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Chad Libby in the 34-foot Myrtle Belle leads Ivan Libby’s Wrecking Crew and four other boats across the finish line in the Class D, 236 to 335 hp, 34 feet and over race at Moosabec Reach, hitting 28.8 mph. Jon Johansen photo.
July 9, 2025

Massive turnout at Moosabec races

Jeremy Brown uses Steiners on his 80-foot albacore troller, the Betty H. “I mostly use them to spot birds,” he says. “They have a wide field of vision and are good in low light. Photo by Jeremy Brown
July 9, 2025

Fishermen weigh their binocular options at sea

Empire Wind, a 810-megawatt turbine array under construction off New York, was allowed to proceed in mid-May by the Trump administration. But project opponents continue to apply political pressure. Equinor rendering.
July 8, 2025

Trump moves to restrict wind power tax credits

Coastal fishing communities are planning their next moves in response to the federal government's new package of tax and spending cuts. Shutterstock photo.
July 8, 2025

Dealing with Trump's megabill remains a work in progress

Amendment 25 would replace the current Atlantic cod stocks with newly identified cod stocks in Eastern Gulf of Maine, Western Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Southern New England. NEFMC graphic.
July 7, 2025

New England council tries again on Northeast groundfish plan

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Coastal fishing communities are planning their next moves in response to the federal government's new package of tax and spending cuts. Shutterstock photo.

Margaret Bauman

July 8, 2025

Dealing with Trump's megabill remains a work in progress

Chad Libby in the 34-foot Myrtle Belle leads Ivan Libby’s Wrecking Crew and four other boats across the finish line in the Class D, 236 to 335 hp, 34 feet and over race at Moosabec Reach, hitting 28.8 mph. Jon Johansen photo.
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July 9, 2025

Massive turnout at Moosabec races

Jeremy Brown uses Steiners on his 80-foot albacore troller, the Betty H. “I mostly use them to spot birds,” he says. “They have a wide field of vision and are good in low light. Photo by Jeremy Brown

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July 9, 2025

Fishermen weigh their binocular options at sea

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Chad Libby in the 34-foot Myrtle Belle leads Ivan Libby’s Wrecking Crew and four other boats across the finish line in the Class D, 236 to 335 hp, 34 feet and over race at Moosabec Reach, hitting 28.8 mph. Jon Johansen photo.

Massive turnout at Moosabec races

July 9, 2025

Michael Crowley

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Jeremy Brown uses Steiners on his 80-foot albacore troller, the Betty H. “I mostly use them to spot birds,” he says. “They have a wide field of vision and are good in low light. Photo by Jeremy Brown

Fishermen weigh their binocular options at sea

July 9, 2025

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Empire Wind, a 810-megawatt turbine array under construction off New York, was allowed to proceed in mid-May by the Trump administration. But project opponents continue to apply political pressure. Equinor rendering.

Trump moves to restrict wind power tax credits

July 8, 2025

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Coastal fishing communities are planning their next moves in response to the federal government's new package of tax and spending cuts. Shutterstock photo.

Dealing with Trump's megabill remains a work in progress

July 8, 2025

Margaret Bauman

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The National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to national commercial fishing safety. Shutterstock photo.

Coast Guard seeks applicants for Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee

July 8, 2025

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Amendment 25 would replace the current Atlantic cod stocks with newly identified cod stocks in Eastern Gulf of Maine, Western Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Southern New England. NEFMC graphic.

New England council tries again on Northeast groundfish plan

July 7, 2025

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The fishing vessel Tarka II burned Sept. 2, 2024, near near Tatoosh Island, Wash., Coast Guard photo.

Extra smoke, fire detectors improve vessel safety, NTSB says

July 7, 2025

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Dredging is underway in Dutch Harbor, Alaska — one of the United States' top fishing ports. USACE photo.

Dutch Harbor dredging commences

July 7, 2025

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In the Bass Harbor Diesel Free-For-All on June 23, LaBella Vitae and My Turn are nearly bow-to-bow in a race that La Bella Vita won. Jon Johansen photo.

Neck and neck at Bass Harbor

July 4, 2025

Michael Crowley

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Coast Guard renames operational districts

July 3, 2025

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Senate budget vote set mixed prospects for offshore wind

July 2, 2025

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Torbay Wharf supports fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador. Fisheries and Oceans Canada photo.

Canada commits $4.1 million to rebuild Torbay wharf

July 2, 2025

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The cod end of a Danish seiner holds a ton of high-value flat fish after a three-hour set. Danish seining is a relatively low impact fishing technology in which the net is set in a square, surrounding flatfish on the seafloor before being hauled in rather

David Attenborough’s Ocean, a media super trawler

July 2, 2025

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Larry Fowler and Craig Stewart on Long Island, Maine, stacking traps. Photos by Maine-based National Geographic photographer David McLain, who worked with the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association (MCFA) to document Maine’s iconic working waterfront and fis

Overuse injuries in commercial fishing

July 2, 2025

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Mayasera Dyneema Lanyard fishing nets. Photo courtesy of Mayasera

How smarter trawl gear could cut fuel use and bycatch

July 2, 2025

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The Itasca leaving San Diego and bound for her home port of Honolulu after what owner Peter Webster calls “a shave and a haircut.” Webster spends around 300 days a year at sea, longlining tuna, often hundreds of miles from any land. Peter Webster photo.

Boat of the Month: Itasca

July 1, 2025

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Photo courtesy of Florida Sea Grant / NOAA Fisheries

The Gulf’s red snapper decline is real

June 30, 2025
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The Itasca leaving San Diego and bound for her home port of Honolulu after what owner Peter Webster calls “a shave and a haircut.” Webster spends around 300 days a year at sea, longlining tuna, often hundreds of miles from any land. Peter Webster photo.

Boat of the Month: Itasca

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A pair of commercial fishing boats prepare their nets for salmon and halibut during the busy summer season in the Kenai Peninsula. Shutterstock photo

Alaska's 2025 salmon forecast more than doubles last year

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