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Expect the unexpected: An evaluation of climate impacts on Alaskan fisheries

New Bedford Harbor’s working waterfront faces potential changes under a proposed harbor plan aimed at supporting commercial fishing while expanding tourism and other waterfront uses. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

New Bedford harbor plan looks to balance fishing and tourism

Commercial fishermen Jim and Katie Dawson of Chincoteague, Va., are raising concerns about a proposed seabed mining project off Virginia’s coast. Photo courtesy of the Dawsons

Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future

Alaska's cod potting fleet just got a bright new upgrade

Like a three-legged stool, Alaska's commercial fishing economy relies on fishermen, processors and coastal communities working together. Photo courtesy of Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance

Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska's seafood economy at risk

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How out‑of‑work fishermen saved the American Revolution

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Marad modernizes US citizenship evidencing requirements for vessel owners and program participants

Fishing vessels line up side to side on the edge of Pier 11 in New Bedford. Credit: Brooke Kushwaha / The New Bedford Light

Montigny pushes for harbor oil spill solution, wastewater funding

California’s ocean salmon fishery reopened in May 2026 after a three-year closure. River fishing for Chinook salmon is also reopening, but at different times in 2026. Eric Palkovacs photo.

California’s salmon fishery is reopening, but that doesn’t mean all is well

The U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday this year, many of us in the fishing and ocean communities are also celebrating another important milestone: the 50th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Photo courtesy of MFCN

Fifty years of the law that changed our fisheries