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Gulf & South Atlantic

Oil spill workers clean the beach of Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, as oil washes ashore from the BP spill on June 10, 2010. Photo by Cheryl Casey

$210 million proposed for Gulf fisheries and wildlife restoration

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CSAP’s graduating class of 2024, from left to right: Patricia Ann Cope, Bekah Bennett, Garret Kestory, Jocelyn Juliano (Living Marine Resources Program Specialist), Angela Treptow (CSAP Coordinator), Blake Godsey, and Shane Brackett. Photo by Hailey Murph

S.C. Seafood Apprenticeship shapes the future of fishing

Carli Clancy

Photo by Coast Guard

Tackling illegal fishing in the Gulf

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A boat crew from the Coast Guard cutter Jacob Poroo hands life jackets to Mexican fishermen aboard a lancha during a boarding for illegal fishing off southern Texas in December 2023. Coast Guard photo.

U.S. Treasury Department sanctions Gulf Cartel members for illegal fishing

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2024 Highliner Ceremony at the Pacific Marine Expo. Doug Stewart photo.

Celebrating the fishing community at National Fisherman’s 2024 Highliners award ceremony

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Trade commission to impose tariffs on shrimp from 4 countries

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Top: Jason Delacruz | Bottom Left: Leonard Leach | Middle: Martin Scanlon | Bottom Right: Alan Pazar. NF photos.

2024 National Fisherman Highliners to be recognized at Pacific Marine Expo

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Photo by AP Photo/Dave Martin, File

Miss. restaurant, owner sentenced in seafood labeling case

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Commentary: $100M, 2,000 jobs at stake in Rio Grande Valley

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Jason Delacruz of Florida is one of the 2024 National Fisherman Highliners of the Year. Photo by the Delacruz family

2024 Highliner of the year: Jason Delacruz

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South Texas shrimpers looking for a way out

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