2026-09-17
Proposed Remote Inspection Credits: What Mixed Fleets Can Budget
The Coast Guard's draft SIP guidance points to separate inspection-budget scenarios by vessel class, performance, and OCMI judgment.
2026-09-16
Scallop boats could stop counting transit as fishing time
A proposed six-vessel scallop permit would test whether joined sensor records can move days-at-sea accounting from a VMS line to actual dredge activity.
2026-09-14
Archaeological stop-work survived the loss of its radius and deadline
The 2025 reversal of an archaeological-resources rule left a discovery duty in place while removing two numerical instructions. That is a work-plan problem as well as a legal change.