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On Friday, December 26th, a devastating fire struck the working waterfront in Portland. Fishermen and fishing businesses suffered extensive losses. Photo courtesy of MCFA

Community raises nearly $200k for fishermen after Portland wharf fire

Carli Stewart

Kodiak Crab Festival will return to downtown Memorial Day weekend in 2026. Photo courtesy of Kodiak Crabfest

Kodiak Crab Festival returns Memorial Day weekend in 2026

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Passports given to visitors who participate in the Storms and Seafood Festival allow them to mark which dishes they have been served and where. Photo courtesy of Westport Marina

Storms, seafood, and a working waterfront

Carli Stewart

Image taken on April 25, 1998, shows the coccolithophore bloom in the Bering Sea. The greenish color is caused by the high concentration of phytoplankton. Photo courtesy of NASA

2026 AMSS keynotes will focus on algal blooms, maritime disasters

Margaret Bauman

Commercial fishing boats and a few smaller boats docked in South Harbor, Petersburg, Alaska, with a view of mountains on nearby Kupreanof Island, on an overcast morning at the start of summer. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Ken Schulze

ALFA seeks applicants for 2026 Alaska crew training program

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Commercial fishing boats docked at Whitefish Point State Harbor on the coast of Lake Superior. Photo courtesy of ehrlif / Shutterstock

Great Lakes commercial fishing industry moves towards 100 percent utilization

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Menhaden are being caught and processed in Louisiana. Photo courtesy of LAFB

Science, not assumption, in Louisiana menhaden debate

Carli Stewart

Photo courtesy of NEYFA

Greenhorn program trains next-gen small-boat fishermen

Carli Stewart

Old Scituate Harbor Light. Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

Scituate considers expanding commercial fisherman definition

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Photo courtesy of the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center

New Bedford grant takes fishing stories beyond the dock

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Photo courtesy of North Carolina Sea Grant/The North Carolina Oyster Trail

NOAA-backed grants help expand knowledge on farmed seafood

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