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Lily Jean loss prompts formal investigation
More than a month after the vessel Lily Jean sank 25 miles off Cape Ann, state and federal investigators are still working to determine what caused the loss of the Gloucester-based vessel and all seven people aboard.
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Tariff lawsuits advance after court mandate
The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a mandate that moves multiple lawsuits on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs forward on the path toward refunds.
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Fishermen challenge federal limits in First Circuit
A 50-year-old government authority in charge of fishing policy is unconstitutional, the group told the court.
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Iran war disrupts trade routes; freight indexes tick
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have had an immediate effect on global trade patterns as both air and ocean routes in the region have closed.
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A seasonal check-in for Maine’s lobster industry
A Maine lobsterman weighs recent catch levels, rising regulatory costs, and the future of the state’s lobster industry.
MARYLAND: Gov. Moore sends federal disaster funding request on current state of fishery
US lawmakers introduce marine carbon dioxide removal bill
BEN LANDRY: Call to shut down menhaden fishery is unwarranted
MARYLAND: Maryland requests disaster declaration for Chesapeake oyster fishery
MASSACHUSETTS: Two Local Banks Step Up to Manage Lily Jean Charitable Fund
Immigration, trade policies, rising operational costs among top pressures affecting US restaurants in 2026
MASSACHUSETTS: Lily Jean loss sparks formal investigation as fishing community rallies
Tariff lawsuits begin moving forward as US federal court issues mandate
Fishermen cast federal limits as untenable before First Circuit
UL Lafayette biologists discuss new research on using invasive carp as crawfish bait
MAINE: Great Northern Salmon announces multiple strategic partnerships for Maine-based salmon RAS
ASMFC Releases 2025 Annual Report
Iran war disrupts trade routes; freight indexes tick up
MAINE: A seasonal check-in for Maine’s lobster industry
- US lawmakers introduce marine carbon dioxide removal bill
- US lawmakers ask government to provide financial aid for shellfish sector
- Republican Farm Bill renewal would create USDA aquaculture advisory committee
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Lily Jean loss sparks formal investigation as fishing community rallies
- MARYLAND: Gov. Moore sends federal disaster funding request on current state of fishery
- MAINE: Great Northern Salmon announces multiple strategic partnerships for Maine-based salmon RAS
State & Local
- BEN LANDRY: Call to shut down menhaden fishery is unwarranted
- Peter Navarro: Trump lifts Biden’s fish ban to lower your grocery bill
- American seafood is national security — and Washington is failing fishermen
Opinion
- Immigration, trade policies, rising operational costs among top pressures affecting US restaurants in 2026
- Northern Wind turns to consolidation and value-added meals in the wake of low scallop quotas
- Trade lawyers predict tariff refunds will take months
Economic Impact
- Free to Fish a Marine Monument
- U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Report Progress After Resuming Offshore Work
- Trump reopens vast swath of waters off northeastern coast to commercial fishing
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
- Iran war disrupts trade routes; freight indexes tick up
- Migrant fishers’ deaths at sea tied to unchecked captain power, study shows
- FAO study estimates 20 percent of seafood is subject to fraud
International Trade
- Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves
- The rare issue uniting Trump and green groups: Blocking Pebble mine
- Right whale ambassadors celebrate baby boom
Conservation & Environment
- Tariff lawsuits begin moving forward as US federal court issues mandate
- Fishermen cast federal limits as untenable before First Circuit
- Human trafficking lawsuit against US shrimp importer wins appeal, back in court
Legal
- ASMFC Releases 2025 Annual Report
- Materials and Webinar Details for March 5, 2026 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board Meeting Now Available
- ASMFC Habitat Hotline Atlantic 2025 Issue Now Available
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