National Fisherman

Cod

This summer researchers at Kodiak saw the first signs of potential recovery with beach seine catches of tiny first year cod. Age-0 Pacific cod are smaller (5-9 cm) and generally restricted to shallow depths. This set was deployed along the 3 m depth cont.

Researchers are seeing young cod return to the Gulf of Alaska

Laine Welch

A rendering of Seattle-based Arctic Storm Management Group's new state-of-the-art pelagic trawler. Rolls-Royce image.

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Arctic gets a Rolls: Louisiana’s Thoma-Sea signs $20M deal with Rolls-Royce

Samuel Hill

Gulf of Alaska cod — Pacific cod. August Linnman photo.

Are cod stocks starved from the 2015 blob or just moving north?

Charlie Ess

The U.S. Capitol Building at dusk as seen from the eastern side. Martin Falbisoner photo.

Washington woes

Jessica Hathaway

Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks. jobs — Fishing boats tied up in Petersburg, Alaska. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user brewbooks.

Alaska lost fishing jobs in 2016

Laine Welch

Gulf of Alaska cod — Pacific cod. August Linnman photo.

Gulf of Alaska cod at record low levels

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2017 0125 AtlanticCod groundfish — Atlantic cod. NOAA photo.

Northeast groundfish fleet shrinks with high lease prices

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NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator John Bullard will retire in January.

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NMFS administrator John Bullard announces January retirement

Samuel Hill

The NOAA research trawler Henry B. Bigelow in the Cape Cod Canal. NOAA is moving toward using private vessels for future trawl surveys. NOAA photo.

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Massachusetts attempts to right the boat for cod stock surveys

Samuel Hill

New quota cut for New England cod fishery

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Report: Warming a factor in cod fishery collapse

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