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Stone crab. Collier County Sea Grant Extension photo.

Stone crab: New rules will shorten Florida’s coming season, increase claw size

Sue Cocking

The Capt. Jeff, a boat named for Jeff Styron, is docked at Garland Fulcher Seafood in Oriental Harbor, N.C. Maureen Donald photo

Mislabeled: Seafood executive speaks out on federal charges

Maureen Donald

Hurricane Laura drove a storm surge that peaked over 17 feet east of Cameron, La. Fox 8 WVUE graphic.
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After Laura, ‘nothing left’ for some southwest Louisiana fishing families

John DeSantis

Hurricane Laura continued to churn north through Louisiana Aug. 27, and could re-emerge as a storm over the Atlantic. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura slams southwest Louisiana

Kirk Moore

After striking the Louisiana-Texas coast, Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly weaken and bring heavy rains across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura aims for Louisiana-Texas coast

Kirk Moore

Ernie Piton of Key Largo, Fla., outfitted his 17-foot Mako skiff with a 2,000-watt Honda generator and twin 500-watt underwater lights for bully netting spiny lobster. Sue Cocking photo.

Boat of the Month: Bully net boat

Sue Cocking

Summer flounder. NOAA photo.

Flounder: Summer landings on track; reductions coming for southern allocations

Maureen Donald

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling against NMFS plans for permitting ocean pen aquaculture in federal waters. Kampachi Farms photo.

Federal appeals court rules against Gulf of Mexico aquaculture plan

Kirk Moore

Fisherman Keith Bruno after his business Endurance Seafood in Oriental, N.C. was heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018. He's preparing again for Tropical Storm Isaias. Maureen Donald photo.

North Carolina’s fishermen brace for Isaias

Maureen Donald

Spiny lobster. Florida Fish and Wildlife photo/Dan Ellinor.

Timing is everything: Florida lobster fishermen hope for normal season

Sue Cocking

"Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks" premieres Sunday, June 28 at 8:30/7:30c on National Geographic.

Wicked Tuna: Breaking ranks on the Outer Banks

Jessica Hathaway

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