Nathan Strout

U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-Michigan) and U.S. Representative Sarah Elfreth (D-Maryland) have partnered on a new bill to improve state and federal responses to aquatic invasive species. "The strength of Michigan’s economy is directly tied to the long-term health of the Great Lakes, and as stewards of the Great Lakes, we bear the responsibility of preserving their well-being for future generations," Walberg said. "This vital legislation… Read More

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting four states from expanding their recreational red snapper fishing seasons under exempting fishing permits (EFP) issued earlier in May. “The South Atlantic EFPs for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina are no longer in effect until further order from the Court, and the recreational harvest of red snapper in the… Read More

Alameda, California, U.S.A.-based Saildrone has been awarded USD 15.5 million (EUR 13.3 million) to supply 16 Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vehicles (USV) to support the U.S. Coast Guard’s border security and counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing missions. The autonomous 10-meter-long USVs will be deployed across the Great Lakes and the Northeast Atlantic, building on the company’s ongoing partnership with the Coast… Read More

Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada-based High Liner Foods saw its sales volume and net profit increase in Q1 2026, but global supply pressures ultimately hurt the company’s bottom line. While the timing of the Lenten period supported strong sales, it also prevented the company from passing along the high costs caused by global whitefish shortages. "We experienced strong demand and top-line growth in the first quarter, supported by the timing of… Read More

U.S. Representative Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) has asked the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to release more temporary worker visas for his state’s shrimp industry, which is facing labor shortages ahead of the upcoming commercial season. “Shrimpers from my congressional district and across the Gulf region applied for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers program but have not secured the necessary visas for the upcoming… Read More

The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has filed a petition asking NOAA Fisheries to identify and sanction China over rampant shark finning by commercial fishing vessels. Despite Chinese-flagged vessels catching and finning thousands of sharks in offshore waters, the group claims, China has not taken adequate action to stop finning. “China catches so many sharks that stronger shark conservation policies in the country could actually save… Read More

A pair of U.S. lawmakers have asked U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer to launch a Section 301 investigation into unfair trade practices that are harming America’s seafood industry. “We encourage the USTR to pursue a seafood-specific Section 301 investigation that examines all unfair acts, policies, and practices across the full seafood supply chain from countries including but not limited to Argentina, Canada, Chile,… Read More

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has asked the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) to abandon a rule forcing commercial herring fishers to pay for at-sea monitors out of pocket. “After careful consideration, we have determined that an action removing Atlantic herring monitoring requirements […] may be warranted to remove unused provisions that are not achieving their intended goals and, thereby, reduce regulatory… Read More

Mexico’s National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (Conapesca) has announced that the U.S. government has renewed the nation’s export certification for shrimp. Conapesca noted that the U.S. State Department has certified that Mexican regulators have taken comparable actions to U.S. regulators to prevent sea turtle bycatch during commercial shrimp harvesting. Mexico said that NOAA staff conducted technical evaluations in March of shrimp… Read More

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Save Our Shrimpers (SOS) Act, legislation that directs U.S. representatives at international monetary institutions to oppose funding for foreign shrimp aquaculture and processing. "For far too long, foreign shrimp has flooded our markets while U.S. tax dollars have been used to subsidize overseas shrimp operations, which are putting our domestic shrimpers out of business,” U.S. Representative… Read More