Issue 4 • October 2026

Superior Court Rules North Carolina Violated Its Duties to Protect Coastal Fisheries

Also in this issue:
• Wisconsinite’s Waterfront Walk Protected by Public Trust Doctrine
• Federal Power Versus Local Will: The Fight Over Deep-Sea Mining in American Samoa
• A Shortcut and a Familiar Fight: The Corps’ Aquaculture Permitting Process Returns to Court in Washington
• The Magnuson-Stevens Act Turns 50

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Issue 3 • July 2026

Recent Court Decisions Create Inconsistent Authority for Regional Fishery Management Councils

Also in this issue:
• Agritourism and Aquaculture:  Navigating State Right-to-Farm Law Protections
• New Mexico v. Department of Defense: A Template for Federal Facility Cost Recovery
• “God Squad” Grants Unprecedented Exemption for Gulf Oil and Gas
• If You Can’t Beat Them... Feed Them to Your Pets? MAWS Act Proposes Unique Solution to Blue Catfish Invasion

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Issue 2 • April 2026

Navigating Constitutional Waters: The Challenge to Hawaii’s Cruise Ship Tax

Also in this issue:
• Critical Habitat Designations for Arctic Bearded and Ringed Seals Upheld
• New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Environmental Justice Rules
• Phasing Out Open NetPen Salmon Farming in British Columbia
• The Jones Act Under Fire: Federal Court Rejects Challenge from Hawaiian Rum Producer

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Issue 1 • January 2026

Search and Sea? “Sure”: Regulating Lobstermen Off Maine’s Coast

Also in this issue:
• Spillway Openings, Dolphin “Takes,” and a Case Dismissed: Mississippi Localities Challenge the Openings of the Bonnet Carré Spillway
• Status of Offshore Wind Energy Projects
• Executive Orders 2025
• 2025 Legislative Update

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