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Raritan Engineering has manufactured marine toilets since 1958, making it one of the industry’s oldest and best-known names. Photo courtesy of Raritan Engineering

Head of the class: The oldest name in marine toilets

Paul Molyneaux

The Sinking of the Scandies Rose: The Untold Story of an Alaskan Fishing Disaster, by Decker Watson. ISBN-13 978-1668212271. Courtesy of Gallery Books

A tragedy retold: Inside ‘The Sinking of the Scandies Rose’

Paul Molyneaux

A 21-state coalition is challenging changes to the Endangered Species Act that could affect U.S. fisheries, protected marine species, and critical habitat. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

21 states challenge ESA changes that could affect US fisheries

NF Staff

Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are urging Senate leaders to advance the Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Collins, King urge Senate action on lobster regulatory pause

NF Staff

U.S. seafood groups are calling for changes to EU traceability requirements after documentation issues disrupted thousands of metric tons of legally harvested U.S. seafood. Photo courtesy of the At-sea Processors Association

US seafood groups push back on EU seafood trade requirements

NF Staff

Farm Bill 2.0 expands federal financing options for commercial fishermen, including access to farm operating loans for acquiring, operating, or maintaining fishing vessels. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Farm Bill 2.0 included new provisions for fishing, seafood

Carli Clancy

NOAA Fisheries awarded $103 million to 16 habitat restoration projects supporting salmon, shrimp, oysters, and other fisheries across the country. Photo courtesy Shutterstock

More than $100 million in habitat funding targets key US fisheries

NF Staff

F/V Sea Cucumber. Photo by Glas Ocean Electric

Electrical efficiency: where fishermen are already finding gains

Carli Clancy

USDA funding separately targets invasive catfish processing and farm-raised catfish purchases. Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Program

USDA puts $26 million behind US catfish industry

NF Staff

Pacific Marine Expo returns to Seattle Nov. 19-21, 2026, at the Seattle Convention Center Arch Building. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

Pacific Marine Expo 2026 registration now open

Carli Clancy

The EU-funded research initiative aims to help guide marine governance while reducing human pressures on marine biodiversity and ecosystem function. Photo courtesy of GES4SEAS project

Europe project tests new approach to measuring pressures on fisheries

NF Staff