Newsletter - Public - Weekly 25 Sep 2026 21 States Challenge Federal Endangered Species Act Changes California co-leads a legal challenge over ESA rollbacks that could impact marine habitat, permitting, and West Coast fisheries. Key Takeaways… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 23 Sep 2026 Leaked FWS Memo Signals Shift to Endangered Species Act “Take” Rules Proposed federal changes could eliminate penalties for incidental harm, reshaping regulatory liability for commercial fisheries. A leaked internal memo from… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 23 Sep 2026 Washington Post Spotlight: The Global Seafood Boom and the U.S. Regulatory Gap A recent opinion piece in The Washington Post titled "Fish farms are booming. US is being left behind" underscores a… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 18 Sep 2026 Senate Advances Farm Bill with Crucial Seafood Provisions Access to USDA loans, processing infrastructure studies, and Office of Seafood authorization move forward. The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 16 Sep 2026 Positive H2 Forecast for U.S. Restaurants Signals Foodservice Seafood Growth As we move through the second half of 2026, economic indicators suggest a strengthening market for food and seafood service… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 16 Sep 2026 California Restricts Northern Anchovy Fishing in Monterey Bay Amid Domoic Acid Outbreak California officials have restricted commercial and recreational fishing for northern anchovy in portions of Monterey Bay, allowing the fishery there… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 16 Sep 2026 EU Coalition Pushes for Strict Traceability on Processed Seafood – What It Means for Global Industry A broad coalition of seafood businesses, consumer groups, NGOs, and culinary leaders - operating under the banner "Follow the Fish"—is… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 12 Sep 2026 NOAA Opens Sixth 2026 Commercial Pacific Halibut Fishing Period NOAA Fisheries announced a sixth fishing period for the 2026 Area 2A non-Tribal directed commercial Pacific halibut fishery. The additional… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 10 Sep 2026 Court Upholds Shrimp Countervailing Duties on India, Ecuador, and Vietnam The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a trilogy of rulings on September 4 sustaining the U.S. International Trade… CFSI Staff
Newsletter - Public - Weekly 08 Sep 2026 State and Hoopa Valley Tribe Partner on Streamlined Trinity River Salmon Monitoring A long-standing effort to better protect Trinity River salmon populations entered a new phase this week with a landmark partnership… CFSI Staff