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Bellingham, WA, fishing docks. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fishery councils respond to Trump’s ‘Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness’ order

Nathan Strout

A Teledyne Marine Sentinel glider is launched during testing off southern New England. Teledyne Marine photo.

U.S. researchers launch historic first circumnavigation with autonomous vehicle

Kirk Moore

A subsample of bluefin tuna larvae collected via net tow from the Slope Sea. The small individuals are about 3 millimeters in length and the larger individuals are about 6 millimeters. NOAA Fisheries photo/Katey Marancik.

Scientists study Atlantic bluefin tuna spawning off Northeast U.S.

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As cod landings in the northeast Atlantic and Barents Sea decline, Canadians see an opportunity to capture market share in Europe. But the Atlantic Groundfish Council and offshore fleet, the big boats, need a bigger allocation. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Newfoundland’s offshore fleet needs cod to reclaim market share

Paul Molyneaux

File photo: The Coast Guard unloads approximately 300 pounds of red snapper from a lancha caught fishing illegally in U.S. federal waters in June 2025. Coast Guard photo.

Mexican fishermen caught fishing illegally off Texas coast

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The Sea Grant program has helped fund dozens of training programs across the U.S. Photo courtesy of Hailey Murphy/S.C. Sea Grant Consortium

Sea Grant strengthens America’s working waterfronts

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Greg Sharrow studied to be in the music industry, but in an effort to make a quiet drone to use filming an orchestra, he realized the he need to eliminate the tips of the blades. He extended the blades and bent them back to the hub, and the sharrow propel

A new twist on propellers brings greater fuel efficiency

Paul Molyneaux

Packed with gear and supplies, the Heart of Gloucester carried Sarah LeWine and Jim Tarentino on a 24-day journey of over 400 miles, powered only with a pair of 10-foot oars for Tarantino, a pair of 9-footers for LeWine, and a little sprit sail. Sarah Le

Two Gloucester rowers cross the Gulf of Maine in a dory

Paul Molyneaux

The Wanchese commercial fleet has been shrinking for years, but Mark Vrablic at Willie Etheridge Seafood believes that if Trump administration starts telling Americans about the value of domestic seafood it could strengthen US fisheries. Paul Molyneaux ph

Fighting for a fishing future

Paul Molyneaux

With only a few significant initiatives to reduce microplastic contamination of the oceans, some commercial fishermen are recycling gear and collecting plastic. Suzuki has installed microplastic filters in some engines, a small but symbolic effort. Suzuki

The microplastics battle

Paul Molyneaux

Trained responders use a grapple to grab an entanglement trailing behind a North Atlantic right whale in Northeast waters. Center for Coastal Studies photo/NOAA Permit # 24359.

Whale entanglements were up sharply in 2024, NOAA says

NF Staff