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The 2024 Northern Gulf of Maine scallop season on Stellwagon. Photo by Carli Stewart

Scallop season reopens in Northern Gulf of Maine with higher quota

Carli Clancy

N.C. blue crabbers are left waiting and worrying as state regulators float new restrictions on the fishery. Photo by Brittany Mason / Shutterstock

Tensions rise over blue crab fishery plan

Carli Clancy

Aerial view of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library

Alaska’s limited entry system still questioned fifty years later

Carli Clancy

The first Commercial Fisheries Commission (CFC) meeting on April 8, 2025, set the stage for a new era of collaboration and state-level advocacy for the seafood industry. Photo by Allan Wood Photography

Massachusetts launches Commercial Fisheries Commission

Carli Clancy

The 70-foot Miss Tiffanie, a Delta Marine Industries boat built in 1982, is at anchor in Lituya Bay, Alaska. On its 2021 journey to western Alaska, the boat had to carry buoys outside the traps when transiting Canadian waters.

Boat of the month: Miss Tiffanie

Paul Molyneaux

Fishing is one of the most challenging jobs out there, and alcohol has been a coping mechanism for a long time. Photo by Marc Bruxelle

Why drinking isn’t the only way to deal with life at sea

Monique Coombs

Alaska sockeye. Photo by Gerald Peplow

Kodiak family charged for setnet permit scheme

NF Staff

43 percent of sampled restaurants still serve imported, farm-raised shrimp while marketing it as Gulf wild-caught, as reported by SeaD Consulting. Photo by Drew Angerer on Getty Images

Transparency is key for Gulf Shore menus

Carli Clancy

Representative Louise Stutes (R-AK). Photo courtesy of Louise Stutes for State Senate Facebook page

Alaska’s commercial fishermen get boost from Rep. Stutes

NF Staff

In addition to the commercial dipnet fishery, there is a recreational "personal use" dipnet fishery. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game

Alaska expands commercial dipnet fishery

NF Staff

Photo by Jon Johansen

2025 Maine Lobster Boat Races are ready to rev up the coast

Carli Clancy