News
Industry updates and reporting from the docks to the council table, the stories shaping access, management, and the working waterfront, updated through the day.
Who Owns America's Fish?
Inside the decades-long fight over how the nation's most valuable fisheries are divided, and why a quiet allocation formula now decides who fishes, who profits, and who gets left at the dock.
Why the recreational catch count stays contested
The data fight that shapes every season-length decision.
Zoning fights become the front line for the fleet
Dock-access protections gain in three coastal counties.
Accountability measures proposed for Gulf reef fish
NOAA floats payback provisions for overages, setting up a fight over how strictly the limits should bite.
Charter fleet adopts electronic logbooks ahead of mandate
Operators race to comply as the for-hire reporting requirement nears, with mixed reviews on the rollout.
What allocation reform actually changes
A plain-language explainer on what allocation reform actually changes for each sector.
What traceability rules will mean for the people who move the fish
Grace Hale on what traceability rules will mean for the people who move the fish.
