National Fisherman

Gulf & South Atlantic

LeBlanc, Teknotherm announce US West Coast merger

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

Southern shrimpers cheer tariffs on India shrimp imports

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The Fisheries Modernization Act would modify the existing Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to specifically include red swamp crawfish and white river crawfish. Shutterstock photo.

Louisiana lawmakers introduce bill to expand disaster relief for crawfishermen

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Fisherman collect massive amounts of data, and can share with fishery managers. Rob Terry, founder of Seafood AI, believes they should get paid for it, with a cut of the premium prices earned by certified sustainable seafood. Seafood AI photo.

AI Innovations turn fisherman’s data into dollars

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Shrimp processing in South Asia. The Southern Shrimp Alliance says new trade agreements with Indonesia and Vietnam could help combat unethical practices and open markets to competitive access. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Southern shrimpers hail ‘breakthrough’ on shrimp tariffs

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Chris Estes, owner operator of the Mr. Ellis, put a nasty hole in his boat when he hit the rock jetty in Bob Sikes Cut on his way home to Apalachicola on the night of June 25. Estes got his young crew off quickly and now has the boat ashore and under repa

Mr Ellis is down but not out

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The South Carolina Shrimpers Association is in talks with Charleston areas restaurant owners, seeking their support for truthful representation of local wild-caught shrimp versus mislabelling of imported product. Shutterstock photo.

South Carolina shrimpers press restaurants to reform

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Artic Alaska selected Bender Shipbuilding and Repair in Mobile, Ala., for the conversion of the 212' Ocean King into the 275' Kodiak Enterprise

Fishing back when: Around the yards south

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Shrimp boats are tied up in Bayou La Batre , Ala. Doug Stewart photo.

Mobile County awards contract for Bayou La Batre City Docks redevelopment

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The Brownsville Fire Department dive and water rescue team searched for a shrimp boat captain after his vessel capsized and sank July 12 in the Brownsville Ship Channel. Brownsville Fire Department photo.

Captain lost in capsizing before Gulf shrimp season opens off Texas

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The Coast Guard medevaced a fishing vessel captain experiencing stroke-like symptoms approximately 138 miles southwest of Sanibel Island, Fla. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Ailing fisherman medevaced from US Gulf

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