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The commercial fishing industry battles an ever-present threat: derelict fishing gear. Photo by NOAA

Battling ghost gear to protect marine ecosystems and economies

Biden signed the FISHES Act into law. Photo by karenfoleyphotography

FISHES Act signed into law: Expediting disaster relief for fishermen

Cooke net pen collapse — A Cooke Aquaculture salmon net pen in Puget Sound collapsed on Aug. 20, 2017. Wild Fish Conservancy photo

Washington State bans net-pen aquaculture

More than 2,000 pounds of halibut was seized in the investigation. Photo by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)

San Francisco fisherman hid illegally caught species

Fishing Vessel Guardian ran aground early this morning before the Wellfleet Fire Department was dispatched at 8:48 a.m. Photo courtesy of Dan Rowell

Fishing Vessel Guardian runs aground near Wellfleet

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