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The 40-foot wooden albacore troller Jo El was built in Sunnyside, Washington, in 1967. Every year, owner Brett Montague hauls her out for a new coat of paint, new zincs, and other maintenance. Photo courtesy Brett Montague

Boat of the Month, the Jo El

Paul Molyneaux

Menhaden Fisheries Coalition analysis finds widely repeated claims “simply not supported by the record”. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Scientists did not recommend a 54 percent cut to the menhaden TAC

Carli Stewart

Photo courtesy of Earth Justice

Contamination safeguards of transboundary mining questioned

Margaret Bauman

The Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement (Fish Wellness) Act has been reintroduced. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

FISH Wellness Act reintroduced to strengthen fishermen’s safety and health

Carli Stewart

Sitka, Alaska, fisherman, Jeff Farvour, gaffs a salmon aboard his 40-foot troller, the Apollo. A lawsuit by the Wild Fish Conservancy almost closed the Southeast Alaska salmon troll fishery in 2023, and the fishermen’s struggle with the litigious organiza

The Wild Fish Conservancy’s never-ending lawsuits

Paul Molyneaux

Mike Rudolph of the US Coast Guard uses a model in a tank to demonstrate some stability basics to a very interested young man named Valour. The idea is to give vessel operators the information they need to avoid the most egregious mistakes. Photo courtesy

Stability basics save lives

Paul Molyneaux

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

NOAA reopens comment period on ‘restoring nation’s seafood competitiveness’

Margaret Bauman

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Maritime Fairtrade guide outlines path for fisheries

NF Staff

The Hannah, Northline Seafoods' 110-foot freezer barge, at work in Bristol Bay in the summer of 2025. Photo by Chris Miller

Passion for Bristol Bay salmon fishery runs deep with Northline Seafoods

Margaret Bauman

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Dumping Day launched Canada’s largest lobster fishery

Carli Stewart

Stevie and Brian on the deck of the F/V Stacie Vea, fall of 1981. Photo courtesy of Brian Robbins

Robbins bids farewell as Commercial Fisheries News prepares its final edition

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