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Aerial view of New Bedford's commercial fishing docks. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Wangkun Jia
Trump administration axes offshore wind fisheries study
The Sea Grant program has helped fund dozens of training programs across the U.S. Photo courtesy of Hailey Murphy/S.C. Sea Grant Consortium
Sea Grant strengthens America’s working waterfronts
Artic Alaska selected Bender Shipbuilding and Repair in Mobile, Ala., for the conversion of the 212' Ocean King into the 275' Kodiak Enterprise
Fishing back when: Around the yards south
The New York Parks Commission will be the proud owner of a Thomas Marine-built Explorer model. The aluminum 28-footer will be used for pollution sampling.
Fishing back when: Around Northeast yards
In a 1989 National Fisherman feature on a Tremblay yard, Charles Piatt covered Tremblay Net Boats, a boatyard specializing in mullet skiffs.
Fishing back when: Tremblay yard specializes in mullet skiffs
Trawling vessels in Seattle, WA. Photo by Ian Dewar Photography / Shutterstock
Trawl tensions rise as NPFMC meets in Oregon
Lake Charles, Louisiana. Photo courtesy of Explore Louisiana
Study finds Lake Charles leads in Gulf shrimp honesty
Photo courtesy of Net Your Problem / Jasmine Butler
Catcher-processor fleet launches first net recycling day
Photo by Global Seafood
Seafood Producers Cooperative response to WFC lawsuit
West Island Oysters co-owner Dale Leavitt drives a boat through his oyster farm in Fairhaven in January. Photo courtesy of Adam Goldstein / The New Bedford Light
Oyster farmers brace for rising costs due to tariffs
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Making a profit with a small boat means cutting costs where possible. Burning biofuel enabled Nick Wilbur to get to his fishing grounds and back for free. He found that his engine ran faster, smoother, and quieter on biofuel. Nick Wilbur photo.
June 15, 2026
Biofuel basics
On-demand fishing gear systems were tested in Jonesport, Maine, using the Maine Department of Marine Resources gear library. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries
June 15, 2026
Consumers would pay more for lobster caught with ropeless gear, study finds
Red king crab. NOAA photo.
June 14, 2026
North Pacific council to study new options to reduce bottom trawling
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter crew medevaced an ailing fisherman from a vessel 92 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia. Coast Guard photo.
June 13, 2026
Fisherman medevaced off Georgia coast