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An example of how an AI model can map water flow to assess the extent of salmon habitats. NOAA image.

NOAA deploys AI to help manage Columbia River salmon

Tanner crabs are found throughout the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea along the continental shelf and coastal waters off Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Kodiak fisherman sentenced for crab trafficking scheme involving diseased catch

U.S. shrimpers call for targeted tariffs to secure domestic seafood production. Other food groups lend support. Doug Stewart Photo.

Shrimpers call for tariffs to protect fishing industry

The 68-foot F/V Captain Raleigh sank Friday morning near the entrance to Grays Harbor, Washington. USCG photo.

Newport captain missing after F/V Capt. Raleigh sinks

Last week, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan spoke harsh words to the federal government about the failure of timely fisheries surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

“Get on with the surveys” or risk shutting down U.S. fisheries

NEFSA commends the Trump administration for opening the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument southeast of Cape Cod near the edge of Georges Bank to commercial fishing. Photo courtesy of The Pew Charitable Trusts

Trump to reopen Northeast Canyons to commercial fishing

Photo courtesy of MLMC

Repeat offender caught lobstering illegally in NH waters

A limited test fishery had Maine shrimpers hopeful, however, the fishermen came back to the docks with little luck. Photo by NOAA Fisheries / Calvin Alexander

Still no shrimp in sight for Mainers

Weeks before the start of Alaska’s prized Bristol Bay sockeye season, startup processor Northline Seafoods is grappling with a legal storm that could derail its 2025 operations. Photo by Caitlin Blaisdale

Northline Seafoods faces vessel arrest ahead of salmon season

The first-ever invasive Chinese mitten crab was spotted in the Lower Columbia River. Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

First Chinese mitten crab found in Lower Columbia River