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Charlie Ess

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Charlie Ess is the North Pacific Bureau Chief for National Fisherman.

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Albacore hooked on a bait pole offshore Oregon. NOAA Fisheries West Coast photo.

After slow-paced 2017 season, albacore trollers hope landings pick up

Deckhand Maureen O

Carryover frozen halibut brews competition in Alaska

Fresh caught blackcod, also known as sablefish, sits on ice in a Newport, Ore., fish market. NOAA photo by Alix Smith.

Blackcod market stagnates as cold storage holdings pile up on West Coast

Cordova, Alaska, fisherman and Fisherpoet Steve Schoonmaker.

Who we are: Steve Schoonmaker

Gulf of Alaska cod — Pacific cod. August Linnman photo.

Are cod stocks starved from the 2015 blob or just moving north?

Greg Anelon and his son Matthew. Charlie Ess photo.

Who we are: Greg Anelon

Herring caught during an acoustic trawl survey of Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. NOAA photo.

Herring weight drives busy Japanese market

Kent Herman and his father, George. Kent Hermon photo.

Who we are: Kent Hermon

Chinook salmon. Hagerty Ryan/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo.

Prices the only bright spot for Pacific salmon trollers

Unsorted Oregon shrimp. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

El Niño aftermath leaves fewer market-sized shrimp available