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Mike Malczewski fishes blue catfish using pots. His son Cody, seen behind the pot, goes longlining for blue cats, but sometimes helps his father. Malczewski makes all his own pots. “I haven’t had luck with storebought,” he says. Photo courtesy of Jay Flem

June 1, 2026

Invasive blue catfish turn problem into fishery

Brownsville, Texas, shrimp fleet — The shrimp fleet in Brownsville, Texas, lined up for its annual spring blessing. The Southern Shrimp Alliance reported that 2024 shrimp landings in Texas were the lowest "reported by NOAA Fisheries for the state over the last 75 years.”

May 28, 2026

US seafood producers seek ‘broad investigation’ of unfair seafood trade

Homer, Alaska, boatbuilder Ivan Bargasin had a Nanni shipped north to repower his propeller driven 32-foot Bristol Bay gillnetter. Built on a Scania Block, the Nanni N13 is paired with a ZF360 gear at 1.5:1. Ivan Basargin photo.

June 3, 2026

Kraft Power delivers Nanni engines to US fishermen

Over 100 groundfish industry volunteers worked in 80 degree heat at Terminal 91 at the Port of Seattle on May 28 to clean four huge midwater trawl nets to recycle plastics in the into new products. Photo by John Dunlap, Trident Seafoods

June 5, 2026

Groundfish industry cleans 55,935 pounds of nets for recycling

The Cooperative Research Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center wants fishermen with knowledge and experience to help collect data for the biggest mackerel research project in decades. NOAA photo.

May 27, 2026

Northeast Science Center wants fishermen for mackerel cooperative research

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