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A foreign commercial fishing vessel works open waters. The FISH Act, advancing in Congress, would publicly list vessels tied to illegal fishing and block their seafood from U.S. markets. Shutterstock photo.

FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests

Margaret Bauman

Officials seized over 50,000 dried shark fins, weighing more than 1,6000 pounds and valued at over $1 million. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

50,000 shark fins seized in Anchorage-linked trafficking case

Carli Stewart

Ocean Conservancy report points to climate, bycatch threats in US fisheries

NF Staff

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and the University of Washington’s Hilborn Lab have released the eighth edition of the Fishery Improvement Projects Database, offering a comprehensive look at how FIPs have evolved over the past two decades. Photo courtes

Fishery improvement projects grow in scale in latest global database

NF Staff

The SIMRAD SY60 is the second-generation SIMRAD omni sonar suited for 8” trunk installations. Photo courtesy of Simrad

More range and resolution with Simrad’s new SY60 omni sonar

Paul Molyneaux

Representative Chris Smith, R-NJ, is putting renewed focus on China’s illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard

Congressional hearing targets China’s IUU fishing, impacts on US fleet

Carli Stewart

With existing commercial fisheries moving north due to climate change and others potentially opening up, the Coast Guard's new icebreakers will be of importance to Alaska's commercial fishing industry. Coast Guard image.

New icebreakers to be homeported in Alaska

Margaret Bauman

The U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday this year, many of us in the fishing and ocean communities are also celebrating another important milestone: the 50th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Photo courtesy of MFCN

Fifty years of the law that changed our fisheries

Guest Author

The Magnuson-Stevens Act turns 50 years old today, April 13, 2026. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Magnuson-Stevens turns 50 as NOAA cuts raise concern

NF Staff

On-demand fishing gear systems were tested in Jonesport, Maine, using the Maine Department of Marine Resources gear library. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Maine senators raise red flags on ropeless gear mandate

NF Staff

President Trump's FY2027 budget cuts target NOAA, other federal agencies. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Trump budget proposal targets NOAA

Carli Stewart