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Kitty Simonds is pictured in the middle. Photo courtesy of the American Samoa Fisheries Advisory Panel

Kitty Simonds honored for contributions to Pacific fisheries

Wrangell Ports and Harbors photo.

PME exhibitor preview: Wrangell Marine Service Center

All three Bering Sea crab fisheries open Oct. 15, with measured harvest levels as stocks continue to rebuild. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

2026-27 catch limits set for red king, snow, and Bairdi crab

South Atlantic commercial fishermen and seafood businesses are challenging federal permits that increase recreational red snapper harvest for the 2026 season. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fishermen challenge red snapper permits

California’s new law extends key Dungeness crab management programs through 2037 while allowing vessels to transit certain closed waters under specific conditions. Photo courtesy of the California Coast Crab Association

New law changes Dungeness crab closure rules

NOAA confirmed 76 large whale entanglements in 2025, down from 95 in 2024 but slightly above the long-term average. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

US whale entanglements decline in 2025

Southeast Alaska trollers will help collect near-real-time catch and oceanographic data through an expanded electronic logbook program during the 2028 and 2029 fishing seasons. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection

About 30 boats gathered for the Aug. 8 chum salmon commercial opener at Neets Bay. Photo courtesy of the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association

Neets Bay chum fishery opens for first time since 2018

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s new legislation would raise tariffs on Ecuadorian shrimp imports to support U.S. shrimpers facing growing foreign competition. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Bill targets Ecuadorian shrimp imports with higher tariffs

An Alaska troller captain and Coast Guard aviation survival technician are hoisted aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from the rugged shoreline of Admiralty Island Sept. 28. Coast Guard video image.

Coast Guard rescues Alaska captain after troller sinks