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Fishing takes center stage in Alaska Senate race
Commercial fishing has become a major issue in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, with Sen. Dan Sullivan and challenger Mary Peltola differing over salmon declines, trawl bycatch, and the future of the seafood industry.
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Federal Seafood Strategy Raises Hopes for Shrimpers
The Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomes the Trump Administration’s announcement of the America First Seafood Strategy.
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Underwater Data Centers Could Affect Whale Habitat
Ocean water could help dissipate the heat from data centers, but the infrastructure could threaten endangered whales
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$200K Grant to Support Bay Scallop Aquaculture
The economic impact of the oyster aquaculture industry to the state of Maryland was an estimated $11.5 million in 2024, according to the University of Maryland Extension and Maryland Sea Grant.
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Trump Admin releases America First Seafood Strategy
Key actions will strengthen U.S. fisheries, processing capacity, and coastal economies
UFCW Local 400 Statement on Proposed Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Cuts
USDA announces USD 5 billion in loans available for seafood and meat processors
MARYLAND: When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help ‘eat the problem’
CALIFORNIA: A Fledgling Fishery Hopes to Turn the Tide on Whale-Safe Gear
CALIFORNIA: California commercial fishers, conservationists join forces to reduce whale entanglements
ALASKA: Seafood for thought as election approaches
MAINE: $1 million for Maine working waterfront projects
Menhaden Fisheries Coalition statement on the America First Seafood Strategy
Saving Seafood statement on the America First Seafood Strategy
ALASKA: Fishing takes center stage in Alaska Senate race
Federal government’s new America-First Seafood Strategy offers hope for Gulf shrimpers
ASMFC 84th Annual Meeting Details, Final Agenda and Public Comment Guidelines
U.S. Shrimpers Seek to Block Imports of Indian Shrimp Made with Forced Labor
HAWAII: How new federal tuna fraud law will impact Hawaii customers
- Menhaden Fisheries Coalition statement on the America First Seafood Strategy
- Saving Seafood statement on the America First Seafood Strategy
- Trump Administration releases America First Seafood Strategy
Washington
- ALASKA: Fishing takes center stage in Alaska Senate race
- MARYLAND: When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help ‘eat the problem’
- CALIFORNIA: A Fledgling Fishery Hopes to Turn the Tide on Whale-Safe Gear
State & Local
- Matt Strickler’s menhaden argument leaves working Virginians out of the picture
- Opinion: Reopen the investigation of the F/V Mistress
- NEFSA’S JASON JOYCE: Before blaming fishermen, Chesapeake Bay needs better menhaden data
Opinion
- USDA announces USD 5 billion in loans available for seafood and meat processors
- U.S. Shrimpers Seek to Block Imports of Indian Shrimp Made with Forced Labor
- Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms
Economic Impact
- Federal government’s new America-First Seafood Strategy offers hope for Gulf shrimpers
- UFCW Local 400 Statement on Proposed Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Cuts
- Underwater data centers may be coming to the U.S.—smack in the middle of endangered whale habitat
Fisheries Management
- Hawaii fishing industry applauds new federal law targeting tuna fraud
- US Customs and Border Protection expecting USD 8.9 million in tuna mislabeling penalties
- Multiyear undercover investigation takes down illegal commercial fishing operation in Florida
Enforcement
- URI to join State Department grant to help feed the future in fisheries
- European Commission unveils Vision 2040 for fisheries and aquaculture
- Two Nova Scotia seafood companies charged with buying illegally harvested lobsters
International Trade
- New MSC finance model suggests certification, sustainability can unlock fishery value
- Nearly all the world’s coral reefs are at risk of collapse within 50 years, IUCN warns
- Industry, fishing gear firms team up to tackle seal bycatch challenges in the North Sea with excluder innovations
Conservation & Environment
- Class-action lawsuit accuses Walmart of inflating weight of frozen shrimp bags
- Trump admin reignites battle over salmon, dams in Columbia River
- Vessel tracking fight ‘ain’t over yet’ after Supreme Court denial
Legal
- ASMFC 84th Annual Meeting Details, Final Agenda and Public Comment Guidelines
- Applicants Sought to Conduct Phase II of the Pilot Regional Industry-Based Bottom Trawl Survey
- Applicants Sought to Conduct Phase II of the Pilot Regional Industry-Based Bottom Trawl Survey Proposals Due December 4, 2026