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A Senate proposed bill for Virginia to withdraw from the ASMFC in support of the state's reduction menhaden fishery could be costly to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

February 12, 2026

Virginia Bill to remove state from ASMFC could be costly to VMRC

The 44th Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is taking place Feb. 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of FISH

February 6, 2026

Cortez festival celebrates Florida’s working fishing waterfront

Photo courtesy of Alaska Seafood

February 6, 2026

House moves to tighten residency rules for fishing, hunting licenses

Tom Rossiter, owner of CatchCam, hauls in a fish trap rigged with a CatchCam camera to study how freshwater fish like perch interact with the gear. Petri Suuronen, who organized the project, hopes to expand the lake fisheries in Finland. Photo courtesy of

February 9, 2026

CatchCam building small-scale fisheries

The SHIFT ACT, introduced by a trio of U.S. senators, would require NOAA Fisheries to more formally account for climate-driven shifts in fish stocks when setting commercial fishing quotas. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

February 9, 2026

New bill takes aim at climate-driven quota challenges

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