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Northwest Fishers Feel Impact of Fuel Costs
Rising fuel costs ripple through Northwest’s fishing industry due to war in Iran
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Lawmakers Seek Section 301 Seafood Probe
A pair of U.S. lawmakers have asked U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer to launch a Section 301 investigation into unfair trade practices that are harming America’s seafood industry.
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Scientists Probe Sea Scallop Declines
Scientists and fishermen convened at Coonamessett Farm, in Falmouth, to share research funded through NOAA’s Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.
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Healey Seeks Navy Help in Fishing Ship Probe
Healey asks Navy's help in recovering video that could show sunken fishing ship's last moments
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Gulf of Alaska Kings Won’t Get ESA Listing
The federal government has rejected a request to list three populations of Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered, according to a public notice scheduled for publication on Thursday.
RHODE ISLAND: Rhode Island fishermen hope to profit from influx of black sea bass
Menhaden fishermens’ paychecks likely to be smaller
At world’s largest shark conference, scientists warn of a grim outlook across the board
Lots of Talk About the Recent Cooperative Research Summit—Here’s What They’re Saying
Rising fuel costs ripple through Northwest’s fishing industry
US lawmakers request broad Section 301 investigation into foreign seafood
Scientists share work to understand struggling sea scallop populations
MASSACHUSETTS: Mass. Gov. Healey asks US Navy to help with investigation into sunken Gloucester fishing vessel
Newly discovered microbial world may help protect developing lobsters
Groundwater plays a critical role in Southcentral Alaska salmon rivers
ASMFC Defends Menhaden Delay as Debate Over Chesapeake Science Intensifies
MASSACHUSETTS: Healey asks Navy’s help in recovering video that could show sunken fishing ship’s last moments
Gulf of Alaska king salmon are not endangered species, federal government concludes
Trump administration asks NEFMC to kill rule forcing herring fishers to pay for at-sea monitors
- US House passes Save Our Shrimpers Act
- Trump Administration says it supports Rep. Golden’s proposal to delay right whale regulation
- Bill to delay right whale regulations gains support from Trump and Maine fishermen
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Mass. Gov. Healey asks US Navy to help with investigation into sunken Gloucester fishing vessel
- RHODE ISLAND: Rhode Island fishermen hope to profit from influx of black sea bass
- MASSACHUSETTS: Healey asks Navy’s help in recovering video that could show sunken fishing ship’s last moments
State & Local
- Alaska’s maritime economy works because we invest in people, not just projects
- Congressional investment in science essential to protect our ocean
- BEN LANDRY: Call to shut down menhaden fishery is unwarranted
Opinion
- Rising fuel costs ripple through Northwest’s fishing industry
- US lawmakers request broad Section 301 investigation into foreign seafood
- Menhaden fishermens’ paychecks likely to be smaller
Economic Impact
- ASMFC Defends Menhaden Delay as Debate Over Chesapeake Science Intensifies
- Trump administration asks NEFMC to kill rule forcing herring fishers to pay for at-sea monitors
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Peddles a False Menhaden Crisis—Not Science
Fisheries Management
- Alaska halibut fisherman convicted in ghost fishing scheme
- Florida Keys commercial fisherman is sentenced to jail on lobster charges
- United States Pushes for Stronger Action to Fight Illegal Fishing and Sustainably Manage Fisheries in the North Pacific
Enforcement
- At world’s largest shark conference, scientists warn of a grim outlook across the board
- Sharks and rays do not know boundaries and a new high seas treaty seeks to protect them
- IOTC kicks off 30th annual meeting; ISSF pushing for more momentum on management procedures
International Trade
- Gulf of Alaska king salmon are not endangered species, federal government concludes
- Birds dying along California beaches as marine heat wave intensifies
- Right whale calving season brings ‘cautiously optimistic’ hope
Conservation & Environment
- Conservationists ask to defend US right whale speed rule in court
- US Supreme Court declines to hear case brought by Alaska commercial fishers
- Conservation groups launch lawsuit after Trump admin reopens Seamounts monument to fishing
Legal
- Request for Proposals: Pacific Island Fishery Governance and Policy Projects
- NEFMC Meeting Reminder: RSA Share Day – Tue, May 12
- ASMFC 2026 Spring Meeting Press Releases, Meeting Summaries, Motions, and Audio Files Now Available