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Carli Stewart

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Carli is a Content Specialist for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community. She resides on one of the islands off the coast of Maine while also supporting the lobster community she grew up in.

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Photo courtesy of Jeff Kneebone

Data now coming straight from the deck

Commercial fishermen in northern California got the green light to begin fishing for rock crab after a decade. Photo courtesy of Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust

Northern Calif. rock crab fishery reopens after nearly a decade

The loss within the NGOM fleet shook the community, a tight-knit group that gathers in Gloucester every spring for the region’s short but intense scallop season. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Gloucester’s fishing community rallies for its own

Of the 44 restaurants tested by SEAD Consulting, 34 were found to be selling mislabeled shrimp in Wilmington, NC. Photo by William A. Morgan / Shutterstock

Genetic testing shows shrimp fraud in Wilmington restaurants

The 2023 Highliner winners. Photo by Britton Spark

Honoring half a century of Highliners: Nominations now open

In a unanimous vote Friday, the Alaska House of Representatives approved a major boost for the state’s commercial fishing fleet. Photo courtesy of Danita Delimont

Alaska passes bill to ease insurance burden for fishermen

F/V 25 TO LIFE. Photo courtesy of Robert Serbagi

NGOM season ends in sorrow as fleet mourns loss

Commercial fishermen in the Gulf are still grappling with the effects of the BP oil spill, 15 years later. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard

Fishermen struggle 15 years after the BP oil spill

The 2024 Northern Gulf of Maine scallop season on Stellwagon. Photo by Carli Stewart

Scallop season reopens in Northern Gulf of Maine with higher quota

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