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Miss Denise Blount’s book, Memories of a Southern Girl, tells stories of a childhood in the fishing community of Swan Quarter, North Carolina, back in the 1950s. Now in her 70s, she is still picking shrimp. Photo by Paul Molyneaux
December 9, 2025

Stories from the margins of the industry

Photo courtesy of melissamn
December 9, 2025

Pacific halibut catches declined this year

Dungeness crabs in a live hold. Oregon DFW photo.
December 8, 2025

Oregon Dungeness fishermen will be hauling in time for the holidays

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
December 8, 2025

NOAA awards over $26.4 M for marine debris removal

The 40-foot wooden albacore troller Jo El was built in Sunnyside, Washington, in 1967. Every year, owner Brett Montague hauls her out for a new coat of paint, new zincs, and other maintenance. Photo courtesy Brett Montague
December 5, 2025

Boat of the Month, the Jo El

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Photo courtesy of melissamn

Laine Welch

December 9, 2025

Pacific halibut catches declined this year

Miss Denise Blount’s book, Memories of a Southern Girl, tells stories of a childhood in the fishing community of Swan Quarter, North Carolina, back in the 1950s. Now in her 70s, she is still picking shrimp. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Paul Molyneaux

December 9, 2025

Stories from the margins of the industry

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Margaret Bauman

December 8, 2025

NOAA awards over $26.4 M for marine debris removal

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Miss Denise Blount’s book, Memories of a Southern Girl, tells stories of a childhood in the fishing community of Swan Quarter, North Carolina, back in the 1950s. Now in her 70s, she is still picking shrimp. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Stories from the margins of the industry

December 9, 2025

Paul Molyneaux

Photo courtesy of melissamn

Pacific halibut catches declined this year

December 9, 2025

Laine Welch

Dungeness crabs in a live hold. Oregon DFW photo.

Oregon Dungeness fishermen will be hauling in time for the holidays

December 8, 2025

Carli Stewart

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NOAA awards over $26.4 M for marine debris removal

December 8, 2025

Margaret Bauman

The 40-foot wooden albacore troller Jo El was built in Sunnyside, Washington, in 1967. Every year, owner Brett Montague hauls her out for a new coat of paint, new zincs, and other maintenance. Photo courtesy Brett Montague

Boat of the Month, the Jo El

December 5, 2025

Paul Molyneaux

Menhaden Fisheries Coalition analysis finds widely repeated claims “simply not supported by the record”. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Scientists did not recommend a 54 percent cut to the menhaden TAC

December 4, 2025

Carli Stewart

Photo courtesy of Earth Justice

Contamination safeguards of transboundary mining questioned

December 4, 2025

Margaret Bauman

The Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement (Fish Wellness) Act has been reintroduced. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

FISH Wellness Act reintroduced to strengthen fishermen’s safety and health

December 3, 2025

Carli Stewart

Mike Rudolph of the US Coast Guard uses a model in a tank to demonstrate some stability basics to a very interested young man named Valour. The idea is to give vessel operators the information they need to avoid the most egregious mistakes. Photo courtesy

Stability basics save lives

December 3, 2025

Paul Molyneaux

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.
Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

NOAA reopens comment period on ‘restoring nation’s seafood competitiveness’

December 2, 2025

Margaret Bauman

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Maritime Fairtrade guide outlines path for fisheries

December 2, 2025

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Dumping Day launched Canada’s largest lobster fishery

December 1, 2025

Carli Stewart

Stevie and Brian on the deck of the F/V Stacie Vea, fall of 1981. Photo courtesy of Brian Robbins

Robbins bids farewell as Commercial Fisheries News prepares its final edition

December 1, 2025

Guest Author

Alexandra Morton started off presenting fisheries science aimed at protecting wild salmon. “When I saw the science wasn’t bringing change, I became an activist,” she says. Simon Fraser University photo.

Removal of BC salmon farms coincides with rebounding wild runs

December 1, 2025

Paul Molyneaux

Fisheries biologist and lead author, Lukas DeFilippo working on a surface trawl survey, holds a coho salmon aboard a scientific survey that informs management decisions. NOAA Fisheries photo by Lukas DeFilippo

Study probes environmental drivers of salmon bycatch in Alaska pollock fishery

November 26, 2025

NF Staff

Officials say the latest discoveries underscore the need for diverse detection and management tools and show that Molt Search is already playing an important role. Photo courtesy of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.

First European green crab detected in Skagit Bay

November 26, 2025

NF Staff

Alaska's commercial fishing industry has seen its workforce shrink for five straight years, according to state labor officials. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska seafood harvesting jobs down for fifth straight year

November 26, 2025

Margaret Bauman

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