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Updated September 9, 2026
Saving Seafood
The following is an excerpt from a post, "Bunker Mentality," by author Charles Witek from his recreational fishing blog One Angler's Voyage. Mr. Witek is an attorney, fisheries consultant, and recreational fisherman. He has…
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Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will meet via webinar on September 21, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., to discuss Season…
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Smithsonian Magazine
As he watched the British bombarding Fort McHenry from a truce ship on the Patapsco River, inspiration struck Francis Scott Key. When the American flag was raised after 24 hours of explosive assault, Key…
Reported by Smithsonian Magazine · read at Saving Seafood
SeafoodSource
NOAA Fisheries recently held what it is describing as its first-ever international cooperative research knowledge exchange with Scotland. NOAA hosted 16 members of the Scottish Fishermen’s Association in a three-day event which involved tours…
Reported by SeafoodSource · read at Saving Seafood
National Fisherman
A delegation of commercial fishing leaders from Scotland toured ports across the Northeast last month to study how cooperative research between fishermen and scientists is shaping fisheries management, with hopes of applying similar approaches…
Reported by National Fisherman · read at Saving Seafood
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The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts met via webinar on July 17…
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Saving Seafood
The American Saltwater Guides Association has published a blog post urging its membership and the broader recreational fishing community not to avoid accountability by blaming the diminished striped bass population on a lack of…
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National Fisherman
Advocates for the U.S scallop fleet hailed President Trump’s declaration of a “National Scallops Day” July 2, leading a list of NOAA Fisheries actions the administration says are aimed to “stabilize markets, improve access,…
Reported by National Fisherman · read at Saving Seafood
Saving Seafood
President Donald Trump declared “National Scallops Day,” tying the designation to a NOAA Fisheries announcement that the agency has prioritized expanding access for the Atlantic sea scallop fleet on the Northern Edge of Georges…
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The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council met from June 23–25, 2026, in Mystic, Connecticut. The following is a summary of actions taken and…
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One Angler's Voyage
WASHINGTON — June 17, 2026 — A new post from One Angler’s Voyage by author Charles Witek takes a hard look at the recently launched Forage Fish Campaign and raises serious questions about the…
Reported by One Angler's Voyage · read at Saving Seafood
E&E News
The Trump administration is pressuring regional officials to roll back a monitoring program for Atlantic herring fisheries, reversing course on regulations that sparked the legal battle that upended the Chevron doctrine. NOAA Fisheries chief…
Reported by E&E News · read at Saving Seafood
Cape Cod Times
On a still April morning, one of the most important things happening on Cape Cod is easy to miss unless you’re really looking. No crowds. No signs. Just narrow ribbons of water where silver…
Reported by Cape Cod Times · read at Saving Seafood
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts met December 15 via webinar to…
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Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will meet via webinar on December…
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Saving Seafood
The following was released by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: NOAA Fisheries and the states of Maine and New Hampshire, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts project the Atlantic herring fishery will catch 92% of…
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WBZ
It’s a plentiful year for River Herring in Massachusetts. Daria Santollani is the senior engagement manager at the Mystic Watershed Association , the organization that tracks herring population and migration every year since 2012.…
Reported by WBZ · read at Saving Seafood
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The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts met November 19 via webinar to…
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Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: This is an update on Season 2 (October 1 – December 31) of the 2025 Area 1A fishery for Atlantic herring. In September…
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CAI
Twenty years ago, Massachusetts banned harvesting river herring in an attempt to protect alewife and blueback herring. Last year the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission released a stock assessment that determined herring populations are…
Reported by CAI · read at Saving Seafood
Atlantic herring supports the bait supply that New England's lobster fishery depends on, alongside food and export markets. Herring are caught by midwater trawl and purse seine.
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