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Captain Jim Wotton captures his crew on the F/V Overkill in the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area in 2018. Jim Wotton photo

Scallop scuffle: Council set to vote on future for small-boat fleet

Menhaden’s ecological reference points allow management to meet broad ecosystem needs. Kris Rowe Photography.

Points of pride: Atlantic states commission takes bold step on menhaden

Bayou la Batre is known as the Seafood Capital of Alabama. Robert Fritchey photo.

Rolling with the tide: New book recounts fish fights in coastal Alabama

Captain Wayne Magwood, on the outrigger, started trawling at the age of 12. After more than 50 years in the industry, he is retiring. His 68-foot-long, 83-ton shrimping vessel Winds of Fortune is now under new ownership and renamed as the Shayna Michelle. Jamie Edens photo.

Last Set: Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Northern Lights: Alaska’s flying fish

Ben Platt headshot — Ben Platt, president of the California Coast Crab Association

Why everything you’ve heard about ‘ropeless’ crab fishing gear is false

Salmon seine. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute photo

Northern Lights: Responding to the covid market

VFDA Pano Hatchery — The Valdez Fisheries Development Association's Pano Hatchery. Seed Media photo

Stronger together: Valdez seafood processors celebrate 40 years

Wreck of the Star of Bengal

Nine Alaska fisheries now hold RFM certification. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute image.

Northern Lights: Beyond the label