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 13 years, serves on the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's Communications Committee and is a National Fisheries Conservation Center board member.

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Iliamna Lake seals. NMFS/Dave Withrow photo

Bristol Bay seal suit: Endangered listing could disrupt Pebble Mine permit

Halibut longline survey southeast Alaska 2004 NOAA — NOAA photo

Fish dip: Commission cuts Pacific halibut quotas based on sex study

Blake Dunbar, with his son Drake, is following the family tradition of raising kids on fishing boats. Will Conkwright photo

Editor's Log: All in the family

A graphic map showing recent earthquakes across the state. Alaska Earthquake Center image.

Ring of Fire lights up: Earthquakes near proposed Pebble Mine site

Tennessee angler Dustin Hinkle submitted this photo of an invasive silver carp to state wildlife officials in October 2019, noting that the fish jumped into his boat.

Tennessee officials confirm Asian carp sighting in Chickamauga Lake

Approximately 1,350 square miles of combined search patterns conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard in search of two fishermen missing in North Carolina's Palimico Sound. U.S. Coast Guard image

Trawler tragedy: Crew member dies after rescue; 2 still missing

A Facebook fundraising page has raised $45,000 for the families of the five crew members lost at sea on the Scandies Rose.

Scandies Rose: Raising funds for the families of those lost at sea

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Dunleavy Office photo.

Pebble puppet: Alaska fishing groups respond to investigation

Crew Shots: Reid and Eike Ten Kley with their three children, fishing their family setnet site in Bristol Bay.

Editor's Log: Loud and clear

Horace A. Hildreth Jr. started working at Diversified Communications in 1979 and was an active and voting board member until 2019.

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