RHODE ISLAND: Can a Local RI Fishing Panel Make a Difference in Offshore Wind Projects? We’re About to Find Out
Piñeiro Soler named to head NMFS
Scallop study sheds light on gear choice for Maine growers
MASSACHUSSETTS: US retail seafood sales increase in March from Lent timing, tariff concerns
OREGON: Oregon’s Congressional delegation urges fishery disaster declaration
Scallop fishing has been shut down for most Maine fisherman
MAFMC and ASMFC Approve Changes to Process for Setting Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
Proposed federal cuts jeopardize Pacific salmon habitat restoration, tribal rights
MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts launches Commercial Fisheries Commission
Trump admin names new NOAA Fisheries head amid plans to slash agency
MAINE: Scallop fishermen face tough choices after the federal fishery is paused
Trump’s NOAA firings raise doubts for Pacific Northwest fisheries
Humanity depends on the ocean — Here is what we need to prioritize for immediate ocean science research
White House budget would slash NOAA climate, ocean programs
- Trump admin names new NOAA Fisheries head amid plans to slash agency
- Eugenio Piñeiro Soler Appointed to Lead NOAA Fisheries
- US senators renew effort to exempt seasonal seafood workers from visa caps
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts launches Commercial Fisheries Commission
- MAINE: Scallop fishermen face tough choices after the federal fishery is paused
- MASSACHSUETTS: State setting new albie, bonito restrictions
State & Local
- It’s time for collaborative management of North Carolina fisheries
- Russia’s ongoing war on Alaska fishermen
- Op-ed: Fighting forced labor across tuna supply chains: Progress requires companies to work with fishers’ unions
Opinion
- MASSACHUSSETTS: US retail seafood sales increase in March from Lent timing, tariff concerns
- Trump’s tariffs and subsequent trade war trigger further unease among aquaculture investors
- US seafood workforce at inflection point as barriers prevent new entrants
Economic Impact
- Trump’s NOAA firings raise doubts for Pacific Northwest fisheries
- RHODE ISLAND: Can a Local RI Fishing Panel Make a Difference in Offshore Wind Projects? We’re About to Find Out
- Piñeiro Soler named to head NMFS
Fisheries Management
- US ports to use Covid-like tests to identify illegally trafficked seafood species
- International Coordination Busts Red Snapper Trafficking Scheme
- NOAA pilots rapid genetics test to find trafficked seafood
Enforcement
- ISSF calls on IOTC to enhance monitoring, management during next annual meeting
- NGOs, International Seabed Authority condemn plan to begin undersea mining in defiance of UN regulations
- Workers’ rights campaign continues push for Wi-Fi on distant-water fishing vessels
International Trade
- Are whales endangered by offshore wind turbines? NJ group calls for pause on development.
- Ocean conditions mixed for salmon, leading to average salmon returns
- Biden’s ‘ambitious climate goals’ go down in literal flames by popular American beach
Conservation & Environment
- Feds Push for Partial Dismissal in Ocean City’s U.S. Wind Lawsuit
- Court case against New England offshore wind approvals can proceed
- SouthCoast Wind responds to Nantucket litigation against wind farm’s federal approval
Legal
- MAFMC and ASMFC Approve Changes to Process for Setting Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
- LISTEN LIVE: NEFMC April Meeting
- American Lobster Board Releases Draft Addendum XXXII for Public Comment Draft Addendum Considers Repealing Gauge and Escape Vent Measures of Addendum XXVII