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A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are delaying the 2026 crabbing season opener until at least Jan.1 to avoid gear entanglement risk to a reported abundance of humpback whales. CDFW image.

California crab opener delayed into 2026

Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Global tuna transparency effort

A shrimp boat at Brunswick, Ga. Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

NOAA extends Southeast vessel and dealer permits during shutdown

Former Rep. Mary Peltola. Photo courtesy of Facebook

Peltola highlights subsistence fishing inequities

Members of the Aids to Navigation Team, Cape May, N.J., re-establish navigational aids in Little Egg Inlet, N.J., in 2018. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard suspends plan to remove Northeast buoys after public pushback

Bristol Wave Seafoods’ Clipper Endeavor is undergoing significant mechanical upgrades, safety inspections, and drydock repairs. Bristol Wave Seafoods photo.

Bristol Wave longliner repowered

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Advancement of Young Fishermen's Development Act reauthorization

L-R Andy Strelcheck, Dr. Jack McGovern, and family. Photo courtesy of SAFMC

Dr. Jack McGovern awarded 2025 Award of Excellence

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Alaska fishing community updates through the shutdown

Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder. Photo by Damarscotta Mills

Alewife passage restored in Maine