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Gig Harbor is celebrating 150 years of commercial fishing as its long-awaited Commercial Fishing Homeport moves closer to construction. Photo courtesy of Drone Northwest

Gig Harbor fishing fleet marks 150 years as homeport moves forward

North Carolina fisheries managers will weigh potential coastal habitat protections and commercial fishing license availability at their Aug. 19-20 meeting. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

North Carolina weighs habitat protections, fishing licenses

Officers cited two commercial fishermen after they were allegedly caught fishing inside the Swamis State Marine Conservation Area. Photo courtesy of CDFW

Two commercial fishermen arrested for fishing in protected area

Oregon approved new Dungeness crab rules to reduce whale entanglement risk, including expanded experimental gear requirements. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon adopts new Dungeness crab rules

California fishermen could face another difficult season as a strengthening El Niño threatens warmer waters, shifting fish distributions and harmful algal blooms along the West Coast. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

‘Super’ El Niño could bring challenges for fishing fleets

Patrick Weber returns to Coastal Villages to lead crab and longline sales. Photo courtesy of Coastal Village Region Fund

Coastal Villages brings back industry veteran for crab, longline sales

A school of menhaden. NOAA photo/Jerry Prezioso.

Commission could revisit how menhaden quota is divided among states

Sam Froines, Taylor Tomblin, and Malachi Church pumping a nice set of pink salmon in Valdez, Alaska. Photo courtesy of NF Crew Shots / Nick Crump

Late pink salmon arrival offers hope for Southeast Alaska fleet

Alaska Sea Grant and the Alaska Shellfish Growers Association launched Alaska Oyster Voyage to connect consumers with roughly 20 oyster farms across the state. Photo courtesy of Jessica Whitney/Alaska Sea Grant.

Alaska Oyster Voyage puts state’s shellfish growers on the map

Low recreational catch reporting is fueling tensions in Puget Sound. Photo courtesy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Puget Sound Dungeness crabbers clash over harvest shares, reporting