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Halibut hanging on a hook. Photo by Raegan Cureton on Unsplash

NOAA Fisheries Publishes Final Rule for Halibut Management Based on Abundance Assessment

Carli Clancy

Redfish in a Deepchill slurry, which the company says will bring the fish temperature from 15-18 degrees Celsius to 2 degrees Celsius in five minutes. Deepchill photo.

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Paul Molyneaux

Cassie Canastra is manager of C&P Trawlers which is acquiring eight vessels from the bankrupt Blue Harvest Fisheries in New Bedford, Mass. SMAST photo.

C&P Trawlers to buy Blue Harvest vessels, permits for $12 million

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Photo by Jakub Kapusnak on Unsplash

Crescent City, Calif., votes to support groundfish fishery

NF Aggregator

Aerial view of the Portland Fish Pier. Courtesy of marinas.com

Portland Fish Exchange considers merging with pier authority amid financial losses

Carli Clancy

National Fisherman Highliner, Maggie Raymond. The former executive director of the Associated Fisheries of Maine, Raymond, 70, of South Berwick, Maine, became essential to the industry and New England Fishery Management Council’s efforts to stabilize fish

National Fisherman Highliner: Maggie Raymond

Kirk Moore

Photo by Lucut Razvan on Unsplash

NOAA outlines Alaska aquaculture growth plan

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Photo courtesy of Blue Harvest

Blue Harvest filing came with little warning

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Photo by Harris Vo on Unsplash

Calif. county seeking groundfish disaster declaration

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Blue Harvest Fisheries purchased the Blue Water in 2015 as part of its effort to build a fleet of 15 scallop vessels. Thy were all sold off for $100 million months before the company's Sept. 8 bankruptcy filing. Blue Harvest Fisheries photo.

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Blue Harvest creditors likely to get wiped out by company’s bankruptcy

Cliff White

Another New Jersey survey shows sharp plunge in support for offshore wind

Kirk Moore