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Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures Feb. 4, 2023; about 60 degrees Fahrenheit near the U.S. Louisiana-Texas coast to 81 degrees around Cuba. NOAA image.

Gulf of Mexico has warmed at twice rate of global oceans

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer uses his knife to cut away fouled lines while hoisting a crewman from the life raft of the crab vessel Ethel May near the Willapa Bay Entrance off Washington Feb. 5, 2023. Coast Guard video image.

Search suspended for missing fisherman off Washington

2022 Pacific Marine Expo Educational Program. © Britton Spark Photo.

Pacific Marine Expo 2023 call for speakers

A planned terminal at Pope's Island in New Bedford Harbor would support six crew transfer vessels for the Vineyard Wind offshore energy project. Vineyard Wind rendering.

Quinn Fisheries to host Vineyard Wind CTV terminal in New Bedford

Fishing vessels tied up at New Bedford, Mass. Doug Stewart photo.

New NMFS survey of commercial fishing expenses

Dungeness crabs generic CA Dept Fish Wildlife — A California fisherman works Dungeness crab pots. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

California to lift Dungeness trap reduction Jan. 15

About 9.9 million acres in the Gulf of Maine are being considered by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for potential wind energy leasing. BOEM graphic.

BOEM holding public sessions on offshore wind energy in Gulf of Maine

Lobster Institute to host U.S.-Canada ‘town meeting’ on whale issues

Lund's $2 million investment in a new tunnel freezer for scallops will double its daily processing capability. Lund's Fisheries graphic.

Lund’s Fisheries invests $2 million in new scallop processing

Fishing vessels tied up at New Bedford, Mass. Doug Stewart photo.

Massachusetts Energy Efficient Fisheries gets $2 million for emissions reduction