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Shrimp boats are tied up in Bayou La Batre , Ala. Doug Stewart photo.

Louisiana shrimpers reject CCA menhaden messaging

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Photo courtesy of LAFB

Menhaden debate resurfaces as new studies are proposed

Carli Stewart

The Lily Jean was a 72-foot groundfish vessel out of Gloucester, Mass. Photo courtesy of the Lily Jean Facebook page.

One dead, six missing as search ends for crew of fishing vessel Lily Jean

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F/V Lily Jean of Gloucester, MA. Photo courtesy of Lily Jean Facebook page

Rescue underway after Gloucester trawler Lily Jean reported sinking

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Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman off Crescent City

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On Friday, December 26th, a devastating fire struck the working waterfront in Portland. Fishermen and fishing businesses suffered extensive losses. Photo courtesy of MCFA

Community raises nearly $200k for fishermen after Portland wharf fire

Carli Stewart

Ernie Panacek, longtime general manager at the Viking Village dock in Barnegat Light, N.J., passed away Jan. 23, 2026. Viking Village photo.

Barnegat Light’s Ernie Panacek passes at 75

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Photo courtesy of Kentuckey Department of Fish and Wildlife

Kentucky wardens charge 25 in large-scale illegal catfish harvest

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Following tense U.S.-Canada negotiations, the International Pacific Halibut Commission set the 2026 Pacific halibut harvest at a historic low at last week's meeting. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Sanctions threats loom as IPHC sets historic low 2026 halibut harvest

Carli Stewart

This 21' x 8' New England built skiff is used in the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery. It is getting a new fiberglass bottom at Jennings Boatyard Inc. in Reedville, Va. Larry Chowning photo.

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New England boats as 'icebreakers' in Chesapeake oyster fishery

Larry Chowning

The first-ever state-authorized on-demand fishing gear by Sub Sea Sonics and Guardian Ropeless pop-up gear. Photo courtesy of Sub Sea Sonics

CDFW authorizes first on-demand gear for Dungeness crab

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