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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 (#26, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#26, 2026)

NOAA finalizes new Pacific tuna rules; New England FMPs administrative overhaul proposed; Amendment advances on Puerto Rico fishery; Gulf red grouper catch limits revision; Federal disaster aid program changes enacted.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#25, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#25, 2026)

NMFS revises Atlantic cod management; Pacific sardine harvest limits proposed; U.S. continues Vietnam fish fillet duties; EFP request for sardine research; SEDAR public meetings scheduled; new Congressional bills target fisheries.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#24, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#24, 2026)

Cordell Bank GCA area reopened for fishing; NOAA revises Alaska trawl CP haul reporting; USITC maintains Vietnam fish fillet duties; shellfish definition expands to include cephalopods; legislative action targets bycatch and gear standards.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#23, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#23, 2026)

NMFS finalizes 2026 Cook Inlet salmon harvest specs; halibut measures set for Area 2A; Pacific fishing proclamation removes monument prohibitions; Gulf shallow-water grouper measures revised; northern tilefish and skate quotas updated.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#22, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#22, 2026)

Trump restores Pacific commercial fishing; S.254 allows interstate ivory trade; FDA expands seafood safety recordkeeping; NOAA opens comment on lobster trap transfer; Coast Guard analyzes ballast water rule impacts.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#21, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#21, 2026)

NMFS finalizes new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex; Gulf shrimp permit moratorium extension proposed; Pacific halibut inseason action issued; White House proclaims National Ocean Month.

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#20, 2026)

This Week in Fisheries — Washington (#20, 2026)

NOAA proposes electronic logbook rule; new federal fishing regs posted for refuges; bluefin tuna retention limits set; Pacific cod closure in Alaska; upcoming House and Senate fisheries hearings.