National & International

Hauling halibut over the side of the longline schooner Polaris. NF Cover December 1990

Flashback Friday — October 1990 — Halibut • Pollock • Squid • Lobster

Jessica Hathaway

The trawler Virginia Marise from Point Judith, R.I., near the Block Island Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind photo.

Ocean climate bill is a grab bag for marine stakeholders

Jessica Hathaway

A fire was set Oct. 13 as lobster fishermen clashed with Indigenous fishermen in Nova Scotia. YouTube image.

Family Feud: Nova Scotia’s lobster fishery fight

Paul Molyneaux

Expert crewmen aboard the New Bedford dragger Ellen Marie prepare to dump their nets on deck while fishing on Georges Bank. The life of the New England deep-sea fisherman is depicted with great authenticity and feeling in a new book, “The Dragger,” with photos and text by William Finn. (NF Cover December 1970)

Flashback Friday — October 1970

Jessica Hathaway

Jed Rick Dela Torre hauling on the Anthony G out of San Diego. "That's when our luck turned," said photographer and captain Rich Figueiredo.

Mail Buoy: Long trips, second chances

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U.S. longline captain Michael Foy has been held in custody by British Virgin Islands authorities who seized his vessel Rebel Lady June 8. Photo courtesy Jordan Cassoff.

U.S. longline captain granted bail while awaiting trial in British Virgin Islands

Kirk Moore

Bonnie Brady of Montauk, N.Y.; Jerry Fraser of Wells, Maine; and Frank Patti Sr. of Pensacola, Fla. are National Fisherman's 2020 Highliner and Lifetime Achievement award winners.

Meet our 2020 Highliners

Jessica Hathaway

Ørsted's Burbo Bank Extension Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. The Denmark-based energy company will develop 1,100 MW of offshore wind power east of Atlantic City, N.J. Ørsted photo.

Offshore industry says drilling moratorium endangers wind power too

Kirk Moore

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling against NMFS plans for permitting ocean pen aquaculture in federal waters. Kampachi Farms photo.

Senate bill would establish U.S. offshore aquaculture rules

Kirk Moore

Boats tied up in Sitka, Alaska. Charlie Ess photo.

Forest Service may open salmon shelter to clearcutting

Jessica Hathaway

Join us OnDeck: Processing & Handling

Jessica Hathaway