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Ocean observatories start to be re-deployed
Scientists have begun to re-deploy ocean monitoring equipment yanked from Pacific Northwest waters by the Trump administration in September.
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Two Years Later, Vineyard Wind Probe Continues
Two years after a Vineyard Wind turbine blade collapsed and scattered debris across Nantucket, the federal investigation into the incident remains ongoing with no timeline for completion.
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El Niño Brings Unusual Sea Creatures to U.S.
An intensifying El Niño is forecast to make it "a sharky summer" off the California coast, with greater numbers of white sharks arriving with warmer waters from the south, but they are far from the only marine life e
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US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood
Over half of Americans are buying less beef or have stopped buying it entirely due to high prices, according to supply chain management firm Blue Yonder’s 2026 Consumer Grocery and Protein Trends survey.
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Bill Would Halt Red Snapper Sales During Closures
Anglers along the Crystal Coast and Outer Banks could soon see a major shift in federal fishing rules.
American Icons: Reviving the River Herring
Baby sharks grow up in New Jersey’s back bays. Climate change could threaten the nurseries
Here’s where Trump has canceled wind farms – and how states are pushing back
Chinook salmon in decline, worsened by Bering Sea heatwave a decade ago: study
ALASKA: Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishery opens after 5-year hiatus
NOAA Fisheries highlights challenges in applying MMPA to foreign fisheries, seeks suggestions
Northwest’s yanked ocean observatories start to return to sea
Two Years After Vineyard Wind Blade Failure, Government Investigation Still Not Completed
El Niño’s ‘whole different ocean’ to send odd sea creatures to US
US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
MASSACHUSETTS: Horseshoe crab populations hit record highs in Cape Cod waters after decades of protection
Final Supplemental Materials for ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Now Available
Industry groups launch US Shrimp Coalition to defend imports
Trump administration took funding dedicated to fighting IUU fishing and used it for the World Cup
- 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
- US House passes bill authorizing FDA to destroy food imports violating standards
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Horseshoe crab populations hit record highs in Cape Cod waters after decades of protection
- ALASKA: Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishery opens after 5-year hiatus
- OREGON: Oregon’s Newest Food Trail Highlights Local Seafood and the People Who Catch It
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
- US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
- Industry groups launch US Shrimp Coalition to defend imports
- Giant Eagle becomes latest retailer to lower prices amid US grocery sales slowdown
Economic Impact
- Two Years After Vineyard Wind Blade Failure, Government Investigation Still Not Completed
- Trump administration took funding dedicated to fighting IUU fishing and used it for the World Cup
- Gulf partnerships shape the future of commercial fisheries
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
- El Niño’s ‘whole different ocean’ to send odd sea creatures to US
- American Icons: Reviving the River Herring
- NOAA Report Finds Gulf of Maine Warming Slowed for Now, but Ecosystem Remains Unstable
Conservation & Environment
- Court issues order to disburse USD 152.2 million related to tuna price-fixing lawsuits
- Legal group that won IEEPA lawsuits takes aim at latest Section 301 tariffs
- Fishermen seek to sink grouper limit at 11th Circuit
Legal
- Final Supplemental Materials for ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Now Available
- ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Supplemental Materials Now Available
- Guam Fishers Invited to Help Shape Local Fisheries at Upcoming Public Meetings