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New Bedford fishing vessels. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

$1.2M awarded to boost Massachusetts commercial fisheries

Carli Stewart

A commercial fisherman was rescued after he abandoned his burning vessel off the coast of Florida. Screengrab from U.S. Coast Guard video by Kendal Hunter

Fishing vessel catches fire off the coast of Florida

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It has been over a decade since landings of northern shrimp crashed, leading to a moratorium. While some fishermen continue to question the validity of the data, regulators have extended the moratorium for another three years. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Maine shrimp fishery closed for three more years

Paul Molyneaux

Friendship, Maine Simmons Lobster Wharf. Photo by Capt Tom/ Shutterstock

Friendship, Maine lobsterman charged with reckless conduct

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Authorities in Maine are investigating the suspected theft of oysters and aquaculture equipment from a site in Casco Bay. Maine Department of Marine Resources photo.

Authorities investigating oyster gear theft in Maine

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The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers is a nonprofit organization that promotes U.S.-caught wild Alaska pollock. Shutterstock photo.

GAPP elects new directors and officers

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Sitka, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oceana appeals court ruling over Gulf of Alaska environment

Margaret Bauman

The Coast Guard will maintain helicopter operations based at Newport, Ore., for the duration of the 2025 Dungeness crab fishing season, Adm. Kevin Lunday told Oregon senators Dec. 12. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Hunter Schnable.

Coast Guard says helicopter operations continue at Newport

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Jerry Dzugan (left), former executive director of the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, with Zhongfu Ge, ABS technology manager, at the training tool handover ceremony at the AMSEA headquarters in Sitka, Alaska. ABS photo.

ABS unveils simulation-based stability training for commercial fishermen

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Fall-run Chinook salmon migrate to California's Central Valley rivers to spawn. Photo by Miles Daniels

California Chinook salmon are study of survival in changing climate

Margaret Bauman

Photo courtesy of Bristol Bay Forever

New poll shows strong support for permanent Bristol Bay protections

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