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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 (#17, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#17, 2026)

Red snapper ACL reduced in Louisiana; deep-water grouper quota changes in Gulf; Atlantic HMS quotas modified; reporting renewals for marine mammal/Fisheries Act; EFPs issued for lobster, herring, skate, and genomic studies.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#16, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#16, 2026)

Atlantic mackerel rebuilding plan revised; major summer flounder/scup/sea bass recreational measures approved; federal cost recovery fee rules proposed; Alaska EEZ Chinook recreational fishery closed; Long Island aquaculture grants announced; Congressional bills address fishery council representa...

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#15, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#15, 2026)

Federal Register: monkfish, Pacific bottomfish, shrimp certifications, marine mammal regs, gag fishery closure; Congressional bills: FISH Act, food labeling, tribal hatchery transfer.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#14, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#14, 2026)

NOAA proposes 2026 salmon TACs for Cook Inlet; Atlantic HMS considers flexibility for longline fisheries; federal review accelerates Alaska aquaculture siting; USITC reviews Vietnam frozen fish tariffs; cost recovery changes in West Coast groundfish; environmental permitting innovation at CEQ.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#13, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#13, 2026)

NOAA lifts Atlantic Monument fishing restrictions; new Pacific cod closures in Alaska; cost recovery fee increases for Alaskan trawl fisheries; U.S.-India shrimp antidumping review narrowed; Summer Flounder quota transfer approved.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#12, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#12, 2026)

NMFS proposes tilefish catch increases; FDA requests input on rockfish market name; skate wing EFP renewal for Atlantic vessels; pollock, cod reallocations in Alaska; Congressional bills target cormorant management, protein purchases.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#11, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#11, 2026)

Atlantic scallop management updated; Pacific halibut catch sharing plan released; Northeast skate complex specifications proposed; Federal support for fishing businesses considered; National Agriculture Day proclaimed;