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ASMFC stock assessment says menhaden not overfished

August 7, 2022

Kirk Moore

A school of menhaden. NOAA photo/Jerry Prezioso.

A tornado caused heavy damage when it swept over Smith Island, Md., on the evening of Aug. 4, 2022. GoFundMe image.

August 5, 2022

Heavy damage after waterspout churns across Smith Island

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Tropical storm Colin formed unexpectedly off the Carolinas and swiftly dissipated July 2-3. Forecasters still expect the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season to be more active than normal. NOAA image.

August 4, 2022

Forecasters still predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season

Kirk Moore

June 6, 2022

National Fisherman — Summer 2022

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Boats & Gear

At the Bass Habor races, the diesel record was broken when Maria’s Nightmare II (left) and Wild Wild West tied at 62 mph. A week later Maria’s Nightmare II broke it again hitting 68.3 mph. Jon Johansen photo.

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Record-breaking Maine lobster boat race season in final stretch

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Workmen at Jennings Boatyard in Reedville, Va. are cutting windows in the new house/pilothouse on the 46' oyster boat Yeocomico. Larry Chowning photo.

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Rebuilding an oyster boat on a good foundation

Larry Chowning

26'x8'6" aquaculture support vessel. US Watercraft photo.

US Watercraft building new Virginia oyster farm support vessel

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Afloat again after a massive rebuild the Western Flyer, once a highline sardine seiner, will become a research and education vessel as part of the Western Flyer Foundation. Port Townsend Shipwrights photo.

Return of the Western Flyer

Paul Molyneaux

Marwear designed its first products based on testing and feedback from longline fishermen. Marwear photo.

Marwear capitalizes on rough weather lessons from Iceland

Brian Hagenbuch

Alaska

For the last four years, Ken Coleman and other set net fisherman on the east side of Cook Inlet have faced early shutdowns while other user groups continue fishing. Vicki Coleman photo.

Set net shut down

Paul Molyneaux

Crew member Jesse 'Oly' Oliver holds a sockeye, with crew member Ashley Miller behind. Nora Skeele photo.

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Sockeye salmon run in Bristol Bay Alaska sets all-time record

Cliff White

Alaska Bering Sea crab crew pulls a pot on deck. ASMI/Chris Miller photo

Surveys bode bad seasons ahead for Bering Sea crabbers

Charlie Ess

Sockeye salmon. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Salmon set netters cut out of sockeye run again

Charlie Ess

Commercial Fishing Photo Stories: Bristol Bay in the Summer

Bri Dwyer

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Photo courtesy of Ariana Low

"Fish smarter" with smart buoys that enable gear tracking and management

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Made in the North Atlantic

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Making safety on the water about survival rather than compliance with the right Immersion Suit

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Gulf & South Atlantic

A school of menhaden. NOAA photo/Jerry Prezioso.

ASMFC stock assessment says menhaden not overfished

Kirk Moore

Tropical storm Colin formed unexpectedly off the Carolinas and swiftly dissipated July 2-3. Forecasters still expect the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season to be more active than normal. NOAA image.

Forecasters still predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season

Kirk Moore

BOEM used data about scallop, squid, mackerel and butterfish fisheries to map out potential conflicts between fishermen and wind energy development in the New York Bight. BOEM graphic.

BOEM proposals to mitigate offshore wind fishing impact

North Atlantic right whale #3230 "Infinity" and her calf were struck off the coast of Florida in February 2021. The calf pictured died from the strike. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission/NOAA permit 18786

NOAA wants stricter vessel speed limits to protect right whales

Kirk Moore

Bluefin tuna GMRI photo.

The trouble with tuna