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Dock-u-mentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike. Photo courtesy of FHC

Documentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike

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Bristol Bay fisherman Bill Hill enters U.S. House race. Photo courtesy by the Bill Hill campaign

Veteran Alaska harvester Bill Hill opts to run for US House

Margaret Bauman

The 44th Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is taking place Feb. 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of FISH

Cortez festival celebrates Florida’s working fishing waterfront

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An Oregon student watches classroom salmon eggs as part of the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program. Photo courtesy of ODFW

West Coast schools raise the next generation of fish advocates

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Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / StuartMonk

Maine moves to make Commercial Fishing Remembrance Day permanent

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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 Clancy

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 Clancy

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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