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Shrimp boats in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The city is known as the Seafood Capital of Alabama. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fuel spike from Iran conflict threatens to tie up U.S. shrimp fleet

Nathan Strout

NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement officer conducts an IUU inspection. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NOAA cracks down on mislabeled dolphin-safe tuna imports

Carli Stewart

TotalEnergies has signed agreements with the U.S. Department of the Interior to cease the development of offshore wind power projects in the U.S. Photo courtesy of TE

Offshore wind setback as leases terminated in federal deal

NF Staff

The fishing vessel Eileen Rita and diesel sheen observed by Coast Guard overflight the morning of the grounding near Green Island, Mass. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB: ‘Accumulated sleep debt’ led to Massachusetts grounding

NF Staff

A NMFS observer, Steve Polak, measures and weighs an undersized haddock on a hook and line groundfish vessel out of Portsmouth, NH. Like all observers, Polak has undergone safety training, must wear a life vest, and can refuse a trip if he has safety conc

The training and safety of observers

Paul Molyneaux

In an August 2025 field trial, researchers dispersed 16,200 gallons of sodium hydroxide tagged with a rhodamine tracer dye (visible in the red water color) to raise the alkalinity of a patch of seawater in the Gulf of Maine and calculate carbon uptake. Ph

Industry puts forth guidance on a 'fishery sensitive' approach to marine carbon dioxide removal

Sarah Schumann

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

Maine lobsterman seeks Supreme Court challenge to GPS tracking

NF Staff

Shark caught as bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Hook-based shark deterrent shows promise in cutting bycatch

NF Staff

The Oceanbotics software, SubNav, is user-friendly and allows the ROV operator to see via the ROV's camera system or Optimus sonar. It can also show the ROV's position using GPS and a DVL. Photo courtesy of Oceanbotics

Oceanbotics makes ROVs for lost vessel recovery and more

Paul Molyneaux

The Canadian company, OnDeck AI, is working with halibut and blackcod longliners to develop VLM for reviewing electronic monitoring data in fisheries. Designed to reason like humans, VLM could replace the currently used computer vision AI. Photo courtesy

OnDeck AI could revolutionize electronic monitoring

Paul Molyneaux

U.S. FWS proposed clarity on the status of squid as shellfish. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Feds propose new definition of shellfish to include squid, others

NF Staff