National Fisherman

Clams

Oyster processors blast freeze trays of half-shell oysters at the Taylor Shellfish headquarters in Shelton, Wash. Jessica Hathaway photo

Judge tosses Washington state shellfish permit

Ben Fisher

Surf clams. NOAA photo

Surf clams adapting to climate change, study finds

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Surf clams. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Atlantic surf clam stocks continue to shift up the coast

Caroline Losneck

Longlines and cages on an oyster farm in Southcentral Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

New businesses hope to cash in on Alaska mariculture development

Laine Welch

The trawler Virginia Marise from Point Judith, R.I., near the Block Island Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind photo.

Fisheries science needs to catch up with offshore wind power

Kirk Moore

Surf clams. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

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Warming waters cause regulatory issues as surf clam industry shifts north

Samuel Hill

Although the Jones Act is normally thought of with respect to large, ocean going vessels, the sweeping regulations even impact small aquaculture businesses operating homebuilt skiffs in tidal mill ponds. Jean Paul Vellotti photo.

The Jones Act interrupts vacation

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