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The hull of the Miss Violet II is being fiberglassed and repowered with a new Cummins QSC 600 diesel engine to work in the Virginia blue crab pot fishery. Larry Chowning photo.
May 18, 2026

The enduring pull of the wooden deadrise boat

A Southeast Alaska commercial harvester has been sentenced to jail, a $20,000 fine, and forfeiture of his commercial fishing boat after conviction of numerous commercial fishing violations. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
May 21, 2026

Alaska harvester sentenced, fined for multiple commercial fishing violations

According to a recent report, the 2025 Pacific salmon harvest totaled 425.7 million fish, marking the lowest aggregate for an odd-numbered year since 1987. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
May 21, 2026

NPAFC reports lowest odd-year harvest of Pacific salmon

Rowan Miller has been working on her father’s salmon seiner since she was 14. At 24, she has utilized the Alaska Commercial Fishing Loan Program to finance the purchase of her first boat, the Journeyman. Credit: Rowan Miller
May 20, 2026

Boat of the Month: Journeyman

West Marine files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but plans restructuring. Photo courtesy of West Marine
May 21, 2026

West Marine files for bankruptcy, plans restructuring

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Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.3 billion in value annually, supporting more than 15,000 Alaskans across 120 communities statewide. Shutterstock photo.

Margaret Bauman

May 26, 2026

Alaska seafood industry valued at $5.3 billion

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California’s ocean salmon fishery reopened in May 2026 after a three-year closure. River fishing for Chinook salmon is also reopening, but at different times in 2026. Eric Palkovacs photo.

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May 27, 2026

California’s salmon fishery is reopening, but that doesn’t mean all is well

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Mexico. | Photo courtesy of Octavio Hoyos/Shutterstock

Nathan Strout

May 26, 2026

US imposes visa restrictions on 26 individuals connected to IUU fishing

California’s ocean salmon fishery reopened in May 2026 after a three-year closure. River fishing for Chinook salmon is also reopening, but at different times in 2026. Eric Palkovacs photo.

California’s salmon fishery is reopening, but that doesn’t mean all is well

May 27, 2026

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Mexico. | Photo courtesy of Octavio Hoyos/Shutterstock

US imposes visa restrictions on 26 individuals connected to IUU fishing

May 26, 2026

Nathan Strout

The Japan Coast Guard training vessel Itsukushima and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Osprey maneuver during a May 21 international search and rescue exercise in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Victoria, British Columbia. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

US, Canada, Japan coast guards hold Pacific Northwest search and rescue exercise

May 26, 2026

NF Staff

A NOAA Fisheries snapshot report on the Gulf shrimp sector noted that relatively low wages and the uncertainty involved in that work make it difficult for vessel owners to find willing and competent workers. Shutterstock photo.

Texas shrimpers ask Trump administration for more H-2B visas amid labor shortage

May 26, 2026

Nathan Strout

Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.3 billion in value annually, supporting more than 15,000 Alaskans across 120 communities statewide. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska seafood industry valued at $5.3 billion

May 26, 2026

Margaret Bauman

A new policy brief released concludes that most seafood imported into the United States lacks basic catch documentation and traceability. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Major gaps remain in monitoring of seafood imports

May 22, 2026

Margaret Bauman

The Pacific Legal Foundation is arguing that the otters should be delisted as a threatened species, and petitioning the Fish and Wildlife Service to exempt fishermen from liability for incidental takes of southern sea otters. Photo courtesy of UFWS

Fishermen challenge sea otter protections in Calif. waters

May 22, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

The Northwest Explorer and the Alaska Knight are the two fishing vessels being used for the upcoming surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Bering Sea survey to track temperature shifts

May 21, 2026

NF Staff

According to a recent report, the 2025 Pacific salmon harvest totaled 425.7 million fish, marking the lowest aggregate for an odd-numbered year since 1987. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NPAFC reports lowest odd-year harvest of Pacific salmon

May 21, 2026

Margaret Bauman

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Rowan Miller has been working on her father’s salmon seiner since she was 14. At 24, she has utilized the Alaska Commercial Fishing Loan Program to finance the purchase of her first boat, the Journeyman. Credit: Rowan Miller

Boat of the Month: Journeyman

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