Gulf & South Atlantic

Mississippi oyster fisherman Drew Livings hand tongs previously relayed oysters from the Biloxi Bay in 2017.

Long road to relief: Mississippi oystermen slated for $1 million in disaster checks

Jessica Hathaway

Louisiana shrimp boats. Ed Lallo/Lallo Photography

Making the grade: Gulf shrimpers take on new tech for a premium product

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Packing striped mullet. Michael Jepson/NOAA photo

Thrill of combat: CCA's entrance into Florida's commercial fish policy

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Three generations of the Dunbar family run Paradise Shores Seafood together, determined to diversify and survive trying times in the commercial fishing industry. Maureen Donald photo

Paradise found

Maureen Donald

Cortez, Fla., fisherman Vernon Mora with catch of roe mullet. Michael Jepson photo

Nixing nets

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The 81-foot Pappy's Pride was heading out from Galveston to Key West, Fla. when it collided with a 600-foot chemical tanker in fog. ShipSpotting photo. — The 81-foot Pappy's Pride was heading out from Galveston to Key West, Fla., when it collided with a 600-foot chemical tanker in fog. ShipSpotting photo.

Bodies recovered from capsized Texas shrimp boat

Kirk Moore

George Barisich's boat Peruga burned and sank Jan. 2, 2020. Photo courtesy George Barisich.

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Louisiana fishermen’s advocate survives boat fire

John DeSantis

Bluefin tuna. NOAA photo.

NOAA proposal would change bluefin tuna bycatch rules

Kirk Moore

A newborn northern right whale swimming with its mother shows signs of propeller injuries from a suspected ship strike off Georgia Jan. 8, 2020. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission/photo taken under NOAA permit 18786-04. — A newborn northern right whale swimming with its mother shows signs of propeller injuries from a suspected ship strike off Georgia Jan. 8, 2020.

Newborn right whale injured in ship strike off Georgia

Kirk Moore

Approximately 1,350 square miles of combined search patterns conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard in search of two fishermen missing in North Carolina's Palimico Sound. U.S. Coast Guard image

Trawler tragedy: Crew member dies after rescue; 2 still missing

Jessica Hathaway

The Louisiana shrimp boat Miss Nan. Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife.

NOAA finalizes TED rule for shrimp skimmer trawls

Kirk Moore