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The New England Fishery Management Council elected chair Eric Reid, left, and vice chair Rick Bellavance, returning the two Rhode Islanders for the third year in a row. NEFMC photo.

New England council elects chair, seats new member Jackie Odell

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Five generations and counting, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and Frank III together in Rockland, Maine. Frank Sr. was at his desk at the O’Hara Corporation’s Rockland headquarters until age 81. O’Hara Corp. photo.

Remembering Frank J. O’Hara

Paul Molyneaux

2023 National Fisherman Highliner, Matt Alward in the window of his fishing vessel.

2023 Highliners at a glance: Matt Alward

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The Virginia General Assembly approved $250,000 Sept. 6 to support and encourage blue catfish processing, flash freezing, harvesting and infrastructure projects in an effort to enhance the growth of a blue catfish fishery in Virginia. Larry Chowning photo

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Virginia looks to expand blue catfish fishery and processing

Larry Chowning

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/d1b6d98b26905bf3e8b2b950f13421b7.jpg — Herring fish- Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

U.S. district court in Maine to host trial over alleged herring violations

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There are dozens of docks and other facilities where boats can tie up the harbor, and Captains Bay remains a favorite of transient and local fleets. Charlie Ess photo.

At Home in Dutch Harbor

Charlie Ess

Atlantic herring. School of Marine Science and Technology photo.

New England council moves to ‘revisit’ herring trawl restrictions

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

Rhode Island fishermen ask Supreme Court to hear challenge to observer fees

Kirk Moore

Catherine “Cate” O'Keefe has been appointed as the new executive director of the New England Fishery Management Council.

Cate O’Keefe named executive director for New England council

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For three generations, the McCurdy’s smoked herring in Lubec, Maine, with no problems. But in 1991, the Food and Drug Administration shut them down over food safety concerns.

A Lasting Grudge: FDA's Closure of the Historic Maine Smokehouse

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/e43371154ad72a4c4ee5c153a49a55d6.jpg — Alewives also known as River Herring. Photo courtesy to NOAA Fisheries and Jerry Prezi

Historic alewife runs in Maine continue to rebound

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