This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#8, 2026)
NOAA finalizes Atlantic HMS Amendment 15; Pacific Whiting allocation, Gulf reef fish management proposal; inclusion of cephalopods in shellfish regs; Alaska Pacific cod closure.
Fisheries (Washington)
This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Washington and the state capitals.
This newsletter channel covers commercial fishing, aquaculture, shellfish harvesters, and marine conservation.
Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.
This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#7, 2026)
Revised 2026 Atlantic mackerel quotas raise domestic harvest; Vietnam shrimp antidumping review sets new duties; whale plan EIS withdrawn; data programs, species rule corrections.
This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#6, 2026)
NMFS finalizes 2026 catch limits for four East Coast species; FDA requests comments on fish processing/import recordkeeping; new West Coast salmon stock rebuilding plan proposed; Alaska Pacific cod fisheries adjusted; Atlantic swordfish/shark permit renewal rules proposed; trade review of Thai sh...
This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#5, 2026)
USDA/Interior propose subsistence fishing rule for Alaska; NOAA finalizes new Pacific cod small vessel access; updated Gulf of Alaska cod TAC adjustment; ITA preliminary Vietnam fish fillet antidumping review; renewed tagging data collection for horseshoe crab/fish.
This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#4, 2026)
Trump revokes Atlantic commercial fishing ban; major gear marking rule for Pacific groundfish proposed; multiple Bering Sea cod closures announced; Cordell Bank closure revision opens fishing areas.
This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#3, 2026)
NOAA initiates information collection for Alaska American Fisheries Act; NMFS issues biological opinion on Alaska LNG; Gulf Red Snapper assessment meeting set; Pacific Council habitat and ecosystem meetings scheduled.
This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#2, 2026)
NOAA emergency rule raises harvest specs for three Pacific Coast groundfish; Pacific cod closures for Alaska trawl and pot vessels; council panels review pelagic and data methods; MRIP survey revision opens for comment.