Herring

The 120-foot Sea Ern and the 130-foot Kari Marie are tied up at the Hansen Boat Co. dock to be worked on. Hansen Boat Co. photo.

Michael_Crowley

Work speeds up at Washington shipyard

Michael Crowley

The fishing vessel Nordic Viking at Cape May. Cause for Action video image.

Herring fishermen take at-sea monitoring costs to Supreme Court

Kirk Moore

A Lund's Fisheries employee prepares to test for vibrio at the company's newly accredited inspection facility. Lund's Fisheries photo.

Lund’s Fisheries accredited for in-house seafood safety inspection

NF Staff

Commercial Fishing Photo Stories: Five Days at the Sitka Herring Fishery

Bri Dwyer

Bruce Marifern’s Freedom wraps up a 230-ton set in Hayward Strait, with Alaskan Girl pumping, on day two of the Sitka sac roe herring fishery, March 27. Brannon Finney photo

A healthy herring harvest for Alaska

Charlie Ess

NMFS officials said the Northeast midwater trawl restricted area rule will not be enforced for now following a March 29 federal court order. The agency may appeal the decision. NMFS graphic.

Northeast midwater trawl exclusion zone won’t be enforced – for now

Kirk Moore

Lou Goodreau, center, flanked by New England Fishery Management Council Executive Director Tom Nies, left, and council chair Eric Reid. NEFMC photo.

Longtime New England council economist honored

Kirk Moore

Bruce Marifern’s Freedom wraps up a 230-ton set in Hayward Strait, with Alaskan Girl pumping, on day two of the Sitka sac roe herring fishery, March 27. Brannon Finney photo

Herring catch could set records — if there were enough buyers

Laine Welch

The F/V Enterprise (center) pictured at its dock at Lund's Fisheries at Cape May, N.J., was among mid-water trawlers pushed out of nearshore waters by a 2019 NMFS rule. Lund's Fisheries photo.

Mid-water trawlers see win in challenge to Northeast herring exclusion zone

Kirk Moore

The Persistence and Relentless are two of the Seafreeze Ltd. trawler fleet. Seafreeze photo.

Atlantic herring fishermen open appeal of monitoring case

Steve Bittenbender

Atlantic herring. Northeast Fisheries Science Center/NOAA photo.

Owner and crew of Maine herring seiner charged with misreporting landings

Kirk Moore