It is the smaller, local crab fisheries that each winter give a big economic boost to dozens of coastal communities across the Gulf of Alaska.

North Carolina’s blue crab season got off to a good start, but was slammed when Hurricane Florence hit in September and was expected to rebound as 2018 came to a close.

With the federal government partially shutdown for over a month, the regional fishery management councils are learning how to keep pushing through the process without their federal science partners at NMFS.

The U.S. Coast Guard has signed off on a Jones Act waiver for America’s Finest, ending a nearly two-year ordeal regarding the ship due to the amount of foreign processed steel used in its construction.

Numbers are on the rise for Alaska’s shellfish growers: They sold more than 1.8 million oysters in 2017 for a 27 percent increase over 2016 and a 70 percent increase over the 10-year average.

Seasonal sea lettuces are more complex and useful than you think, if they are harvested.

What constitutes seafood fraud, and what can we do about it? Join me and a panel of industry insiders as we try to answer these questions during a webinar on January 23.

First dubbed the “salmon girl” at the age of 16, Jacqui Shaffer’s path to commercial fishing began with a large wooden sign advertising Desire Fish Co. in her hometown of Bellingham, Wash.

[Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the February 2010 issue of National Fisherman.] One single silent tear rolls down her cheek; there will be so many more to follow. She has had the …

Members of fisheries who are still waiting on disaster funding checks will be on hold again until after the shutdown is over.