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The CDFW has set January 5, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. as the opening date for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S./Mexico border. Photo by Photo_Time

New opening date for Calif. Dungeness season

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer assists one of two fishermen off Desecheo Island Puerto Rico Dec. 28, 2024. Coast Guard video image.

Fishermen rescued in capsize off Puerto Rico

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Tyler Robertson.

Injured crewmember airlifted from fishing vessel off Hawaii

New Norwegian catamaran groundfish seiner. Photo by MarineTraffic.com/ frode adolfsen

Norwegian catamaran ready to take on groundfishing

Fresher trawler Hulda Björnsdóttir was originally intended to supply the company’s shore-based processing, which has been shut down due to the situation in Grindavík. Photo courtesy of Hook & Net Mag

New Icelandic trawler delivered amid company restructuring

A significant reduction has been announced in Atlantic herring catch limits for 2025. Photo by Jeff Rotman on Getty Images

NOAA cuts 2025 Atlantic herring catch limits

Alaska fishing boats in Valdez Harbor. Photo by Albert Pego

Bycatch debate heats up in Prince William Sound pollock fishery

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) charged a man with illegal harvesting in the North Sound. Photo by WDFW

Illegal harvest strikes Washington Dungeness crab fishery

The NOAA Sea Grant program has recently announced the launch of new projects. Photo by Wisconsin Sea Grant

Sea Grant launches new projects to combat contaminants in coastal waters

The Trump administration is considering expanding floating fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by NOAA

Trump’s fish farm proposal for the Gulf sparks concerns