokesbury named inaugural Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Dean of SMAST
Applicants Sought to Conduct Phase II of the Pilot Regional Industry-Based Bottom Trawl Survey Proposals Due December 4, 2026
Pacific Fishery Management Council moves to redefine sardine stock, eliminating rebuilding plan
USDA awards USD 2 million in Alaska pollock contracts
- US Congress sends Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act to Trump
- US Senator Ed Markey blocks quick passage of Bycatch Reduction Act
- Farm Bill 2.0 included new provisions for fishing, seafood
Washington
- CALIFORNIA: California governor signs Dungeness crab fishing reforms into law
- MASSACHUSETTS: Slow progress on dilapidated State Pier causes waterfront squeeze
- MAINE: Nor’easter may have affected algae bloom off coast of Maine
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
- USDA awards USD 2 million in Alaska pollock contracts
- Diesel at $6.52 squeezes fishing fleets as lobster demand sags
- Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
Economic Impact
- Washington Examiner Op-ed Gets the Facts Wrong on Menhaden, American Jobs and Fisheries Management
- Pacific Fishery Management Council moves to redefine sardine stock, eliminating rebuilding plan
- WPRFMC to develop experimental fishing permit to collect information on commercial fishing in Papahānaumokuākea
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
- 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
- Commercial fishers ask NOAA to downlist Atlantic sturgeon
- Aquaculture stakeholders push back against claims made in chef-led, anti-salmon farming campaign
- Washington Post Osprey Story Blurs the Line Between Science and Special Interests
Conservation & Environment
- Maine lobsterman takes GPS tracker fight to Supreme Court, calls it ‘government surveillance’
- NORTH CAROLINA: NC appeals ruling that it mismanaged the state’s coastal fisheries
- 21 states challenge ESA changes that could affect US fisheries
Legal
- 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
- Council Takes Action on Scallops, Herring, and Habitat; Elects Officers