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Graphic by the MLMC for National Lobster Day
September 25, 2023
Maine celebrates National Lobster Day
Five generations and counting, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and Frank III together in Rockland, Maine. Frank Sr. was at his desk at the O’Hara Corporation’s Rockland headquarters until age 81. O’Hara Corp. photo.
September 25, 2023
Remembering Frank J. O’Hara
This wooden Chesapeake Bay deadrise crab boat may be the last to be hauled on the old Alex Burrell railway in Urbanna,Va. as new owners consider buying a Travelift. Larry Chowning photo.
September 21, 2023
Historic marine railways fading away
Mike McCorkle standing on a boat off from California. McCorkle was one of Santa Barbara's best commercial fishermen. Photo courtesy of Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara and the McCorkle family.
September 21, 2023
Remembering 1985 Highliner Mike McCorkle
Seaweed farming in Doyle Bay, Alaska, with the Seagrove Kelp Company. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo.
September 20, 2023
Seaweed growers gather at Seagriculture USA 2023 conference
Graphic by the MLMC for National Lobster Day
Maine celebrates National Lobster Day
September 25, 2023
NF Staff
News
Northeast
Five generations and counting, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and Frank III together in Rockland, Maine. Frank Sr. was at his desk at the O’Hara Corporation’s Rockland headquarters until age 81. O’Hara Corp. photo.
Remembering Frank J. O’Hara
September 25, 2023
Paul Molyneaux
Northeast
National & International
Alaska
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Graphic by the MLMC for National Lobster Day
Maine celebrates National Lobster Day
September 25, 2023
NF Staff
News
Northeast
Five generations and counting, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and Frank III together in Rockland, Maine. Frank Sr. was at his desk at the O’Hara Corporation’s Rockland headquarters until age 81. O’Hara Corp. photo.
Remembering Frank J. O’Hara
September 25, 2023
Paul Molyneaux
Northeast
National & International
Alaska
News
This wooden Chesapeake Bay deadrise crab boat may be the last to be hauled on the old Alex Burrell railway in Urbanna,Va. as new owners consider buying a Travelift. Larry Chowning photo.
Historic marine railways fading away
September 21, 2023
Larry Chowning
Mid-Atlantic
News
Mike McCorkle standing on a boat off from California. McCorkle was one of Santa Barbara's best commercial fishermen. Photo courtesy of Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara and the McCorkle family.
Remembering 1985 Highliner Mike McCorkle
September 21, 2023
Carli Stewart
News
West Coast & Pacific
Community
Seaweed farming in Doyle Bay, Alaska, with the Seagrove Kelp Company. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo.
Seaweed growers gather at Seagriculture USA 2023 conference
September 20, 2023
National & International
News
The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking public comments on its plan to expand the Massachusetts Restricted Area to include the previously exempted 'wedge' between state and federal waters. NMFS graphic.
NMFS plans to end ‘Massachusetts Wedge’ exemption for trap gear
September 20, 2023
NF Staff
Northeast
News
A proposed 770,000 square mil marine sanctuary would incorporate the existing Remote Island Marine National Monument and “currently unprotected submerged lands and waters,” according to the Biden administration. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service graphic.
Pacific islands sanctuary debated at House hearing
September 19, 2023
Kirk Moore
West Coast & Pacific
Northeast
National & International
News
F/V Wizard and F/V Northwestern docked in Seattle, WA. NF Photo.
Deadliest Catch' Vessels, Captains, and Seasons
September 19, 2023
Doug Stewart
News
Alaska
Boats & Gear
Community
Podcast: Galley Stories EP 79 Captain Garrett Olsen F/V Absolute
September 19, 2023
NF Staff
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Community
Alaska
Fisherman Nathan Perez of Newport Beach, Calif., fishes for swordfish with deep-set buoy gear and harpoon on his 47-foot boat Great Bear II. Nathan Perez photo.
First permits issuing for California deep-set swordfish captains
September 19, 2023
NF Staff
West Coast & Pacific
News
A boat sunk in the ocean, still tied up to a float. Courtesy of Determination Marine
Hurricane Lee fades, but has fishermen restless regarding their gear
September 19, 2023
Carli Stewart
News
Northeast
Community
The fishing vessel Pacific Producer tied up in the Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma, Wash., on Sept. 13, 2023. Coast Guard crews from Sector Puget Sound assisted in the removal of fuel, oil, and hazardous materials from the vessel. Coast Guard photo.
Coast Guard completes cleanup of troubled processor vessel
September 19, 2023
NF Staff
West Coast & Pacific
Alaska
News
North Atlantic Right Whale jumping out of the water. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries
NOAA announces plan for IRA funding for North Atlantic right whales
September 18, 2023
NF Staff
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Mid-Atlantic
Northeast
Governors warn Biden offshore wind projects ‘increasingly at risk of failing’
September 18, 2023
Kirk Moore
Northeast
Mid-Atlantic
News
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council started a process to allow on-demand or 'ropeless' gear in the black sea bass trap fishery from North Carolina to Florida. Photo by Bryan Fluech, UGA Marine Extension/Georgia Sea Grant.
South Atlantic council opens door to ‘ropeless’ fish trap gear
September 17, 2023
NF Staff
Gulf & South Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic
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Juvenile salmon. Shutterstock image.
Global synthesis study reveals hatchery salmon adversely impact wild populations
September 14, 2023
Benjamin Hayden
News
National & International
Viewpoints
President Biden reversed the Trump administration executive order that would have permitted commercial fishing to continue in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.
Draft management plan for Northeast Canyons marine monument
September 14, 2023
Kirk Moore
Northeast
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