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August 29, 2026

Mediocre Bristol Bay catch offset by soaring sockeye prices

Fishing groups are urging House passage of H.R. 9436, which would extend the current right whale regulatory pause through 2035. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
August 31, 2026

House to take up bill extending right whale regulatory pause to 2035

Protesters in small craft are trying to prevent Ocean Harvesters menhaden vessels from fishing. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning
September 1, 2026

Protesters harass menhaden fishermen

Calcasieu Pass was recently sunk to make a reef for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Photo courtesy Larry Chowning
August 31, 2026

Retiring of Calcasieu Pass brings opportunity for a menhaden bait fisherman

The House passed H.R. 9436, which would extend the current right whale regulatory pause for lobster and Jonah crab fisheries through 2035. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
September 2, 2026

House passes bill extending right whale regulatory pause

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The EU-funded research initiative aims to help guide marine governance while reducing human pressures on marine biodiversity and ecosystem function. Photo courtesy of GES4SEAS project

Europe project tests new approach to measuring pressures on fisheries

September 9, 2026

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Atlantic HMS fisheries see mixed stock outlook, declining revenue. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Atlantic tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries see mixed outlook

September 9, 2026

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Grouper management remains a key issue for commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Hoyt Childers

Court rejects fishermen’s gag grouper challenge

September 9, 2026

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ALFA says intact Tongass watersheds are critical to Southeast Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Tongass roadless plan raises salmon concerns

September 9, 2026

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Undersized fish, blue crabs, and illegal nets were seized during a West Haven Harbor operation by DEEP. Photo courtesy of Connecticut DEEP

Two men charged with illegal fishing in Connecticut

September 8, 2026

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Louisiana enforcement agents cited two commercial fishermen for alleged violations of turtle excluder device requirements. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

TED violations lead to shrimp seizures in Louisiana.

September 8, 2026

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The 282-foot pelagic trawler Borkur, from Iceland, sporting a pair of Twister doors. Vonin is receiving positive feedback from all the European skippers using the Twister. Now the company wants to bring it to the US market. Vonin photo.

The Vonin Twister

September 4, 2026

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Hanna Yatchmeneff and Megan Gatlin on a grant-funded False Pass school trip. Funding from Silver Bay Seafoods helps the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association’s School Grant Program teach marine ecosystems and fisheries science. APICDA

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September 4, 2026

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The F/V Element at the dock in Homer, Alaska, ready to make the trip across Cook Inlet to Westport, from there by land to Lake Iliamna and then down the Kvichak River to Bristol Bay just in time for the sockeye salmon season.

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Shutterstock photo.
August 29, 2026

Mediocre Bristol Bay catch offset by soaring sockeye prices

Fishing groups are urging House passage of H.R. 9436, which would extend the current right whale regulatory pause through 2035. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
August 31, 2026

House to take up bill extending right whale regulatory pause to 2035

Protesters in small craft are trying to prevent Ocean Harvesters menhaden vessels from fishing. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning
September 1, 2026

Protesters harass menhaden fishermen

Calcasieu Pass was recently sunk to make a reef for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Photo courtesy Larry Chowning
August 31, 2026

Retiring of Calcasieu Pass brings opportunity for a menhaden bait fisherman

The House passed H.R. 9436, which would extend the current right whale regulatory pause for lobster and Jonah crab fisheries through 2035. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
September 2, 2026

House passes bill extending right whale regulatory pause

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September 9, 2026

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The EU-funded research initiative aims to help guide marine governance while reducing human pressures on marine biodiversity and ecosystem function. Photo courtesy of GES4SEAS project

Europe project tests new approach to measuring pressures on fisheries

September 9, 2026

NF Staff

  • News
  • National & International
Atlantic HMS fisheries see mixed stock outlook, declining revenue. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Atlantic tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries see mixed outlook

September 9, 2026

Carli Clancy

  • News
  • Northeast
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Gulf & South Atlantic
Grouper management remains a key issue for commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Hoyt Childers

Court rejects fishermen’s gag grouper challenge

September 9, 2026

Carli Clancy

  • News
  • Gulf & South Atlantic
ALFA says intact Tongass watersheds are critical to Southeast Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Tongass roadless plan raises salmon concerns

September 9, 2026

NF Staff

  • News
  • Alaska
Undersized fish, blue crabs, and illegal nets were seized during a West Haven Harbor operation by DEEP. Photo courtesy of Connecticut DEEP

Two men charged with illegal fishing in Connecticut

September 8, 2026

NF Staff

  • News
  • Northeast
Louisiana enforcement agents cited two commercial fishermen for alleged violations of turtle excluder device requirements. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

TED violations lead to shrimp seizures in Louisiana.

September 8, 2026

NF Staff

  • News
  • Gulf & South Atlantic
The 282-foot pelagic trawler Borkur, from Iceland, sporting a pair of Twister doors. Vonin is receiving positive feedback from all the European skippers using the Twister. Now the company wants to bring it to the US market. Vonin photo.

The Vonin Twister

September 4, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

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Hanna Yatchmeneff and Megan Gatlin on a grant-funded False Pass school trip. Funding from Silver Bay Seafoods helps the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association’s School Grant Program teach marine ecosystems and fisheries science. APICDA

Silver Bay Seafoods boosts Aleutian Pribilof Island Community school program

September 4, 2026

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A Ninth Circuit ruling has dealt another setback to Oceana’s legal challenge over bottom trawling and seafloor habitat protections in Alaska. Photo courtesy of At-Sea Processors Association

Oceana loses appeal in North Pacific trawling lawsuit

September 3, 2026

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The Fisheries Science Modernization Act would expand NOAA’s use of environmental DNA as a tool to supplement traditional fish stock assessment surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

eDNA could play a bigger role in stock assessments

September 3, 2026

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Fuel costs are squeezing Lake Michigan commercial fishermen. Photo courtesy of Abbey Hamachek / NBC 26

Wisconsin fishermen feel squeeze from high fuel costs

September 3, 2026

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The Alaska Ocean Observation Systems works with subsistence fishermen and Alaska Natives by collecting data for projects such as the Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO). AOOS photo.

AOOS: Home of Alaska ocean data

September 3, 2026

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