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Seward, AK harbor in southern Alaska, set on an inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. Photo courtesy of Chansak Joe / Shutterstock

Resilient in the face of change: Alaska's waterfronts

Carli Stewart

Photo courtesy of Net Your Problem / Jasmine Butler

Catcher-processor fleet launches first net recycling day

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Myles Cockrell, above, of Little Wicomico Oyster Company LLC, is one of just a few oyster growers in Virginia who build their own boats for commercial use. Photo by Larry Chowning

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Cockrells' launch new super scow

Larry Chowning

In 2024,, Lisa, Brian Gabriel, and others experimented with beach seining to harvest sockeye salmon without harming Chinooks. Some of the crew are learning to haul the nets on a beach in Upper Cook Inlet. Photo by Brian Gabriel

Cook Inlet setnetters told to wait for 2027

Paul Molyneaux

David Grimes, an artist in Cordova, Alaska, and participant in the Arts for Nature project focused on protecting wild salmon habitat and the Prince William Sound/Copper River Delta bioregion. Photo by Paul Scannell.

International artists project advocates for wild salmon habitat

Margaret Bauman

West Island Oysters co-owner Dale Leavitt drives a boat through his oyster farm in Fairhaven in January. Photo courtesy of Adam Goldstein / The New Bedford Light

Oyster farmers brace for rising costs due to tariffs

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Insurance bill for Alaska harvesters clears state legislature

Margaret Bauman

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Bills introduced to bolster Maine’s working waterfronts

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Salmon Bliss Bowl at Chopped and Chowdered, which opened 14 months ago in Anchorage, is a hot seller on the restaurant's lunch and dinner menu. Photo by Margaret Bauman

Restaurant patrons yearn for taste of the wild

Margaret Bauman

Photo courtesy of Jeff Kneebone

Data now coming straight from the deck

Carli Stewart

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Bill to make insurance more accessible to Alaska harvesters moving through Senate

Margaret Bauman