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VIMS Seeks Input on Offshore Wind Impacts
VIMS is surveying seafood processors, dealers, and other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal businesses to measure the economic value of shoreside industries before potential offshore wind development.
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Appeals Court Revives Lobster Defamation Suit
A federal appeals court questioned whether the Maine lobster industry’s lawsuit against Monterey Bay Aquarium can proceed, citing concerns the defamation case could have broader First Amendment implications.
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Survey Examines Offshore Wind's Seafood Impact
VIMS researchers are surveying Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal businesses to measure the economic value of shoreside industries before potential offshore wind development.
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Long-Awaited Groundfish Rules Take Effect
fter months of uncertainty that left New England groundfishermen planning around regulations that had yet to take effect, NOAA Fisheries has cleared the second major regulatory hurdle for the 2026 fishing year.
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Maine Lobster Suit Raises Free Speech Issues
Alawsuit launched by the Maine lobster industry against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation appeared before the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals on 27 July, and judges were reportedly concerned about its impact to Fi
NEFMC given Trump priorities on scallop fishery, but rollout process remains murky
Coalition of 25 US states sue Trump administration over tariffs
Fishermen move to intervene in Northeast marine monument case
Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast
VIRGINIA: Dominion says Virginia offshore wind project 81% complete
New England fishermen ask to weigh in on Seamounts marine monument lawsuit
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Calls on Seafood Businesses to Participate in Regional Offshore Wind Impact Survey
Appeals Court Says Fishermen’s Claim in Lobster Defamation Suit Raises First Amendment Questions
Survey seeks impact of offshore wind power on seafood businesses
VIRGINIA: ASMFC Advances Menhaden Addendum for Public Comment Despite No Clear Definition of the Problem It Seeks to Solve
ALASKA: Inside the overlooked world of Bristol Bay’s salmon tenders
Louisiana shrimpers challenge federal TED rule at 5th Circuit
ASMFC Coastal Pelagics Board Sets Atlantic Cobia Total Harvest Quota and Recreational Measures for 2027 Fishing Season
US Senate Democrats move to restore definition of “harm” in ESA in response to Trump order
- US Senate Democrats move to restore definition of “harm” in ESA in response to Trump order
- US representatives introduce bipartisan bill to undo Trump’s ESA rollback
- US senators call for sanctions on vessels that support China’s distant water fishing fleet
Washington
- VIRGINIA: ASMFC Advances Menhaden Addendum for Public Comment Despite No Clear Definition of the Problem It Seeks to Solve
- ALASKA: Inside the overlooked world of Bristol Bay’s salmon tenders
- WASHINGTON: ICE reportedly conducting “soft raids” at Premier Packing processing facility in Washington
State & Local
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
- Editorial: Menhaden study should provide data needed for bay management
- Column: New paper’s menhaden claims not backed by evidence
Opinion
- Coalition of 25 US states sue Trump administration over tariffs
- US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
- Industry groups launch US Shrimp Coalition to defend imports
Economic Impact
- NEFMC given Trump priorities on scallop fishery, but rollout process remains murky
- Long-awaited Framework takes effect for Northeast groundfish fleet
- NOAA Fisheries Sets Management Measures for Northeast Multispecies
Fisheries Management
- NOAA again cites Mexico for illegal fishing as Southern Shrimp Alliance calls for seafood import ban
- NOAA identifies six foreign governments engaging in IUU fishing, including Russia and China
- CALIFORNIA: California seafood restaurant fined for violating commercial fishing laws
Enforcement
- EUSeA regrets exclusion of aquatic foods from EU protein agenda Fisheries and Aquaculture Vision 2040 must deliver an EU Blue Foods Action Plan
- Aquatic animal and terrestrial meat trades now almost on par, FAO report finds
- Our Ocean Conference results in USD 6.4 billion in global commitments toward blue economic advancements
International Trade
- Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast
- Conservation group asks New Jersey to take action over biomedical bleeding of horseshoe crabs
- El Niño’s ‘whole different ocean’ to send odd sea creatures to US
Conservation & Environment
- Appeals Court Says Fishermen’s Claim in Lobster Defamation Suit Raises First Amendment Questions
- Louisiana shrimpers challenge federal TED rule at 5th Circuit
- Fishermen move to intervene in Northeast marine monument case
Legal
- ASMFC Coastal Pelagics Board Sets Atlantic Cobia Total Harvest Quota and Recreational Measures for 2027 Fishing Season
- UPDATE: American Samoa LVPA Community Meetings Postponed
- Join Community Meetings to Discuss American Samoa’s Large Vessel Prohibited Area