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NOAA Fisheries Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting 2023. Photo by NOAA

NOAA Fisheries facing budget cuts, restrictions

DMR Commissioner Pat Keliher presents Machiasport fisherman Mike Murphy with the 2018 DMR Andy Mays Award of Excellence at last night's Fishermen's Forum banquet. Photo courtesy of Maine DMR

Patrick Keliher retires as Maine DMR commissioner

File photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District’s, hopper dredge Murden operates in an inlet near Ocean City, Md., Sept. 20, 2021. U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash.

Emergency dredging to improve safety for Montauk fishing vessels

The U.S. Coast Guard detains the captain of the fishing vessel Los Nietos for an outstanding warrant and a crewmember who was identified as being a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally Feb. 15, 2025 near South Padre Island. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard detains fishermen in Texas

Bering Sea snow crab season reopens among other fisheries. Photo by ddxfinder on Shutterstock

Bering Sea snow crab fishery reopens, but challenges remain

LDFW warns that the probability of fish kills is much greater due to cold temperatures in the state. Photo by Mark Winfrey

LDWF warns of potential fish kills in coastal Louisiana

The Three Girls docked in Portland, Maine after the Aug. 11, 2024 fire offshore. NTSB photo.

NTSB: Hydraulic failure caused Gulf of Maine dragger fire

DOGE Alaska is a group of citizens who are researching waste, fraud, and abuse. It’s a project and not a formal organization. Photo by Mary Capriole

$2.4M grant found supporting tribal households

Shrimp boats in the Gulf.

Congressman Higgins asks Trump to impose tariffs on foreign seafood

Photo by Salmon Hatcheries for AK

Alaska Board of Fisheries rejects hatchery production cuts