National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

Menhaden Fisheries Coalition analysis finds widely repeated claims “simply not supported by the record”. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Scientists did not recommend a 54 percent cut to the menhaden TAC

Carli Stewart

The action item to consider new management strategies under the Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3 has been taken off the table. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NC fishermen challenge proposed blue crab cuts

Carli Stewart

Crab pots collected from North Carolina’s inland waters. Photo courtesy of N.C. Coastal Federation

NC lost gear recovery effort pulls more than 2000 pots

NF Staff

LDFW revisited its coastal buffer rules for the state’s menhaden fishery on Nov. 6. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Clash between anglers and industry as Louisiana narrows buffer zones

Carli Stewart

Menhaden are being caught and processed in Louisiana. Photo courtesy of LAFB

Louisiana menhaden debate heats up

Carli Stewart

Despite a ban on wild caught shrimp from fisheries in many countries, due to begin on Jan. 1, the Southern Shrimp Alliance points out that the countries that supply most of the shrimp to the USA have been given a pass. Paul Molyneaux photo.

NOAA Fisheries falls short on shrimp

Paul Molyneaux

Late in the season, Gaither Midgett starts hauling his four pound nets at the first glimmer of light, hoping to finish in a couple of hours—before the heat of the day. Credit: Jay Fleming

Pound for pound, North Carolina’s pound net fishery delivers

Paul Molyneaux

While NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region Permits Office has granted an extension for dealers and fishermen to renew permits during the shutdown, the Coast Guard’s vessel safety inspectors have reportedly all been furloughed. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Zirlott

What’s working, what’s not in the shutdown

Paul Molyneaux

Louisiana shrimp captain Acy Cooper talks about the history and slow decline on the Gulf shrimp fishery in the film 'The Last of the Shrimpers.' Last of the Shrimpers image.

‘Last of the Shrimpers’ premiers in New Orleans

Paul Molyneaux

A shrimp boat at Brunswick, Ga. Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

NOAA extends Southeast vessel and dealer permits during shutdown

NF Staff

L-R Andy Strelcheck, Dr. Jack McGovern, and family. Photo courtesy of SAFMC

Dr. Jack McGovern awarded 2025 Award of Excellence

NF Staff