Nathan Strout is a Portland, Maine-based editor of SeafoodSource. Previously, Nathan covered the U.S. military’s space activities and emerging technologies at C4ISRNET and Defense News, where he won awards for his reporting on the U.S. Space Force’s missile warning capabilities. Nathan got his start in journalism writing about several communities in Midcoast Maine for a local daily paper, The Times Record.
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August 5, 2026
Democrats in the U.S. senate have introduced legislation that would restore the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act (ESA), undoing the federal government’s attempt to rescind habitat protections for threatened species.
In July, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump decided to change the definition of harm, rescinding a 50-year-old policy of considering damage to the habitat of endangered species when regulating… Read More
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August 5, 2026
The Mexico government is offering aquaculture operators high quality seed and funding as part of its efforts to boost aquaculture production.
“It is a priority for the Government of Mexico – headed by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo – to promote the production of aquaculture and fishing producers because they generate jobs and are a pillar for the food sovereignty of our country,” Conapesca said in its 28 July announcement.
Conapesca… Read More
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August 4, 2026
A pair of fishermen have asked a federal judge for permission to defend U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to reopen the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing in court.
The status of commercial fishing in the 5,000-square-mile area off the coast of New England has flipped multiple times over the last decade, with U.S. President Barack Obama initially banning all commercial fishing except for lobster… Read More
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August 4, 2026
The European Union is collecting input on OceanEye – a new initiative to expand the bloc’s ocean intelligence – with a new survey.
The European Commission launched OceanEye in June with an initial investment of EUR 92 million (USD 106 million), seeking to grow its ocean observation systems to the point of providing 35 percent of global capacity by 2035. At the same time, the bloc aims to secure a quarter of the global ocean observation… Read More
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August 4, 2026
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has once again ordered work to stop on a project designed to stop invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, drawing frustration from state officials.
"Under my administration, Illinois has spearheaded this project to protect the entire Great Lakes region. Yet, the Trump administration repeatedly throws up roadblocks and has now ordered work to stop altogether with no explanations,”… Read More
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August 3, 2026
The European Commission has approved an Italian plan to provide EUR 20 million (USD 23 million) in financial aid to agriculture and fisheries companies in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
Fuel and fertilizer prices remain elevated around the world due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for transporting oil out of the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump has vacillated between threatening large-scale attacks on Iran and… Read More
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August 3, 2026
Wildlife officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) cited multiple individuals for illegally harvesting spiny lobsters in July, when the season is closed.
The state closed the season back in March, as it does every year to allow the species to safely reproduce for part of the year.
According to CDFW, officers on a late-night patrol in Palos Verdes, California, U.S.A., encountered multiple suspects illegally taking… Read More
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August 3, 2026
More than a dozen conservation groups have petitioned the U.S. state of New Jersey to take action on the bleeding of horseshoe crabs by a biomedical company, claiming the practice injures the shellfish in violation of state law.
“On paper, New Jersey is one of the best state protectors of horseshoe crabs, but look under the hood and you’ll find it’s actually allowing a company to kill and injure horseshoe crabs in huge numbers,” Center… Read More
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July 31, 2026
Authorities in Ghana seized fish being processed under unhygienic conditions after the practice was exposed on social media by environmental nonprofit group Buz Stop Boys.
In a video posted on Instagram, the group showed fish being stored outdoors at Tema Newtown near a shoreline covered in refuse, where defecation was taking place openly.
“There are growing concerns about hygiene and food safety practices during the handling, storage, and… Read More
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July 31, 2026
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump took funding set aside for combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and spent it on other priorities, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a report from Washington D.C.-focused news outlet Punchbowl News.
The outlet reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) diverted most of the USD 170 million (EUR 147 million) set aside in the One Big Beautiful… Read More
