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NOAA Fisheries continues to manage the U.S. fishery under existing quota rules, while the United Kingdom has expanded commercial access following an increase in its national allocation. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Getty Images

US bluefin fishery continues while UK expands commercial access

Carli Clancy

Alaska fisheries officials are calling on the Marine Stewardship Council to reject the recertification of Russia's Western Bering Sea pollock fishery. Photo courtesy of the United Press Service of Rosrybolovstvo

Alaska challenges MSC certification of Russian pollock

Carli Clancy

Offshore service vessels converge on the burning Deepwater Horizon in April 2010. Coast Guard photo.

Congressional Democrats warn against merging offshore energy agencies

Kirk Moore

Students at Lofoten Vocational School in Norway use Kongsberg Maritime's K-Sim Fishery simulator to train on fish finding, navigation, and trawl monitoring systems before stepping aboard a boat. Photo courtesy of Kongsberg

Training tomorrow's fishermen before they leave the dock

Paul Molyneaux

Senator Sullivan reintroduced the Bycatch Reduction Act. Legislation that would expand federal efforts to reduce bycatch and more. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Sullivan reintroduces sweeping bill targeting bycatch, seafloor impacts

Carli Clancy

Scallops on deck — Scallops on deck. NOAA photo.

Trump administration promises to make U.S. ‘dominant seafood leader’

NF Staff

NOAA said its newly outlined regional priorities are intended to increase opportunities for American fishermen and women. Shutterstock photo.

NOAA unveils plan to cut seafood regulations under Trump directive

NF Staff

New studies at the University of British Columbia confirm the increasing heat stress for juvenile salmon at this vulnerable stage of their lives. Photo courtesy of University of Alaska Anchorage

Studies document impact of warm streams on juvenile salmon

Margaret Bauman

The Jones Act requires that U.S.-built, crewed, and flagged vessels be used to transport cargo, including oil, between U.S. ports. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy

Energy sovereignty for American fishermen

Paul Molyneaux

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule that removes the requirement that shellfish have an external shell. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Federal rule expands 'shellfish' definition to include squid, octopus

NF Staff

Commercial fishing organizations are welcoming new seafood-related provisions included in the Farm Bill language released by the Senate Agriculture Committee. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Senate Farm Bill proposal boosts seafood priorities

Carli Clancy