From the moment that Maine oysterman Graham Platner announced his bid to unseat Republican Susan Collins from her U.S. Senate seat, the political world and Maine have been on fire. Within hours of dro...

In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed only 0.001% of the deep seafloor, leaving 66% of planet Earth unseen.

AUGUSTA, ME—In a stunning discovery that linked all 1.4 million residents to a grisly unsolved cold case, the U.S. Department of Justice escalated its attacks on Maine Friday when it allegedly planted...

Donald Trump opened an area of about 250 million acres of protected American waters to industrial fishing fleets on Thursday.  This sets a very dangerous precedent that our public lands and wa…

WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) — April 17, 2025 — President Donald J. Trump today signed an executive order titled Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, aimed at strengthening the domestic seafood ...

The industry poses only a limited risk to whales, says the Government Accountability Office — a finding that undermines a Republican talking point.

More than a week after the season started, scallopers are feeling the stress of uncertainty and struggling to plan with the little information they say federal regulators have offered.

Under Trump, we are becoming unrecognizable to our former selves.

“Maine has an exceptional track record of supporting families, communities, and industries from the ocean’s bounty.”

This decision had nothing to do with legitimate policymaking or government efficiency. It had nothing to do with who can play on high school teams. It didn’t even have to do with fishing.

This decision had nothing to do with legitimate policymaking or government efficiency. It had nothing to do with who can play on high school teams. It didn’t even have to do with fishing.

Q: Why is the Trump administration targeting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration? A: To encourage forecast-obsessed Americans to live in the moment. Q: Why do we need NOAA? A: We’re ab...

Rachel Maddow surveys the varied and widespread protests in opposition to Donald Trump's wanton destruction of the federal government. From weather scientists to immigrants to LGBTQ+ and its allies to...

The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s p...

The premier climate and weather agency also manages fisheries.

NGOs in the sustainable food space are cautioning that a perspective overhaul is needed to secure an increase in seafood investments.