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Massachusetts Launches “Flat is Back” Campaign
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is launching a new campaign to promote locally harvested flounder.
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How AI is reshaping ocean science
Machine learning in oceanography is nothing new, but the buzz around it is.
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Shellfish Could Help Combat Ocean Acidification
Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research
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Menhaden Fishery Debate Gains National Attention
An ongoing debate over the future of the U.S. Atlantic menhaden fishery has gained national media attention, with the industry pushing back against NGOs and activists.
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Cybersecurity Mandate Concerns Alaska Fishermen
A cybersecurity policy change coming down from the federal government is drawing backlash from Alaska’s commercial fishing industry.
CALIFORNIA: California’s rarest salmon face a narrow window for survival
Underwater Gliders Join Ocean Survey, Revealing Diverse Marine Life Driving Marine Ecosystem
MARYLAND: Maryland Seeks Strategies for Slumping Seafood Sector
Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future
NOAA Fisheries Funding Opportunity to Support Bycatch Reduction Projects
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts launches “Flat is Back” campaign featuring flounder dishes statewide
Guam shut out as CNMI seabed mining sale advances in ‘race to the bottom,’ governor’s office says
DELAWARE: Retired fishing vessel sunk as artificial reef off Delaware
NORTH CAROLINA: “Samuel” sculpture unveiled in Beaufort to honor Menhaden fishing history
PFMC Agenda Updates Moving to Council Website Notifications
How AI is reshaping ocean science
Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
Governor, Moylan push back on seabed mining plan
Meeting Summary and Motions from the August 12 Joint Meeting of the MAFMC & ASMFC Management Boards for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
- US Senate bill would incentivize offshore wind development, despite Trump buyouts
- US bill would strengthen “Buy American” provisions for school lunch program
- Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts launches “Flat is Back” campaign featuring flounder dishes statewide
- CALIFORNIA: California’s rarest salmon face a narrow window for survival
- MARYLAND: Maryland Seeks Strategies for Slumping Seafood Sector
State & Local
- Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future
- Are Environmental Activists Focused on Dolphins or Dollars?
- Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska’s seafood economy at risk
Opinion
- $15M grant aims to protect New England’s ‘legacy’ seafood industry
- Section 301 tariffs leave US seafood importers with few avenues to avoid rising costs
- Climate-driven disruption, constrained supply adding volatility to aquaculture markets in the back half of 2026
Economic Impact
- Guam shut out as CNMI seabed mining sale advances in ‘race to the bottom,’ governor’s office says
- Governor, Moylan push back on seabed mining plan
- Businesses, NGOs pushing for IATTC to adopt management procedures for tropical tuna
Fisheries Management
- Subsidies, fragmented enforcement hampering progress on fighting illegal fishing, research finds
- US embassy launched IUU reporting hub in the Philippines
- US State Department looking for NGO partner to shine light on forced labor and IUU fishing
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
- NOAA Fisheries Funding Opportunity to Support Bycatch Reduction Projects
- Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
- IFFO reports weak fishmeal and fish oil output as El Niño impacts fisheries
Conservation & Environment
- Nonprofit sues over U.S. push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
- Judge finds decades of failures in coastal fisheries management
- Court order could threaten permits for surviving US wind projects
Legal
- PFMC Agenda Updates Moving to Council Website Notifications
- Meeting Summary and Motions from the August 12 Joint Meeting of the MAFMC & ASMFC Management Boards for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
- Atlantic Herring Eastern Maine Spawning Closure in Effect Starting August 28, 2026 through October 8, 2026