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Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle interdict a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, May 22, 2025. Coast Guard photo by Edward Wargo

Coast Guard detains 4 for fishing illegally off Texas coast

Striped bass, also known as rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay region. Joan Smedinghoff photo/Chesapeake Bay Program.

Charter fishing captains sue to overturn striped bass regulations

President Donald Trump and Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-NJ, speak at a May 2024 campaign rally at Wildwood, N.J., where Trump promised “we are going to make sure that (offshore wind project development) ends on day one." Real America's Voice video image.

Offshore wind opponents reel from Trump turnaround

A federal jury has convicted a commercial fisherman on charges of falsifying catch records and lying to investigators. Shutterstock photo.

South Carolina fisherman found guilty for falsifying catch numbers

The Empire Wind project is planned for two phases, totaling a potential 2.76 gigawatts production, with power export cables to New York City and Long Island. BOEM graphic.

Equinor to resume work at Empire Wind

US Wind proposes building 114 wind turbines on its lease in federal waters 10 miles east of Ocean City, Md. At right are traffic separation lanes for Delaware Bay. US Wind image.

US Wind proposes $20 million for fisheries fund

CDFW announced an immediate restriction on the commercial and recreational harvest of Pacific sardines for human consumption. Photo by Andrea Izzotti

CDFW closes sardine fishery for human consumption

A Coast Guard law enforcement crew surveys a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, May 13, 2025. The Coast Guard interdicted four Mexican fishermen engaged in alleged illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard nabs 450 pounds of illegal catch off Texas

Shutterstock photo.

Bills introduced to bolster Maine’s working waterfronts

Alaskan pollock is the biggest fishery in the U.S. by volume. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Alaska pollock season closes with strong catches