National Fisherman

Dungeness Crab

The trawler Virginia Marise from Point Judith, R.I., near the Block Island Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind photo.

Fishing advocates seek new funding for offshore wind studies

Kirk Moore

Nick Furman served as executive director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission for 22 years. Photo courtesy of the Furman family.

Longtime Oregon crab commission director Nick Furman remembered

NF Staff

Luke Williams photo.

Every boat a step up: Luke Williams builds a career adapting

Charlie Ess

The F/V Coastal Reign capsized on Oregon's Garibaldi Bar on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2021, killing two members of its four-person crew. Facebook photo

Coast Guard to present Coastal Reign accident findings

NF Staff

The 2020 Fisheries of the United States report shows an industry worth $4.8 billion - even with a 10 to 15 percent decline from covid-19. Doug Stewart photo.

NOAA says status report shows U.S. fisheries 'on track' with rebuilding

Kirk Moore

Oregon is starting a pilot project to recover lost Dungeness crab gear and reduce the potential for entanglements with protected marine species. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

Oregon to recover derelict Dungeness gear

Kirk Moore

Captain Eric Perez, Michael Cowan (unloader and helps stack the boat) Sam Walton, Chris Fiester, and Adam Keeler. Not pictured are Jordan Murphy and John Barnson (pictured at right).

Catching up with the Oregon-based Dungeness crab crew on the FV Carter Jon

Jessica Hathaway

Maritime Fabrications finished off the 46-foot Pacific Hunter as a crabber. Maritime Fabrications photo

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Washington yard finishes crabber before prepping gillnetters for summer

Michael Crowley

A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are imposing an early season closure April 15 off the central and southern coast to reduce risk of humpback whale entanglements. CDFW image.

Two whale entanglements lead to early closure of California Dungeness crab season

Nick Rahaim

Bering Sea snow crab. NMFS photo.

U.S. reinstates China seafood tariff exclusions

Chris Chase

David Peterson replaced six planks on the Keku Queen’s starboard side and sistered 20 ribs. David Peterson photo

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California boat carpenter works on ribs for salmon and crab boats

Michael Crowley