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Three Alaskan harvesters have been charged with intentionally sinking their respective fishing boats in Southeast Alaska. Shutterstock photo.
March 4, 2026

Three Alaskans charged with intentionally sinking fishing boats

Todd Meadows, 25, a deckhand on the F/V Aleutian Lady, died Feb. 25 in an overboard accident about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Captain Rick Shelford via Facebook.
March 4, 2026

‘Deadliest Catch’ crew member dies in overboard accident

A Gulf of Maine Research Institute vessel studies cod populations in the Gulf of Maine. Photo courtesy of GMRI
March 4, 2026

Stop-fishing notices spread as haddock delay drags on

Design of the F/V Lily Jean with the prayer that lives on the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial Statue in Gloucester, MA. Design courtesy of C-Cals Maine
March 3, 2026

Lily Jean loss sparks formal investigation as fishing community rallies

The Coast Guard responded shortly before noon March 5 to the fishing vessel Yankee Rose capsized near Race Point, Provincetown Mass. States Environmental Police recovered one person from the water and the search continued for another crewman. Coast Guard
March 6, 2026

One dead, second fisherman missing near Provincetown

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Maine had its fourth straight year of declining lobster landings. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

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March 12, 2026

Maine lobster landings fall for fourth straight year

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After decades of restrictions that idled vessels, slashed quotas, and forced fishermen out of the industry, the West Coast groundfish fishery has fully rebuilt. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

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March 12, 2026

West Coast groundfish fishery completes historic comeback

Maine had its fourth straight year of declining lobster landings. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Maine lobster landings fall for fourth straight year

March 12, 2026

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Gillnetters in the Naknek boatyard in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Photo by Ryan Astalos / SalmonState

DOJ sides again with conservationists to block Pebble Mine

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After decades of restrictions that idled vessels, slashed quotas, and forced fishermen out of the industry, the West Coast groundfish fishery has fully rebuilt. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

West Coast groundfish fishery completes historic comeback

March 12, 2026

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The 40-foot vessel Vesta Renee sank approximately 23 miles south of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Fishing vessel sinks off the coast of Maine; three rescued

March 11, 2026

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U.S. FWS proposed clarity on the status of squid as shellfish. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Feds propose new definition of shellfish to include squid, others

March 11, 2026

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The groundfish vessel Lily Jean, which tragically sank off Cape Ann, Mass., in February. Photo courtesy of Steven Kennedy

Gloucester benefit concert planned to support families of Lily Jean crew

March 11, 2026

Carli Stewart

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Fishermen help with ghost gear cleanup off from Hawaii. Photo courtesy of HPU

Hawaii project removes ghost gear with help from fishermen

March 11, 2026

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F/V Yankee Rose. Photo courtesy of Steven Kennedy

Yankee Rose sinking off Cape Cod leaves one dead, one missing

March 10, 2026

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Orcas in Alaska's Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords have a diverse, seasonally changing diet of salmon and groundfish, consumed across regional foraging hotspots. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Study: Southern Alaska orca diet shifts across foraging hotspots

March 10, 2026

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The remains of the Dora F in a Brunswick, Ga., bone yard. After owning the boat for 55 years, Johnny Bennett said goodbye to the vessel he had raised his children and grandson on. Walker Owens photo.

The life and times of the Dora F and the Dora F II

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Three Alaskan harvesters have been charged with intentionally sinking their respective fishing boats in Southeast Alaska. Shutterstock photo.
March 4, 2026

Three Alaskans charged with intentionally sinking fishing boats

Todd Meadows, 25, a deckhand on the F/V Aleutian Lady, died Feb. 25 in an overboard accident about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Captain Rick Shelford via Facebook.
March 4, 2026

‘Deadliest Catch’ crew member dies in overboard accident

A Gulf of Maine Research Institute vessel studies cod populations in the Gulf of Maine. Photo courtesy of GMRI
March 4, 2026

Stop-fishing notices spread as haddock delay drags on

Design of the F/V Lily Jean with the prayer that lives on the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial Statue in Gloucester, MA. Design courtesy of C-Cals Maine
March 3, 2026

Lily Jean loss sparks formal investigation as fishing community rallies

The Coast Guard responded shortly before noon March 5 to the fishing vessel Yankee Rose capsized near Race Point, Provincetown Mass. States Environmental Police recovered one person from the water and the search continued for another crewman. Coast Guard
March 6, 2026

One dead, second fisherman missing near Provincetown

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Maine had its fourth straight year of declining lobster landings. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Maine lobster landings fall for fourth straight year

March 12, 2026

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Gillnetters in the Naknek boatyard in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Photo by Ryan Astalos / SalmonState

DOJ sides again with conservationists to block Pebble Mine

March 12, 2026

Margaret Bauman

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  • Alaska
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After decades of restrictions that idled vessels, slashed quotas, and forced fishermen out of the industry, the West Coast groundfish fishery has fully rebuilt. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

West Coast groundfish fishery completes historic comeback

March 12, 2026

NF Staff

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  • West Coast & Pacific
The 40-foot vessel Vesta Renee sank approximately 23 miles south of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Fishing vessel sinks off the coast of Maine; three rescued

March 11, 2026

NF Staff

  • News
  • Northeast
U.S. FWS proposed clarity on the status of squid as shellfish. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Feds propose new definition of shellfish to include squid, others

March 11, 2026

NF Staff

  • News
  • National & International
The groundfish vessel Lily Jean, which tragically sank off Cape Ann, Mass., in February. Photo courtesy of Steven Kennedy

Gloucester benefit concert planned to support families of Lily Jean crew

March 11, 2026

Carli Stewart

  • News
  • Northeast
  • Community
Fishermen help with ghost gear cleanup off from Hawaii. Photo courtesy of HPU

Hawaii project removes ghost gear with help from fishermen

March 11, 2026

NF Staff

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  • West Coast & Pacific
F/V Yankee Rose. Photo courtesy of Steven Kennedy

Yankee Rose sinking off Cape Cod leaves one dead, one missing

March 10, 2026

Carli Stewart

  • News
  • Northeast
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Orcas in Alaska's Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords have a diverse, seasonally changing diet of salmon and groundfish, consumed across regional foraging hotspots. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Study: Southern Alaska orca diet shifts across foraging hotspots

March 10, 2026

Margaret Bauman

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  • Alaska
Red colors in this image show higher concentrations of chlorophyll in the Gulf of Maine and beyond. This image was taken by the Ocean Color Instrument sensor aboard the PACE satellite on April 8, 2024. Photo courtesy of NASA

NASA joins SCEMFIS advisory board, bringing satellite data to fisheries research

March 10, 2026

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Black Pearl charter fishing boat. Photo courtesy of Black Pearl Sportfishing LLC

Charter operator penalized for closed-area fishing

March 9, 2026

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School of menhaden in a harbor. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Menhaden coalition pushes back on claims tied to Mid-Atlantic fish wash-up

March 9, 2026

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A small New England groundfish boat offloading fresh fish. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

Framework finally implemented as Gulf of Maine haddock quota increase takes effect

March 9, 2026

Carli Stewart

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