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Pile of Gulf Shrimp. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

All vendors at Louisiana Shrimp Festival served Gulf shrimp

Carli Clancy

$500K state funding boost for Cape Cod fishermen. Photo courtesy of CCCFA

$500K state funding boost for Cape Cod fishermen

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Rock crab. Photo by Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust

California warns against eating rock crab viscera along the Northern coast

NF Staff

Carli and her fiancé, Joe Clancy, and their dog, Alfie. Photo courtesy of Carli Stewart

Maine woman in fisheries: Carli Stewart

Maine Lobstermen's Association

New Bedford fishing vessels. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

$1.2M awarded to boost Massachusetts commercial fisheries

Carli Clancy

It has been over a decade since landings of northern shrimp crashed, leading to a moratorium. While some fishermen continue to question the validity of the data, regulators have extended the moratorium for another three years. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Maine shrimp fishery closed for three more years

Paul Molyneaux

Photo courtesy of Bristol Bay Forever

New poll shows strong support for permanent Bristol Bay protections

NF Staff

Miss Denise Blount’s book, Memories of a Southern Girl, tells stories of a childhood in the fishing community of Swan Quarter, North Carolina, back in the 1950s. Now in her 70s, she is still picking shrimp. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Stories from the margins of the industry

Paul Molyneaux

The Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement (Fish Wellness) Act has been reintroduced. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

FISH Wellness Act reintroduced to strengthen fishermen’s safety and health

Carli Clancy

Stevie and Brian on the deck of the F/V Stacie Vea, fall of 1981. Photo courtesy of Brian Robbins

Robbins bids farewell as Commercial Fisheries News prepares its final edition

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Students on the water participate in a Sea Potential program. Sea Potential photo.

Maritime Blue, Sea Potential and the next generation of seafarers

Paul Molyneaux