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Developers of the planned Bluepoint Wind project in the New York Bight agreed to give up their offshore lease (dark green, OCS-A-0537) for a $765 million refund of lease fees, to be reinvested in Gulf of Mexico oil and gas. BOEM image.

Two more offshore wind developers accept US buyouts

Kirk Moore

Massachusetts Striped Bass Association is pushing back against a House budget proposal that would redirect fishing and hunting license funds into the state’s general budget. Photo courtesy of Mass. Striped Bass Association

Mass. recreational fishing group slams license fund shift

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A North Atlantic right whale mother with her calf in Cape Cod Bay on April 9, 2026. New England Aquarium, photo/NOAA permit #25739-01.

Right whale births reported highest since 2009

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The former Wildcat Lobster Pound was gifted to the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association by Barbara Wagner in memory of her late husband, John Wagner. Photo courtesy of MCFA

Maine Coast returns to its roots with St. George property

Carli Stewart

Thomas West's vessel Aces and Eights home ported in Steuben, Maine. Photo courtesy of the West family

Downeast fleet mourns loss of Steuben lobsterman found

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Matthew Oliver and two of his children. Photo courtesy of Melanie Parent

Missing New Jersey oysterman found in Delaware Bay

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Boats in the Seward Harbor. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Federal funding targets Alaska ports, boosts coastal infrastructure

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According to MJ Jackson, in Bristol Bay, efficiency isn’t a marketing strategy; it’s how the fishery has always worked. Photo courtesy of Northline Seafoods

Low-carbon messaging that actually makes sense on the dock

Carli Stewart

New legislation would prohibit the federal government from purchasing foreign seafood, directing all taxpayer-funded seafood spending — including school lunch programs — toward domestic sources. Shutterstock photo.

Bill would keep foreign seafood out of school lunches

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The Longsoaker timed-release bait container can keep a crab pot fishing even when boats can’t get out to bait their traps. According to its creator, Russ Mullins, the Longsoaker can increase catches by anywhere from 25 to 45 percent. Longsoaker photo.

The Longsoaker promises to bait your pots automatically

Paul Molyneaux

Bluefin tuna make extensive trans-Atlantic migrations, predominantly moving from east to west, scientists confirmed. Shutterstock photo.

Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna

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