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High Costs Fuel Distrust in Fishery Managers
Study links low profits, high costs to fishermen's distrust of fisheries managers
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FISH Act Advances to Block Illegal Seafood
Commercial fisheries legislation targeting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing harvests from entering U.S. markets is moving closer to being signed into law by President Trump.
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Developer Says Salmon Hinder Pebble Mine
"I'll kill them all right now, with my bare hands," one mine booster said in a recent video posted online.
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UW Study: PNW Waters Acidifying Faster
Puget Sound and the Salish Sea are on the leading edge of an ocean acidification crisis that could devastate West Coast fisheries within decades, UW research says.
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U.S. Negotiates to Cancel Wind Leases
U.S. is Negotiating to Cancel More Offshore Wind Leases across the country
MAINE: Fishermen have recycled thousands of old lobster traps on Vinalhaven this winter
US House committee advances FISH Act
Whale deaths are up on Oregon and Washington coasts, but what’s causing them?
Trump’s trade wars forcing companies to weigh US value proposition
April 2026 Council Meeting Summary
Study links low profits, high costs to fishermen’s distrust of fisheries managers
FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests
In court, Pebble developer says 27 salmon stand in the massive mine’s way
UW study shows PNW waters acidifying faster than rest of world’s oceans
LOUISIANA: One of more than 60 seafood samples tests positive for oil in Gulf
Right whale calving season yields 23 babies
ASMFC Begins Preparations for Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Stock Assessment
ASMFC Begins Preparations for Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Stock Assessment
MISSISSIPPI: ReTesting in Biloxi Shows Significant Improvement for Shrimp Authenticity on the Menu, But More Work is Needed
- FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests
- US House committee advances FISH Act
- National Fisheries Institute Applauds House Natural Resources Committee Passage of the FISH Act
Washington
- LOUISIANA: One of more than 60 seafood samples tests positive for oil in Gulf
- MAINE: Fishermen have recycled thousands of old lobster traps on Vinalhaven this winter
- MISSISSIPPI: ReTesting in Biloxi Shows Significant Improvement for Shrimp Authenticity on the Menu, But More Work is Needed
State & Local
- Congressional investment in science essential to protect our ocean
- BEN LANDRY: Call to shut down menhaden fishery is unwarranted
- Peter Navarro: Trump lifts Biden’s fish ban to lower your grocery bill
Opinion
- Trump’s trade wars forcing companies to weigh US value proposition
- Global seafood industry capitalizing on new trade paths, product diversification to meet robust demand in 2026
- US restaurants rolling out seafood specials as part of updated spring menus
Economic Impact
- U.S. is Negotiating to Cancel More Offshore Wind Leases
- NOAA delay threatens 2026 sea bass, flounder rules for Maryland anglers
- Guam’s reef fishery plan focus on reefs, not on federal waters
Fisheries Management
- US Fish and Wildlife Service seizes 50,000 shark fins in coordinated enforcement
- Hidden scallops scheme lands New Jersey captain, dealer in federal court
- New Jersey Captain and Seafood Buyer Found Guilty of a Multiyear Scallop Harvest Conspiracy
Enforcement
- Activist group deliberately rams Aker krill fishing vessel
- Global Labor Justice demands seafood companies enact enforceable brand agreements to protect fisher rights
- Cooke set to take operational control of Avramar Greece
International Trade
- Right whale calving season yields 23 babies
- Whale deaths are up on Oregon and Washington coasts, but what’s causing them?
- Celebrating Earth Day with NOAA Fisheries
Conservation & Environment
- In court, Pebble developer says 27 salmon stand in the massive mine’s way
- Offshore wind triumphs over Trump in court, but future projects face delays
- Aleutians East Borough sues Board of Fish over new Area M salmon regulations
Legal
- ASMFC Begins Preparations for Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Stock Assessment
- April 2026 Council Meeting Summary
- ASMFC 2026 Spring Meeting Final Agenda and Materials Now Available