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Alaska’s Bristol Bay gets protection promise from EPA

September 9, 2021

Jessica Hathaway

Alanna Hurley and Mae Syvrud host President Barack Obama in Alaska's Bristol Bay in September 2015, shortly after the EPA proposed permanent protections. UTBB/Pete Souza photo

Oyster cages along the Damariscotta River in Walpole, Maine. Mook Sea Farms photo.

September 16, 2021

Northeast oysters: After disaster loomed in pandemic, ‘markets are slamming’

Caroline Losneck

NMFS has approved a plan by the Pacific Fishery Management Council to reduce salmon fishing if declining chinook numbers appear to endanger orcas. NMFS photo.

September 16, 2021

NMFS approves plan to restrict salmon fishing, protect orcas

Kirk Moore

Full pot of Southeast Alaska Dungeness crab. ASMI/Channel Films photo

September 14, 2021

Alaska crab: Dungies down, Bering Sea eyes bycatch

Laine Welch

Boats & Gear

The East Side Boat Shop launched the “Yes Dear,” a 41 Libby, for a Rockland lobsterman. East Side Boat Shop photo.

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Libby boats designed to pack a lot of weight; diesel record set at Maine lobster boat races

Michael Crowley

Fred Wahl Marine Construction sponsoned and lengthened the Winona J. Fred Wahl Marine Construction photo.

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Oregon yard extends a couple of crabbers; dragger and crabber repaired at Washington shop

Michael Crowley

Enough power, but not too much. Integrity Machining photo

Switch hitting with slinkies: Integrity Machining dials in perfect balance for blackcod haulers

Brian Hagenbuch

Two speeds are better than one. ZF Marine photo

An outboard with smooth moves: ZF Marine introduces new two-speed outboard transmission

Brian Hagenbuch

Equipped with a Fred Wahl designed and built crane, the lengthened Keta will be able to handle more crab pots and quota. Fred Wahl Marine Construction photo

In the long run: The 45-year-old F/V Keta gets a stretch to increase her capacity in Alaska’s king crab fishery

Paul Molyneaux

Alaska

Full pot of Southeast Alaska Dungeness crab. ASMI/Channel Films photo

Alaska crab: Dungies down, Bering Sea eyes bycatch

Laine Welch

Alaska cod sandwich with pickled vegetables. Sodexo photo

Northern Lights: Q&A with Sodexo’s Chef Lloyd Mann

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Equipped with a Fred Wahl designed and built crane, the lengthened Keta will be able to handle more crab pots and quota. Fred Wahl Marine Construction photo

In the long run: The 45-year-old F/V Keta gets a stretch to increase her capacity in Alaska’s king crab fishery

Paul Molyneaux

Paige Bower moved to Petersburg, Alaska, in 2018 to fish in the summer and work on knife-making and leather-craft in the winters.

Who we are: Paige Bower

Nick Rahaim

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

Alaska king crab: Awaiting word on new season, after highest prices on record

Charlie Ess

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Seall, A Marine Technology Company, Expands with Key Global Partner, Mackay Marine

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Commercial and recreational fishermen are able to fish between turbines at the Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island. Photo credit: Ørsted.

U.S. Offshore Wind and Fisheries Can Co-Exist

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In focusing on the frozen category, seafood companies are much closer to meeting consumer needs and far better positioned to unlock new margins

Latest freezing tech offers new horizons for fish

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Cast off to sea with the new DUNLOP SEAPRO

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Gulf & South Atlantic

Ben Zdan bought the lobster and stone crab boat Gotta Luv It five years ago. Ben Zdan photo

Boat of the Month: Gotta Luv It

Sue Cocking

Florida stone crab. Florida Sea Grant photo.

Gulf stone crab: Crabbers look forward to good year, despite shorter season

Sue Cocking

Coast Guard response crews assessed fishing boats lodged against a destroyed structure and sunken fishing vessels in the bayou Sept. 6, 2021, following Hurricane Ida in Southeast Louisiana. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard investigates oil spills, as power slowly returns after Ida

Kirk Moore

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station New Orleans hoists an injured man from the fishing vessel Moon Glow approximately 35 miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept. 3, 2021. Coast Guard video image.

Amid Hurricane Ida rescues, Coast Guard saves fisherman after shark attack

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The shrimp trawler St. Vincent was left heeled over by Hurricane Ida's 150 mph winds at Golden Meadow, La. St. Vincent Seafood photo.

Louisiana begins long, slow recovery from Ida

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