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Wild black sea bass in a 32,000-gallon research aquarium at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Black sea bass tagging study tracks shifting range in MA waters

Juvenile salmon experienced a mix of favorable and challenging ocean conditions off the West Coast in 2025. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Mixed signals suggest moderate Pacific salmon returns

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open in Central California on Jan 5., 2026. CDFW photo.

Dungeness crab season to open Jan. 5 in Central California

U.S. negotiators obtained an additional allocation of 231 metric tons of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Shutterstock photo.

US secures record bluefin tuna quota increase

Timothy Petty has been approved as the new Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the top position overseeing NOAA Fisheries. Department of Energy photo.

Senate confirms new head of NOAA Fisheries

Rock crab. Photo by Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust

California warns against eating rock crab viscera along the Northern coast

A commercial fisherman was rescued after he abandoned his burning vessel off the coast of Florida. Screengrab from U.S. Coast Guard video by Kendal Hunter

Fishing vessel catches fire off the coast of Florida

Friendship, Maine Simmons Lobster Wharf. Photo by Capt Tom/ Shutterstock

Friendship, Maine lobsterman charged with reckless conduct

Authorities in Maine are investigating the suspected theft of oysters and aquaculture equipment from a site in Casco Bay. Maine Department of Marine Resources photo.

Authorities investigating oyster gear theft in Maine

The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers is a nonprofit organization that promotes U.S.-caught wild Alaska pollock. Shutterstock photo.

GAPP elects new directors and officers