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Fund Formed for Families of 7 Lost Lily Jean Crew
Gloucester, Massachusetts, is deeply mourning the 7 crew members of the Lily Jean, who were killed after the fishing vessel sank off the coast of Massachusetts.
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Virginia Offshore Wind Installs First Turbine
The first production turbine for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project was installed Jan. 27, less than two weeks after Dominion Energy won a temporary injunction lifting a Trump-era stop-work order.
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Bering Sea Surveys Show Gains for Pollock, Snow Crab
A pair of NOAA Fisheries surveys of the Northern and Eastern Bering Sea show positive signs for two Alaskan fisheries: pollock and snow crab.
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Judge Again Rejects Trump Bid to Block Offshore Wind
A federal judge on Monday ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such project put back on track after the Trump admin halted them in Decemember.
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Gloucester Mourns as Lily Jean Sinks
The Lily Jean sinks in frigid waters, and Gloucester is once again a fishing community in mourning
Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices
ALASKA: Alaska regulators forecast strong Prince William Sound pink salmon run for 2026
NEFSA names Bonnie Brady policy director, Jason Joyce advocacy lead
Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind Receives Injunction Against Trump Administration
MASSACHUSETTS: Officials identify 7 lost at sea on Gloucester fishing vessel Lily Jean
Fund created to support families of 7 crew members killed in Lily Jean sinking
VIRGINIA: First production turbine installed at Virginia offshore wind farm
Bering Sea surveys show positive signs for pollock and snow crab
The race to respond to right whales, via buoys
OREGON: Oregon adds late-season crab gear restrictions
Winter Flounder Stock Assessment Updates Find GOM Stock Not Experiencing Overfishing & SNE/MA Stock Not Overfished or Experiencing Overfishing
Patrick Keliher Named 2025 Captain David H. Hart Award Recipient
MASSACHUSETTS: Tarr & Local Officials Share Ways to Support Families and Fishing Community Following Loss of F/V Lily Jean
Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume
- US Senate committee advances Protecting Global Fisheries Act
- US Congressional committee accuses China’s distant-water fishing fleet of intimidation, ecological destruction
- Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Announce $2 million in new NOAA awards to support innovative American lobster research and outreach
Washington
- VIRGINIA: First production turbine installed at Virginia offshore wind farm
- OREGON: Oregon adds late-season crab gear restrictions
- ALASKA: Alaska regulators forecast strong Prince William Sound pink salmon run for 2026
State & Local
- Op-ed: A momentous US Supreme Court decision
- Environmental groups’ excessive court challenges are about raising funds, not protecting fisheries
- Addressing consumer concerns about microplastics in seafood
Opinion
- Grocery trade association claims Walmart is directly contributing to raised food prices
- US government releases more H-2B temporary work visas for seafood processors, other seasonal businesses
- Trump announces trade deal with India that drops reciprocal tariff to 18 percent
Economic Impact
- Emergency Groundfish Rule Keeps Fleet Fishing as Species Prove More Abundant
- Dominion Energy and Vineyard Wind Reach Milestones as Work Resumes
- Sanctions threats loom as IPHC sets historic low 2026 halibut harvest
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
- EU, India sign “mother of all” free trade deals, zero out tariffs on seafood
- UN High Seas Treaty enters into force, drawing praise from NGOs
- Canada announces trade deal with China cutting tariffs on lobster, crab
International Trade
- The race to respond to right whales, via buoys
- Critically endangered right whale found dead off NC coast
- Number of right whale calves along Southeast coast gives researchers hope
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
- Winter Flounder Stock Assessment Updates Find GOM Stock Not Experiencing Overfishing & SNE/MA Stock Not Overfished or Experiencing Overfishing
- NEFMC: Council Addresses Recreational Groundfishing and Initiates Updates to Habitat Designations
- Atlantic Croaker Stock Assessment Workshop Scheduled for March 2-6, 2026 in Arlington, VA
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