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The SSA brought FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya (seen standing between FTC counsel Max Miller and SSA board member Steve Bosarge) to the Gulf to understand what U.S. shrimpers and fishing communities are up against. Photo by Southern Shrimp Alliance

Save the U.S. shrimp industry from rock-bottom prices

Paul Molyneaux

ASMFC repeals proposed gauge increase

Carli Stewart

Next week, the 7th National Working Waterfront Network Conference will head to San Diego. Photo by San Diego Working Waterfront

National Working Waterfront Conference heads to San Diego

Carli Stewart

$2 million in grant funding for workforce development for the next generation of commercial fishermen was secured by the Maine delegation. Photo by April Walker on Unsplash

$2M in grants secures Maine’s fishing legacy

NF Staff

New Hampshire fishing boats on moorings in the harbor. Photo by Richard R on Unsplash

ME and NH reject lobster gauge increase, MA stands firm

Carli Stewart

In 1982, Arctic Alaska accounted for 34 percent of all bottomfish processed by U.S. companies in the North Pacific. Photo by Buls

Fixing the fishing industry's image

Carli Stewart

Uncertainty within many fisheries following three hurricanes that devasted parts of Florida. Photo by Christy Berry

Hurricane aftermath and sustaining Florida's fisheries

Carli Stewart

The experimental shrimp season in Maine is set to begin in February, with seven fishermen from up and down the coast participating. Photo courtesy of Maine Coast Fishermen's Association

Maine fishermen chosen for experimental shrimp season

Carli Stewart

Members of the fishing industry itself will lead a Transition to a Low Carbon Fishing Fleet. Photo by Fishery Friendly Climate Action Campaign/ Shutterstock

Guiding the shift to low-carbon fishing

NF Staff

The many restaurants and markets that buy seafood are among the homes and lives being lost. But fishermen focus is more on their neighbors right now, and they are sending food and money south. Photo by Ava Schulenberg

Southern California fishermen face wildfire fallout

Paul Molyneaux

Photo by Steelhead Food Company

Great Lakes companies unite to maximize fish utilization

NF Staff