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Serious threats to California's critically endangered species, including the Dungeness crab, red abalone, and Pacific herring, were highlighted in a new climate change study. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Climate threat casts a shadow over Calif. commercial fisheries

The Shareholders' Alliance supports Trump in recognizing the importance of American seafood in our economy, food security, and coastal heritage. Photo by the Gulf of American Shareholders' Alliance

Gulf commercial fishermen applaud federal support

NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) is navigating severe staffing shortages and budget uncertainties heading into 2025. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Alaska Fisheries Science Center presses forward amid budget strains

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service graphic.

Trump opens Pacific marine monument to fishing

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.

Trump administration moves to shut down Empire Wind

Dungeness crabs in a live hold. Oregon DFW photo.

500 undersized Dungeness crabs caught by Washington vessel

Ear-hanging involves drilling a small hole in the scallop's shell and suspending it on a line. Photo courtesy of A. Schreiber and Island Institute

Scallop study sheds light on gear choice for Maine growers

Eugenio Piñeiro Soler was appointed April 14 as the assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries. NOAA photo.

Piñeiro Soler named to head NMFS

Alaska sockeye. Photo by Gerald Peplow

Kodiak family charged for setnet permit scheme

Map illustration of the outer harbor of Grey's Harbor, in Grays Harbor County, on the southwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula along the Pacific Ocean. USACE, Seattle District begins maintenance dredging operations in this area on April 8, 2025.

Grays Harbor dredging to support navigation and fisheries