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The NOAA fisheries vessel Henry B. Bigelow conducts fisheries survey work off the U.S. East Coast. Building new offshore wind turbine arrays requires new funding to ensure accurate surveys, say fishing industry advocates. NOAA image.

Offshore wind requires funding boost for NOAA surveys, science centers, advocates say

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Meghan Lapp, fisheries liaison with Seafreeze Ltd., testified March 16 in Wildwood, N.J., about the effects of offshore wind energy plans on commercial fishing, along with Daniel LaVecchia, president of LaMonica Fine Foods (left). Kirk Moore photo.

House GOP plans offshore wind hearings in Washington

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/dc46891c02643bb48a442d05e4d87b67.jpg — Photo by Ellie Burgin

Documents: 'Phenomenal loophole' in EU quotas could spawn massive overfishing

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/9951dfa417edfa4dc7de53614c252589.jpg — MFV Copious LK 985 Photo from The Shetland Fishermen (Ivan Reid)

Croatian-built 82-footer designed for variety of trawl nets

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Groups call for ban on krill fishing, citing Chinese

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/4380c1357395ca4e5fb567dfa1bcc7d4.jpg — Fishing vessels are seen docked in Montauk, New York. James Kirkikis / Shutterstock.com

Supreme Court weighs New Jersey lawsuit over fishing monitors

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/9035b45f3ee734a15c77840cfe86887a.jpg — Sunset over rough waters. Photo by Sascha Thiele

Pacific islands, nations contending with evolving tuna migration patterns

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Image by Ahmet Cakir from Pixabay

Most squid caught outside regulated waters, study finds

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/35c434e0acab3aec647444b844303dc3.jpg — F/V Margiris "super trawler" Photo from Vessel Finder

Irish republicans call for ban of 'mega-trawlers' as one fishes off coast

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Lobstermen haul traps off the coast of Maine. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo.

Maine lobstermen sue Monterey Bay Aquarium over ‘red list’

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Image by herb1979 from Pixabay

Corruption in developing countries is seen as threat to world's fisheries

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