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A significant reduction has been announced in Atlantic herring catch limits for 2025. Photo by Jeff Rotman on Getty Images

NOAA cuts 2025 Atlantic herring catch limits

Alaska fishing boats in Valdez Harbor. Photo by Albert Pego

Bycatch debate heats up in Prince William Sound pollock fishery

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) charged a man with illegal harvesting in the North Sound. Photo by WDFW

Illegal harvest strikes Washington Dungeness crab fishery

The NOAA Sea Grant program has recently announced the launch of new projects. Photo by Wisconsin Sea Grant

Sea Grant launches new projects to combat contaminants in coastal waters

The Trump administration is considering expanding floating fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by NOAA

Trump’s fish farm proposal for the Gulf sparks concerns

Scallops on deck — Scallops on deck. NOAA photo.

New England scallop quotas cut by 28 percent for 2025

Oil spill workers clean the beach of Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, as oil washes ashore from the BP spill on June 10, 2010. Photo by Cheryl Casey

$210 million proposed for Gulf fisheries and wildlife restoration

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NOAA announces $99 million to strengthen Pacific salmon populations

Wind Walker search map — The search area covered by the Coast Guard and partner agencies for five people after their vessel reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska, Dec. 1, 2024. The total search covered over 108 square nautical miles in the span of nearly 24 hours. U.S. Coast Guard graphic.

Coast Guard ends search for crew of capsized fishing boat in freezing Alaska waters

Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter — A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Grant DeVuyst.

Five missing after fishing vessel capsizes off Alaska