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Sparrows Point Container Terminal Project partners with Oyster Recovery Partnership to remove derelict fishing gear from Upper Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Oyster Recovery Partnership

March 23, 2026

Ghost gear sweep puts 40 watermen to work on the Chesapeake

Shark caught as bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

March 19, 2026

Hook-based shark deterrent shows promise in cutting bycatch

Pacific halibut fishermen across all sectors—commercial, sport, subsistence, and personal use—will compete for the smallest harvest set in the 102-year history of the International Pacific Halibut Commission. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

March 26, 2026

Halibut quota hits record low as fishermen compete for shrinking catch

Three proposals require that recognized best-practice bycatch mitigation tools be used in groundfish harvesting within state waters. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

March 22, 2026

New proposals would protect Alaska waters from bottom trawling

Commercial fishing boats in Yaquina Bay Harbor with crab pots on deck. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

March 30, 2026

Oregon ballot measure could reshape fishing, farming

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