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Jessica Hathaway

Former Editor in chief

Jessica Hathaway is the former editor in chief of National Fisherman.

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A shrimp boat at Brunswick, Ga. Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Georgia fisheries scholarship works to recruit young fishermen for the future

The Coast Guard cutter Fir happened upon the Guardian, a fishing boat adrift in Dry Spruce Bay, Alaska, on Sunday, Jan. 23. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Adrift and unmanned: Coast Guard crew spots stray fishing boat off Kodiak

The Tongass and Chugach rivers contribute on average 48 million fish to Alaska's salmon fishery every year. Sitka Conservation Society.

Salmon Strongholds: Huffman brings back Salmon FISH Act

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash; in green) joins Bristol Bay stakeholders for an anti-Pebble Mine rally in 2014. Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay photo

Rally on Rewind: Pebble Mine fight carries on

Checking kelp on a grow line at Seagrove Kelp off Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. Seagrove Kelp photo

Seed money: USDA commits $500,000 for Alaska kelp production

National Weather Service data

West Coast wakes up to Saturday morning tsunami advisory

Fishing for pink salmon is a family affair in Alaska. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute/Ash Adams

Alaska seafood brings $5.7 billion to local economies

Peter Bowyer, manager of AquaBounty’s Indiana facility for producing genetically engineered salmon. AquaBounty photo

AquaBounty announces ‘commercial-scale’ salmon harvests, update on new facility

A Coast Guard Station Clearwater helicopter crew rescues two fishermen from a vessel fire about 28 miles south of Fort Myers Beach in Florida. U.S. Coast Guard video by P.O. 3rd Class Eric Woodall

Fire rescue: Florida fishermen evacuated from 65-footer in flames

Simeon Swetzof Jr. owns and operates the F/V Wind Dancer and is a St. Paul Island tribal member.

Prime Time: Alaska native community proposes co-managed marine sanctuary