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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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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

Hump Island Oyster Co. was named 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce. Hump Island Oyster Co. photo.

With production booming, Alaska oyster startups are on the rise

Petrale sole. Hank's A Restaurant photo.

Petrale sole stocks back on track after rebound

Alaska sea cucumbers.Southeast Alaska Regional Divers Association photo.

Sea otter spike hinders Alaska cuke growth

Red sea urchin. Biodiversity of the Central Coast photo.

Urchin prices skyrocket amid low harvests

Max Mezich and Jenni Baker aboard the Jennifer Lynn, a 42-foot salmon gillnetter hailing out of Port Moller, Alaska.

Who we are: Max Mezich and Jenni Baker

Arrowtooth flounder. Fish Encyclopedia photo.

Incidental catch caps hinder Alaska groundfish fleet

California squid. NOAA photo.

Pacific squid stocks recovering from El Niño