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Ketchikan humpback on cruise ship — A dead humpback whale entered the port of Ketchikan, Alaska, on the bow of the Princess Cruises Grand Princess cruise ship. Fred Burk, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement photo

Humpback whale discovered on bow of cruise ship as it arrives in Alaska port

The DNV-classed Araho is the first newbuild U.S.-flagged freezer processor factory trawler in more than 25 years. Eastern Shipbuilding photo. — The DNV-classed Araho is the first newbuild U.S.-flagged freezer processor factory trawler in more than 25 years.

Spooling strategies: European electric winches hit the US

2017 0125 AtlanticCod groundfish — Atlantic cod. NOAA photo.

Northeast groundfish fleet shrinks with high lease prices

Little Girls barely ahead of Lynn Marie as Maine's lobster boat races carry on. Jon Johansen photo.

Wild Wild West dominates lobster boat races

Although the Jones Act is normally thought of with respect to large, ocean going vessels, the sweeping regulations even impact small aquaculture businesses operating homebuilt skiffs in tidal mill ponds. Jean Paul Vellotti photo.

The Jones Act interrupts vacation

Fishermen disagree with bleak fluke stock assessment

Bogoslof Island, Alaska, is the summit of a largely submarine stratovolcano located in the Bering Sea. U.S. Geological Survey photo by T. Keith.

Excerpt: Moe vs. the volcano

2014 Dungeness crab opener, Bodega Bay, Calif. Faces of California Fishing photo. — Dungeness crab opener, Bodega Bay, Calif. Faces of California Fishing photo.

Our House: A fishwife’s top 10 rants

America's Finest under construction at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash. Dakota Creek Industries photo by Mike Nelson.

Will America’s Finest become a failure?

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Reeling in data with the FishTrack app