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A recent round of oyster license buybacks are helping Texas to reduce pressure on stocks and oyster reefs, state wildlife officials say. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi photo.

Texas buyback reduces oyster licenses 21 percent

Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has strengthened to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 130 mph. NOAA photo.

Hurricane Erin intensifies, threatens US East Coast, disrupts ports

Blake Price, a fisheries biologist who worked with the National Marine Fisheries Service, has been named deputy director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance. Southern Shrimp Alliance photo.

Blake Price named deputy director at Southern Shrimp Alliance

A Gulf of Mexico menhaden steamer and purse boats from the vantage point of a drone camera. NOAA photo.

Menhaden not key forage for other Gulf species, study says

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

New England council seeks fishermen for advisory panels

Invasive blue catfish are competing for habitat with seven commercially important Chesapeake Bay species, say Maryland state officials. NOAA photo.

USDA offers $6 million for blue catfish processing, marketing

Photo by Brandon Cole (Insta: @alaskanadventures)

Registration for the 2025 Pacific Marine Expo is open

Perko recently announced it began shipping its largest 300-watt LED unit mounted on Perko’s remote controlled base. Perko photo.

Perko adds 300-watt unit to Lightship series

The 40-foot fishing vessel Das Bug navigates the Yaquina Bay bar. Yale Fogarty / Finer Image Photography ©

Three rescued, one missing after Oregon crabber capsized

Red grouper. Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance photo.

NMFS increases 2025 catch limits for Gulf red grouper