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Casey Devillier oversees Westbank Fishing, 12 menhaden fishing vessels, and 24 smaller purse boats. Photo courtesy of the Devillier family

The man who keeps the menhaden fleet running

Recovery and cleanup efforts continue after a crude oil discharge reported near the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port on Feb. 26, 2026. Photo courtesy of USCG

Oil spill leaves fishermen waiting on cleanup, seafood safety answers

Fishing boats docked on the coast of Maine. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries / Adobe Stock

Fish quality hub to help fishermen boost value, compete with imports

Sparrows Point Container Terminal Project partners with Oyster Recovery Partnership to remove derelict fishing gear from Upper Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Oyster Recovery Partnership

Ghost gear sweep puts 40 watermen to work on the Chesapeake

Council will weigh reopening Pacific Monument waters to fishing

Lobstermen haul traps off the coast of Maine. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo.

Maine lobsterman seeks Supreme Court challenge to GPS tracking

California’s salmon fishery is set to reopen this spring. Photo courtesy of Bob Reynold / Shutterstock

Calif. salmon season reopens, but commercial fleet faces uncertainty

Onboard processing of pollock in Alaska. Photo courtesy of APA

Alaska pollock fishery secures MSC recertification

Shark caught as bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Hook-based shark deterrent shows promise in cutting bycatch

Shoreline Freezers announced a major expansion of its Bridgeton, N.J. facility. The project will add 128,000 square feet of new temperature-controlled warehouse space. Shoreline Freezers photo.

Shoreline Freezers expands NJ warehouse