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American Triumph — The American Triumph is one of three American Seafoods factory trawlers with crewmembers who tested positive for covid-19 after returning to Bellingham, Wash., to offload product. American Seafoods photo

New covid-19 cases on two Washington factory trawlers

Kirk Moore

Jeff French and crew load Dungeness pots in better days out of Morro Bay, Calif. Lori French photo

On the Homefront: Pay it forward

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David Goethel: Living free and not dying in New Hampshire

Jessica Hathaway

San Francisco Wharf Fire — More than 100 firefighters responded to a massive blaze in San Francisco and managed to spare the SS Jeremiah O'Brien two days before Memorial Day. San Francisco Fire Department/SS Jeremiah O'Brien photo

San Francisco fleet faces huge setback in wharf fire

Nick Rahaim

A new study cited by NOAA predicts Northeast lobster and sea scallop stocks will continue to shift northward in response to warming Atlantic waters and climate change through the rest of the 21st century. NOAA photo.

Researchers predict warming Atlantic will push lobsters offshore, scallops northward

Kirk Moore

Patti Marine has just given the family's flagship, the Captain Joe, a complete makeover. Owner Frank Patti Jr. calls it the most photographed boat in the country. Patti Marine photo.

In service to shrimp

Paul Molyneaux

Fishfinders July 2020 — Furuno combines increased processing capacity and new software with its FSV25 to give fishermen a user-friendly visual. Furuno photo.

What you see is what you get

Paul Molyneaux

Coronovirus response July 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is for the first time directing $20 million in spending to purchase East Coast seafood, like the fish the crew of the Arianna Maria is packing out for a food bank. Fulfill photo.

Coronavirus aid headed to states – but not enough, industry says

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The Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit gathered in January 2020 at the Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau. Dawn Montano photo

Northern Lights Q&A: Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit

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Capt. Joe Patti Marine Pensacola, FL 2020 — Patti Marine's long-running shrimp boat Capt. Joe is docked at the family's seafood market after a complete overhaul. Patti Marine photo

Editor's Log: Digital draft

Jessica Hathaway

PHOTO Port of Los Angeles — A first-ever report on the U.S. marine economy values 10 sectors of ocean-dependent industries at $373 billion. NOAA photo.

U.S. ocean industries outpace national economy

Kirk Moore