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Beal's Island Marina in Downeast, Maine. Photo courtesy of Marinas.com

Rogue wave capsizes skiff off Downeast Maine, one fisherman dead

Debate over Atlantic menhaden management in Chesapeake Bay is continuing to intensify. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

ASMFC menhaden pause draws split reaction

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter aircrew medevacs the captain of a fishing vessel 122 miles off Longboat Key, Fla., on May 12. Coast Guard photo.

Injured fisherman airlifted from Gulf

U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 391-18-1. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

House passes Save Our Shrimpers Act

Fisherman’s Wharf is at the center of debate as the area undergoes a major redevelopment aimed at modernizing the waterfront while preserving its commercial fishing roots. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fisherman’s Wharf redevelopment raises working waterfront concerns

A Florida Keys commercial fisherman has been sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to multiple lobster violations. Photo courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife

Florida Keys fisherman sentenced after pleading guilty to lobster violations

Uncrewed maritime systems, like this small boat, were developed to be used with NOAA's new charting and mapping vessels, and will complement traditional seafloor mapping methods. Photo courtesy of Chance Maritime Technologies)

NOAA invests $21.6M in uncrewed systems for survey fleet

A Southeast Alaska commercial fisherman has been sentenced for conspiring to illegally harvest halibut. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska halibut fisherman convicted in ghost fishing scheme

A Kodiak fisherman has agreed to plead guilty after federal prosecutors said he illegally cut and transported 16 yellow cedar trees from the Tongass National Forest. Photo courtesy of Paul Hennon / Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center

Kodiak fisherman to plead guilty in yellow cedar theft case

Federal budget cuts to NOAA are drawing attention across the commercial fishing and marine conservation sectors as lawmakers debate funding priorities for the fiscal year 2027. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Proposed NOAA cuts raise questions