Jessica Hathaway | National Fisherman

Jessica Hathaway

Managing Editor

Jessica Hathaway is the editor in chief of National Fisherman. She has been covering the fishing industry for 14 years, serves on the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's Communications Committee and is a National Fisheries Conservation Center board member.

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1970 World Championship Sardine Packing Contest Champion Rita Willey of Rockland, Maine

Flashback Friday: Sardine packing champ, launch for offshore lobster, remembering Uncle Ted

Bristol Bay salmon heads to Chignik as part of a Northline Seafoods and Alaskans Own donation to coastal communities. Northline Seafoods photo

Salmon shares: Fishermen donate 45,000 pounds to communities in need

2014 0715 NoPebble

Pebble Mine plan continues its tour of D.C. politics

Bristol Bay Setnet — Captain Shayan Rohani and Deckhand Ryan Higginbotham of the setnet skiff Mosquito haul in a huge low tide switch set of sockeye salmon near the mouth of the Kvichak River in Bristol Bay. Corey Arnold photo

Pebble on blast? Trump Jr. pledges support for Bristol Bay

MLMC/Patrick Daly/Stonington lobster — Maine lobstermen haul traps in Stonington, the state's lobster capital. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative/Patrick Daly photo

The lawsuit trap: Maine lobster certification suspended on technicality

Heather Anne Tyson Fick Alaska salmon — Aboard the Heather Anne out of Juneau, Alaska, Tyson Fick cuts off the head of a salmon prior to pressure bleeding. John McCarthy photo

Editor's Log: High quality, low tech

Gunner Thorstenson, Captain Bob Thorstenson Jr., Sig Decker and Helen Decker all crewed together this summer on Bob Thorstenson's F/V Vigilant and F/V Magnus Martens out of Petersburg, Alaska. Sig, Helen and fellow crew member Ian Martin were lost in a car accident south of Petersburg late Monday night. Courtesy of the Decker family

Alaska fishing family loses two children in Petersburg accident

Bering Sea pollock fishing — A Bering Sea pollock survey is one of ways NMFS assesses federal fisheries stocks. NOAA images

Taking stock: Comfish jobs top 1.25 million; two more fisheries rebuilt

Salmon Sisters Shelly's Paella — The sisters dedicated this book to their mom, Shelly, who inspired and developed the recipes, including this self-taught paella, made in honor of a giant pan procured on a trip to Europe. Brian Grobleski photo

Harvest and homestead: Family feeds the soul

Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo

Flashback Friday: Maine Lobstermen's Association, 1970