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Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery is facing additional regulatory changes as the state works to address whale entanglements. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Whale permit uncertainty drives changes in Oregon crab fishery

Photo courtesy of Grayson and Shelley Shepard

Red snapper fight heads to court over expanded South Atlantic seasons

F/V Aleutian Ballard from season 2 of Deadliest Catch is onto it's second life as a tour vessel. Photo courtesy of Giddings Boatworks

Aleutian Ballad finds second life in Alaska

NOAA has revised earlier import restrictions on swimming crab fishery imports. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Revised crab import rules lift bans for some countries

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