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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff tag a legal-size male Dungeness crab as part of an ongoing study on Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound. WDFW photo.
July 7, 2026

New tagging study tracks Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound

Crew aboard a Bristol Bay gillnetter in the Egegik District of Bristol Bay harvest reds in the world's largest wild sockeye salmon fishery. Photo courtesy of Margaret Bauman
July 6, 2026

Alaska's wild salmon harvest climbs to over 14.5 million fish

NOAA said its newly outlined regional priorities are intended to increase opportunities for American fishermen and women. Shutterstock photo.
July 6, 2026

NOAA unveils plan to cut seafood regulations under Trump directive

The commercial weathervane scallop fishery opened July 1 with harvest levels unchanged from last season, but despite nearly 400,000 pounds of Alaska quota available, only two vessels are expected to participate. Photo courtesy of ASMI
July 9, 2026

Only two vessels will fish Alaska's weathervane scallop season

Lauren Haughey and Abby Haughey after a round haul in 2024 in Egegik, AK, on the F/V Rachelle Denae. Photo courtesy of NF Crew Shots / Lauren Haughey
July 8, 2026

Fleet shifts to Naknek-Kvichak as Bristol Bay nears 29 million

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The Aleta at the dock in Florence, Oregon. The 49-foot steel ketch was designed by Jack Serin and built near Ventura, California. Kate Price and Brandon Hiza bought the boat in 2022 as both a home and an albacore troller. Photo courtesy of Price/Hiza

Paul Molyneaux

July 17, 2026

F/V Aleta blends sail power with modern albacore fishing

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Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Skamania Hatchery after concerns over its closure in April. Photo courtesy of Gluesenkamp Perez's office

Carli Clancy

July 17, 2026

Northwest gains support in fight over salmon hatchery funding

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The reopening of the commercial Gulf shrimp season follows its annual assessment of shrimp populations and growth in Texas coastal waters. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NF Staff

July 17, 2026

Texas sets July reopening for Gulf commercial shrimp season

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Skamania Hatchery after concerns over its closure in April. Photo courtesy of Gluesenkamp Perez's office

Northwest gains support in fight over salmon hatchery funding

July 17, 2026

Carli Clancy

The reopening of the commercial Gulf shrimp season follows its annual assessment of shrimp populations and growth in Texas coastal waters. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Texas sets July reopening for Gulf commercial shrimp season

July 17, 2026

NF Staff

The Aleta at the dock in Florence, Oregon. The 49-foot steel ketch was designed by Jack Serin and built near Ventura, California. Kate Price and Brandon Hiza bought the boat in 2022 as both a home and an albacore troller. Photo courtesy of Price/Hiza

F/V Aleta blends sail power with modern albacore fishing

July 17, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

Two commercial fishermen became the first rescuers on scene after a three-level vessel sank in San Francisco Bay on July 14. Photo courtesy of ABC News

Fishermen among first responders in fatal San Francisco Bay sinking

July 16, 2026

NF Staff

The first statewide observance of Maine Commercial Fishing Remembrance Day will take place on July 21, since the designation became law. Photo courtesy of Enrico Della Pietra

Maine to observe first statewide Commercial Fishing Remembrance Day

July 16, 2026

Carli Clancy

NEFSA is urging Congress to pass legislation it says would provide regulatory stability for commercial fishermen while maintaining existing North Atlantic right whale protections. Photo courtesy of Jeff Greene, Marineland Right Whale Project

NEFSA backs bill that would bring regulatory stability to fishermen

July 16, 2026

NF Staff

Bills aimed at strengthening the nation's food safety system are advancing in both the House and Senate, a move that could help prevent hazardous imported seafood from re-entering the U.S. market. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Bills would let FDA destroy hazardous seafood imports

July 16, 2026

NF Staff

Fred Meyer supermarkets in Anchorage were offering customers with the store card fresh wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets for $15.99 a pound on July 14, a dollar less than the regular price. Margaret Bauman photo.

Alaska salmon catch swells to 29.5 million

July 15, 2026

Margaret Bauman

The Maine DMR is asking NOAA officials to evaluate whether existing authorities under the ESA could help accelerate Atlantic salmon recovery. Photo courtesy of the National Park Services

Maine seeks new ESA tools to speed Atlantic salmon recovery

July 15, 2026

NF Staff

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The Tide-N-Knots rests on its mooring in Bailey’s Mistake, a semi-protected anchorage in Lubec, Maine. Built somewhere in Nova Scotia in 1979, the boat is typical of the rough old Novi workhorses found in Downeast Maine. Greg McConnell photo.

Boat of the month: Tide-N-Knots

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F/V Faith Crew Ready to Shrimp

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