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The crew of Maximum Retriever conducts an illegal transfer of fish between commercial fishing vessels. NOAA Fisheries photo.

South Carolina fisherman sentenced for falsifying catch records

Trained responders use a grapple to grab an entanglement trailing behind a North Atlantic right whale in Northeast waters. Center for Coastal Studies photo/NOAA Permit # 24359.

Whale entanglement reports declined slightly in 2023, NMFS reports

The 2025 Scallopalooza flyer. New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center image.

New Bedford hosts Scallopalooza shucking contest

The Coast Guard rescued five people aboard the 37-foot commercial fishing vessel Miss Jessie after it ran aground south of Humboldt Bay near Eureka, Calif., July 25. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Fishing vessel runs aground in California

A blue crab caught along with oysters harvested using a power dredge in the waters north of Deal Island, Md. Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program photo.

With Chesapeake crab numbers down, researchers focus beyond fishing pressure

Shrimp processing in South Asia. The Southern Shrimp Alliance says new trade agreements with Indonesia and Vietnam could help combat unethical practices and open markets to competitive access. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Southern shrimpers hail ‘breakthrough’ on shrimp tariffs

Dozens gathered in Lubec, Maine on July 21 to honor fishermen lost at sea. Maine Department of Marine Resources photo.

Maine community gathers to honor fishermen lost at sea

Empire Wind, a 810-megawatt turbine array under construction off New York, was allowed to proceed in mid-May by the Trump administration. But project opponents continue to apply political pressure. Equinor rendering.

Equinor reports $995 million impairment on Empire Wind

New England Young Fishermen's Alliance photo.

Advocates support renewing Young Fishermen’s Development Act

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

Seafood’s share of USDA funding? Just 0.5 percent