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The commercial fishing industry battles an ever-present threat: derelict fishing gear. Photo by NOAA

Battling ghost gear to protect marine ecosystems and economies

NF Staff

Biden signed the FISHES Act into law. Photo by karenfoleyphotography

FISHES Act signed into law: Expediting disaster relief for fishermen

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Photo by Tolga Ahmetler on Unsplash

Best practices for responsible fishing: mitigating environmental impact

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New Norwegian catamaran groundfish seiner. Photo by MarineTraffic.com/ frode adolfsen

Norwegian catamaran ready to take on groundfishing

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Fresher trawler Hulda Björnsdóttir was originally intended to supply the company’s shore-based processing, which has been shut down due to the situation in Grindavík. Photo courtesy of Hook & Net Mag

New Icelandic trawler delivered amid company restructuring

NF Staff

Ed Grabowski's King crab retriever; photo shows the retriever with the gurdy in the foreground, illustrating the relative position of the two pieces of equipment.

Fishing Back When: New gear, new ways

Carli Stewart

According to the findings of SeaD Consulting, only 1 out of 5 customers lining up for a shrimp dinner at the National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, Ala., received Gulf of Mexico shrimp. The rest ate farmed imported shrimp. SeaD Consulting photo.

Scientists’ testing detects fake shrimp labeling

Paul Molyneaux

The ASC closed 2024 with a remarkable five-day exploration of Southern Chile’s salmon farming industry. Photo by Alexander Gold

Global aquaculture sustainability highlighted with 2024 tours

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The NOAA Sea Grant program has recently announced the launch of new projects. Photo by Wisconsin Sea Grant

Sea Grant launches new projects to combat contaminants in coastal waters

NF Staff

While Bristol Bay setnetter Melanie Brown and Jason Jarvis share a light moment at the 8th General Assembly of the World Forum of Fishing Peoples, but the conversation about the assault on capture fisheries more often dealt with grave concerns. Paul Molyn

Fisher folk of the world meet in Brazil

Paul Molyneaux

Photo by FAO

New sanctions help U.S. combat IUU fishing

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