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CDFW announced an immediate restriction on the commercial and recreational harvest of Pacific sardines for human consumption. Photo by Andrea Izzotti

CDFW closes sardine fishery for human consumption

A Coast Guard law enforcement crew surveys a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, May 13, 2025. The Coast Guard interdicted four Mexican fishermen engaged in alleged illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard nabs 450 pounds of illegal catch off Texas

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Bills introduced to bolster Maine’s working waterfronts

Alaskan pollock is the biggest fishery in the U.S. by volume. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Alaska pollock season closes with strong catches

A vessel fishes for salmon in Alaska's Chatham Strait. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Fishery advocates criticize WFC's Alaskan salmon lawsuit

An example of how an AI model can map water flow to assess the extent of salmon habitats. NOAA image.

NOAA deploys AI to help manage Columbia River salmon

Tanner crabs are found throughout the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea along the continental shelf and coastal waters off Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Kodiak fisherman sentenced for crab trafficking scheme involving diseased catch

U.S. shrimpers call for targeted tariffs to secure domestic seafood production. Other food groups lend support. Doug Stewart Photo.

Shrimpers call for tariffs to protect fishing industry

The 68-foot F/V Captain Raleigh sank Friday morning near the entrance to Grays Harbor, Washington. USCG photo.

Newport captain missing after F/V Capt. Raleigh sinks

Last week, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan spoke harsh words to the federal government about the failure of timely fisheries surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

“Get on with the surveys” or risk shutting down U.S. fisheries