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Melanie in the skiff with her mother and sister, Kathy, and Elaine in 2012. Elaine Chukan Brown photo.

The fishing work of women

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Trident Seafoods' Crispy Battered Sauceable Wild Alaska Pollock Nuggets. Photo courtesy of Trident Seafoods

Pollock nuggets are a winner at Alaska Symphony of Seafoods

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The village of Kipnuk. Photo courtesy of the Alaska National Guard

Disaster declaration opens federal aid after Alaska typhoon

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L-R Andy Strelcheck, Dr. Jack McGovern, and family. Photo courtesy of SAFMC

Dr. Jack McGovern awarded 2025 Award of Excellence

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Alaska fishing community updates through the shutdown

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An aerial view of the building and pound. Photo courtesy of MCFA

Coastal property donated to MCFA

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Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder. Photo by Damarscotta Mills

Alewife passage restored in Maine

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Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Tuna partnership boosts transparency in supply chains

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Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

AK communities left reeling after Typhoon Halong’s deadly surge

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Photo coutesy of SEAD Consulting

Florida mislabels shrimp, Alabama leads by example

Carli Clancy

Photo courtesy of Carolina Coast Online and Cheryl Burke

Fishermen rally at Blessing of the Fleet

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