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The fishing vessel Ocean Bay ran aground on the northern shoreline of Umnak Island, Alaska. Coast Guard photo.

Five rescued from grounded fishing vessel near Southwest Alaska

Surveillance architecture demonstrated in the Gulf of Maine is designed to be adapted to various regions and enforcement applications. ThayerMahan image.

Gulf of Maine demo confirms autonomous system can spot illegal fishing

Fishing vessels docked at St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska. The city prepares to welcome hundreds of fishermen and industry members as ComFish Alaska returns to the Kodiak Marketplace. Photo: Mystic Stock Photography / Shutterstock.com

ComFish Alaska scheduled for April 16-18

March 2010 Florida spiny lobster season. Photo courtesy of Kathy Bergren Smith

Florida spiny lobster season closes, four-month spawning pause begins

Fish traps on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fish traps return to the Columbia– opportunity or another fight over access?

U.S. Coast Guard members from Station South Padre Island, Texas, stop Mexican nationals aboard a lancha after crews in Coast Guard aircraft spotted them fishing in U.S. territorial waters May 1, 2015. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st C

Cartel-backed poaching continues to pressure Gulf red snapper fishery

The Gulf of America menhaden fishery had resecured certification from the Marine Stewardship Council. Photo courtesy of Omega Protein

Gulf menhaden earns MSC recertification, citing low bycatch and strong stock health

Sitka Sound herring fishery opens, however, low participation is expected. Photo courtesy of Alaska Fish News

Sitka Sound herring fishery opens, but low participation expected

Commercial fishing boats in Yaquina Bay Harbor with crab pots on deck. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon ballot measure could reshape fishing, farming

Grey reef sharks and colorful schools of anthias in the waters of Jarvis Island at the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. Photo courtesy of Kelvin Gorospe / NOAA

Council to reopen monument waters to commercial fishing