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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service graphic.
April 18, 2025

Trump opens Pacific marine monument to fishing

N.C. blue crabbers are left waiting and worrying as state regulators float new restrictions on the fishery. Photo by Brittany Mason / Shutterstock
April 18, 2025

Tensions rise over blue crab fishery plan

Halibut schooner Scandia in 1927, Captain Olav Hvatum. Photo by International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)
April 18, 2025

Anchored in history: Seattle’s FVOA

Electronic Navigation Limited has integrated the Norwegian Subsea motion reference unit (MRU) into its WASSP multibeam transducer, offering greater accuracy in fish detection and bottom mapping. Photo by Norwegian Subsea
April 18, 2025

WASSP gets an upgrade

F/V Nobska, a groundfish vessel out of Gloucester, MA. Photo courtesy of Clancy Fisheries
April 17, 2025

Mass. pushes feds for May 1 groundfish season start

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Halibut schooner Scandia in 1927, Captain Olav Hvatum. Photo by International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)

Arni Thomson

April 18, 2025

Anchored in history: Seattle’s FVOA

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service graphic.

NF Staff

April 18, 2025

Trump opens Pacific marine monument to fishing

N.C. blue crabbers are left waiting and worrying as state regulators float new restrictions on the fishery. Photo by Brittany Mason / Shutterstock

Carli Stewart

April 18, 2025

Tensions rise over blue crab fishery plan

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service graphic.

Trump opens Pacific marine monument to fishing

April 18, 2025

NF Staff

N.C. blue crabbers are left waiting and worrying as state regulators float new restrictions on the fishery. Photo by Brittany Mason / Shutterstock

Tensions rise over blue crab fishery plan

April 18, 2025

Carli Stewart

Halibut schooner Scandia in 1927, Captain Olav Hvatum. Photo by International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)

Anchored in history: Seattle’s FVOA

April 18, 2025

Arni Thomson

Electronic Navigation Limited has integrated the Norwegian Subsea motion reference unit (MRU) into its WASSP multibeam transducer, offering greater accuracy in fish detection and bottom mapping. Photo by Norwegian Subsea

WASSP gets an upgrade

April 18, 2025

Paul Molyneaux

F/V Nobska, a groundfish vessel out of Gloucester, MA. Photo courtesy of Clancy Fisheries

Mass. pushes feds for May 1 groundfish season start

April 17, 2025

Carli Stewart

A new line marking rule was approved for traps used in the state Dungeness crab fishery. Photo by Thunderbird Design Studio/ Shutterstock

Washington approves new line marking rule for Dungie fishery

April 17, 2025

Nathan Strout

The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to extend the closure of the California commercial salmon season. Photo by CDFW

CA commercial salmon season cancelled for a third year

April 16, 2025

Carli Stewart

The Empire Wind project is planned for two phases, totaling a potential 2.76 gigawatts production, with power export cables to New York City and Long Island. BOEM graphic.

Trump administration moves to shut down Empire Wind

April 16, 2025

NF Staff

Layoffs at NOAA/ NMFS have sent shockwaves through the commercial fishing industry. Photo by Bob Pool / Shutterstock

NOAA layoffs: a crisis for U.S. fisheries?

April 16, 2025

Carli Stewart

Dungeness crabs in a live hold. Oregon DFW photo.

500 undersized Dungeness crabs caught by Washington vessel

April 16, 2025

NF Staff

When Starlink Marine came online in late 2023 or early 2024, commercial fishing vessels ranging from freezer trawlers to lobster boats took advantage of the comparatively cheap satellite connectivity. Photo by Network Innovations

Satellite connectivity shifts rock the marine industry

April 16, 2025

Paul Molyneaux

Ear-hanging involves drilling a small hole in the scallop's shell and suspending it on a line. Photo courtesy of A. Schreiber and Island Institute

Scallop study sheds light on gear choice for Maine growers

April 15, 2025

NF Staff

Eugenio Piñeiro Soler was appointed April 14 as the assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries. NOAA photo.

Piñeiro Soler named to head NMFS

April 14, 2025

NF Staff

The first Commercial Fisheries Commission (CFC) meeting on April 8, 2025, set the stage for a new era of collaboration and state-level advocacy for the seafood industry. Photo by Allan Wood Photography

Massachusetts launches Commercial Fisheries Commission

April 14, 2025

Carli Stewart

The 70-foot Miss Tiffanie, a Delta Marine Industries boat built in 1982, is at anchor in Lituya Bay, Alaska. On its 2021 journey to western Alaska, the boat had to carry buoys outside the traps when transiting Canadian waters.

Boat of the month: Miss Tiffanie

April 14, 2025

Paul Molyneaux

Aerial photos show significant sheening surrounding the stricken scallop boat Eileen Rita, which ran aground in Boston Harbor on April 11. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Scallop boat capsizes in Boston Harbor; three rescued

April 11, 2025

Eric Haun

Fishing is one of the most challenging jobs out there, and alcohol has been a coping mechanism for a long time. Photo by Marc Bruxelle

Why drinking isn’t the only way to deal with life at sea

April 11, 2025

Monique Coombs

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