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The Gig Harbor BoatShop is offering a Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program in April of 2026. Photo courtesy of Gig Harbor BoatShop

Gig Harbor BoatShop to host 2026 purse seine crew school

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Meghan Hertel, left, has officially been sworn in as Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Photo courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Meghan Hertel sworn in as new CDFW director

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Groundfish vessel with a full deck of Gulf of Maine groundfish and a happy crew. Photo courtesy of C Fisheries

Gulf of Maine haddock quota stalled as boats near tying up

Carli Stewart

Restaurants in Anchorage, Alaska, filled up quickly for lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 18, the first day of Lent, with demand high for halibut cheeks and shrimp scampi entrees. Photo courtesy of GotAnotherPhotos

Lent is seafood season despite higher prices

Margaret Bauman

Maine Sea Grant Program announced in January that it has received $1.4 million from NOAA to support research and outreach under the NOAA Sea Grant-funded American Lobster Initiative. Photo courtesy of Darryl Brooks

Sea Grant funding holds steady in 2026

Carli Stewart

A sport fishing vessel with a red snapper onboard. Photo by Billy Pope / ADCNR

Florida pushes for longest recreational red snapper season in 15 years

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King salmon in Alaska waters. Photo courtesy of Kevin Cass / Shutterstock

Kenai, Susitna recreational king fishing closed amid weak runs

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Dock-u-mentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike. Photo courtesy of FHC

Documentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike

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Bristol Bay fisherman Bill Hill enters U.S. House race. Photo courtesy by the Bill Hill campaign

Veteran Alaska harvester Bill Hill opts to run for US House

Margaret Bauman

The 44th Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is taking place Feb. 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of FISH

Cortez festival celebrates Florida’s working fishing waterfront

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An Oregon student watches classroom salmon eggs as part of the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program. Photo courtesy of ODFW

West Coast schools raise the next generation of fish advocates

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