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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

Paul Molyneaux

The crew of Maximum Retriever conducts an illegal transfer of fish between commercial fishing vessels. NOAA Fisheries photo.

South Carolina fisherman sentenced for falsifying catch records

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A blue crab caught along with oysters harvested using a power dredge in the waters north of Deal Island, Md. Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program photo.

With Chesapeake crab numbers down, researchers focus beyond fishing pressure

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Empire Wind, a 810-megawatt turbine array under construction off New York, was allowed to proceed in mid-May by the Trump administration. But project opponents continue to apply political pressure. Equinor rendering.

Equinor reports $995 million impairment on Empire Wind

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Virginia wooden boatbuilder Bill Keeling just launched this new boat at Horn Harbor Marina in Port Haywood, Va. Larry Chowning photo.

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A Chesapeake classic with a personal touch

Larry Chowning

Sal Ruggiero, general manager of the Joe Monani Fish Co. at the Fulton Fish Market, spoke at a July 15 rally at the market opposing the Empire Wind project. Protect Our Coast NJ photo.

Seafood workers, supporters rally at Fulton market against Empire Wind

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The Fulton Fish Market is the largest seafood market in the U.S., moving more than 5 million pounds of fish weekly and employing some 1,500 workers at its Bronx, N.Y. location. Blue Trace photo.

Fulton Fish Market joins lawsuit against Empire Wind

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Empire Wind, a 810-megawatt turbine array under construction off New York, was allowed to proceed in mid-May by the Trump administration. But project opponents continue to apply political pressure. Equinor rendering.

Trump moves to restrict wind power tax credits

Kirk Moore

Amendment 25 would replace the current Atlantic cod stocks with newly identified cod stocks in Eastern Gulf of Maine, Western Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Southern New England. NEFMC graphic.

New England council tries again on Northeast groundfish plan

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Senate budget vote set mixed prospects for offshore wind

Kirk Moore

define North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries photo. — A trawler in North Carolina. N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries photo.

Proposed NC shrimp trawl ban defeated

Kirk Moore