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Defying a notion that environmental leadership is the province of professionals and politicians, our team embodies the ingenuity, determination, and devotion that have been imprinted on us by a lifestyle intertwined with the sea.

Pacific Marine Expo returns to Seattle Nov. 19-21, 2026, at the Seattle Convention Center Arch Building. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

Pacific Marine Expo 2026 registration now open

Carli Clancy

Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Highliner Awards. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

Highliner nominations now open ahead of PME

Carli Clancy

Pacific Marine Expo will take place from Nov. 19-21 at the Seattle Convention Center’s Arch Building. Photo courtesy of Britton Spark

A new home for PME, built on more than 50 years of tradition

Carli Clancy

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

Lone Peak Packs president Cameron McNeil offers direct-to-consumer marketing guidance during Pacific Marine Expo’s seafood sales session. Doug Stewart photo.

Seafood marketing: Micro to macro

Jessica Hathaway

The Coastal Challenge at the Pacific Marine Expo remains one of the show's most popular events. Swing by the Alaska Hall for day three's challenge. Photo by Doug Stewart

Coastal Challenge competitors win big at PME

Ben Hayden

From left: Craig Morris, CEO, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers; Jon Kurland, regional administrator, NOAA Alaska Regional Office; Jamie Goen, executive director, Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers and North Pacific Management Council; Julie Decker, president, Pacific Seafood Processors Association; and moderator Heather Haugland, vice president, McKinley Research Group. Eric Haun photo.

Federal actions spark new optimism for Alaska’s fishing industry

Eric Haun

Caudwell Marine brought its new 300-hp diesel outboard to Pacific Marine Expo, aiming to offer commercial operators a high-power alternative to gas outboards. Doug Stewart photo.

Caudwell is the new diesel outboard on the block

Paul Molyneaux

Banging lines and swerving fines sweatshirt by AK Dirtbag. Photo courtesy of Harding

From the back deck to the back of a hoodie: AK Dirtbag

Carli Clancy

ACI Boats showcases its latest 32' gillnetter with live water demonstrations in Seattle. Doug Stewart photos.

ACI Boats showcases new gillnetter at Pacific Marine Expo

Ben Hayden

With a $49 million grant, the Southeast Conference hopes to help Alaska’s handful of mariculture companies become a $200 million industry. Alaska growers are partnering with Canadian company Cascadia Seaweed to tap the agriculture biostimulant market. Cascadia Seaweed photo.

Alaska mariculture gets a big kickstart

Paul Molyneaux