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The URI fisheries and technology program legacy

Paul Molyneaux

Station Papa in Gulf of Alaska. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Loss of ocean monitoring could create fisheries blind spot

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Jeremy Zirlott's shrimper the Emily Ariel. Photo courtesy of VesselFinder

Alabama shrimper says transparency remains key

Carli Stewart

On the lobster boat, Paradigm, in Jonesport, Maine, a newly installed 900 HP Scania DI16 083M is ready for testing. Scania distributor, Mack Boring will soon have higher efficiency, 800-hp 13L and 16L Scania marine engines available. Photo courtesy of Pau

Mack Boring powers the lobster industry

Paul Molyneaux

Gig Harbor’s long-planned Commercial Fishing Homeport moved a step closer to reality this week after a city hearing examiner verbally indicated he would approve a shoreline permit for the project. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Gig Harbor homeport project clears key permitting hurdle

NF Staff

Mike Malczewski fishes blue catfish using pots. His son Cody, seen behind the pot, goes longlining for blue cats, but sometimes helps his father. Malczewski makes all his own pots. “I haven’t had luck with storebought,” he says. Photo courtesy of Jay Flem

Invasive blue catfish turn problem into fishery

Paul Molyneaux

Reid Wilson returned to Eastport, Maine, in 1989. Wilson started fishing in the 1930s and kept fishing for over 60 years, until there was nothing left to catch. He blamed draggers for the disappearance of groundfish in Cobscook Bay. Photo courtesy of Quod

Downeast groundfish vanish, leaving stories and questions behind

Paul Molyneaux

Early on the morning of May 12, 2026, tragedy struck when Mark, the owner and captain of the shrimp boat Lewis Boys. Photo courtesy of the Lewis family

North Carolina shrimping family loses vessel in fire

Carli Stewart

F/V Aleutian Ballard from season 2 of Deadliest Catch is onto it's second life as a tour vessel. Photo courtesy of Giddings Boatworks

Aleutian Ballad finds second life in Alaska

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Gov. Healey and Sen.Tarr requested federal assistance to retrieve key equipment from the Gloucester-based Lily Jean. Photo courtesy of Steve Kennedy

Mass. officials urge Navy to aid in Lily Jean investigation

Carli Stewart

With a AMSFC 20% quota reduction in coast-wide menhaden harvest, these Reedville fishermen are likely to see pay cuts this year. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

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Menhaden fishermens’ paychecks likely to be smaller

Larry Chowning