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Fishing communities are resilient. They have the knowledge, skills, and experience to adapt to challenges brought by changing climates. Photo by Brynn Thorn on Unsplash

Building climate resilience together with Alaska’s fishing communities

Fishermen and conservationists are concerned about legislation intended to grow the aquaculture industry in federal waters and building on former President Trump’s Executive Order 13921, which opened federal waters to aquaculture. Photo by Don’t Cage Our

Mail Buoy: Aquaculture Counterpoints from Stronger America Through Seafood

Eelgrass bed in Tomales Bay, California. Photo by Melissa Ward and NOAA Fisheries

Port Angeles Harbor Trustees to launch eelgrass restoration program

Crates of oysters sit on the dock of Blue Stream Shellfish in Fairhaven in January. Photo by Adam Goldstein / The New Bedford Light

Sewage related restrictions will hurt oyster growers

Members of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Cooperative talk with students at the Northwest Maritime Center Career day. Photo courtesy of Bruce Buls

Introducing youth to maritime careers

From subsistence traditions to commercial fishing, AK possesses a unique position of understanding these challenges and conceiving the best ways to address them. Photo by ASMI

Alaska fisheries adapting to stay ahead of climate change

Truth North Seafood, a subsidiary of Cooke, announced the sudden decision to close its doors. Photo courtesy of Google Maps.

True North Seafood announces closure of New Bedford plant

Japanese imports are taking a bite out of New Bedford’s lucrative seafood industry at a time when the region’s shellfish are in shorter supply. Photo by Carli Stewart

Japanese imports affecting New Bedford scallop market

Thank you from Pacific Marine Expo

Oregon Dungeness crab fishermen hauling in a pot. Photo Courtesy of Action Works Media and Oregon Sea Grant

Save Oregon's Sustainable Seafood Industry