Gulf & South Atlantic

In 1957, Frank Patti Sr. returned from the Navy and took over the Guiding Star. Patti Marine photo.

Editor's Log: Finest kind

Jessica Hathaway

Frank Patti Sr. of Pensacola, Fla., is a 2020 NF Highliner.

Serving shrimp and grit: Frank Patti Sr. of Pensacola, Fla.

Paul Molyneaux

One Time Use — Scallopers Campaign photo

Time for change in the Atlantic scallop fishery

Guest Author

Richard "Chuddy" Alley bluefin tuna Maine 1970 — Richard "Chuddy" Alley lands the first bluefin tuna of the 1970 season on the F/V Suzanne in Islesford, Maine. Ralph Tate and Ricky Alley help Chuddy horse the harpooned the 738-pounder onto the deck.

Flashback Friday: 50 Years Ago | September 1970

Jessica Hathaway

Cameron, La., flooded after Hurricane Laura struck Aug. 27, 2020. Omega Protein started a GoFundMe campaign to raise relief and recovery aid for the community. Omega Protein/GoFundMe image.

Omega Protein opens fundraising for Hurricane Laura-stricken Cameron

Kirk Moore

Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

Trump reverses on Florida, S.C. offshore drilling

Kirk Moore

Bayou la Batre is known as the Seafood Capital of Alabama. Robert Fritchey photo.

Rolling with the tide: New book recounts fish fights in coastal Alabama

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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

Maureen Donald Oriental Harbor Capt Jeff Garland Fulcher — 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