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Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.
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Canada-Led Operation Targets Illegal Fishing
Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific
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Lily Jean Wreckage Recovery Stalls
The 72-foot vessel sank off the coast of Gloucester in January 2026, with seven people aboard.
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Shrimp Industry Fights Turtle Device Mandate
A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether Louisiana shrimpers must use turtle protection devices in their nets, a requirement the industry says would impose significant financial costs.
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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.
Climate-driven disruption, constrained supply adding volatility to aquaculture markets in the back half of 2026
Public will get to weigh in on proposed changes to Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest
Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific
Can Habitat Restoration Help Salmon Recover? Prairie Creek Offers Clues
Restoring California’s Prairie Creek Supports Salmon Recovery and Local Community
US bill would strengthen “Buy American” provisions for school lunch program
ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Summaries/Motions/Press Releases, Presentations and Recordings Now Available
Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
MASSACHUSETTS: Navy says it can’t help recover wreckage of Gloucester fishing boat Lily Jean
Shrimp industry fights $9.4M loss from federal turtle device mandate
Where have all the old, female black rockfish gone?
ALASKA: Report finds most Alaskan seafood samples do not contain traceable amounts of “forever chemicals”
ASMFC advances Atlantic menhaden proposal
- US bill would strengthen “Buy American” provisions for school lunch program
- Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
- US Senate Democrats move to restore definition of “harm” in ESA in response to Trump order
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Navy says it can’t help recover wreckage of Gloucester fishing boat Lily Jean
- ALASKA: Report finds most Alaskan seafood samples do not contain traceable amounts of “forever chemicals”
- VIRGINIA: ASMFC Advances Menhaden Addendum for Public Comment Despite No Clear Definition of the Problem It Seeks to Solve
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
- Climate-driven disruption, constrained supply adding volatility to aquaculture markets in the back half of 2026
- Coalition of 25 US states sue Trump administration over tariffs
- US consumers buying less beef, shifting to seafood, other proteins instead
Economic Impact
- Public will get to weigh in on proposed changes to Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest
- ASMFC advances Atlantic menhaden proposal
- NEFMC given Trump priorities on scallop fishery, but rollout process remains murky
Fisheries Management
- Canadian-Led Operation Reveals Scope of Illegal Fishing in North Pacific
- 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
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
- Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
- Can Habitat Restoration Help Salmon Recover? Prairie Creek Offers Clues
- Restoring California’s Prairie Creek Supports Salmon Recovery and Local Community
Conservation & Environment
- Shrimp industry fights $9.4M loss from federal turtle device mandate
- Appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Cooke, Omega Protein, Ocean Harvesters
- Appeals Court Says Fishermen’s Claim in Lobster Defamation Suit Raises First Amendment Questions
Legal
- ASMFC 2026 Summer Meeting Summaries/Motions/Press Releases, Presentations and Recordings Now Available
- ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment Draft Addendum Considers Changes to Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap
- ASMFC Coastal Pelagics Board Sets Atlantic Cobia Total Harvest Quota and Recreational Measures for 2027 Fishing Season