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A full dock at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Fishing fleets coast to coast have been largely idled by restaurant shutdowns and dropoff in demand. Doug Stewart photo. — A full dock at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Fishing fleets coast to coast were largely idled by restaurant shutdowns and dropoff in demand. Doug Stewart photo.

Follow-up survey of fishermen and covid-19 impact begins

Kirk Moore

Bob Dooley (left) and his late brother and lifelong business partner, John, with the Pacific Prince, one of many boats they owned together. Vito Vanoni photo

Ask a Highliner: Bob Dooley talks fishing, bycatch reduction, safety and more

Jessica Hathaway

Bob Dooley of Half Moon Bay, Calif., a 2017 National Fisherman Highliner. Sherry Flumerfelt photo

Bob Dooley: Community champion

Brian Hagenbuch

A Coast Guard 47-foot motor lifeboat underway. Coast Guard photo/PO1 Levi Read.

Coast Guard issues warning to mariners turning off AIS

NF Staff

Holland’s Boat Shop is building this 32-foot tuna boat with a 650-hp Cat for a Maine fisherman. Jon Johansen photo.

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Rebuild of well-known race boat is put on hold; boatyard says 50 feet is a good cutoff point

Michael Crowley

A Coast Guard helicopter crew and rescue swimmer come to the aid of the crew of the Jeannie II, a stranded Dungeness boat, off the coast of California on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard image

Coast Guard rescues Dungeness crew after engine failure

Jessica Hathaway

Ørsted's Burbo Bank Extension Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. The Denmark-based energy company will develop 1,100 MW of offshore wind power east of Atlantic City, N.J. Ørsted photo.

New Jones Act measure will clarify rules for building offshore wind power

Kirk Moore

Trawlers tied up. NMFS photo.

NMFS reports fishing revenue crashed 29 percent in pandemic

Kirk Moore

The century old O’Hara Corporation engaged Elliott Bay Design Group to provide design and engineering support for the modernization of the Alaska Spirit. EBDG scanned the entire vessel and is using computer programs to rebuild her for the 21st Century.

O'Hara refitting Alaska Spirit for the 21st century

Paul Molyneaux

Worker tosses a net in a South Asia shrimp farm. World Wildlife Fund photo.

WTO’s fisheries failure demands tariff reform

Michigan Fish Producers' Association photo

Michigan’s commercial fishermen sue DNR over license delays

Jessica Hathaway