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LeBoeuf was standing on the bow of the offshore lobster boat, Homarus II, while he was captain. Photo courtesy of LeBoeuf

Optimizing a career in the fish business: Marblehead’s Jim LeBoeuf

David Jermain

Pollock industry groups have raised concerns that proposed trawl restrictions could unintentionally increase salmon encounters, fuel use, and overall bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Bycatch bill advances amid pollock concerns

Carli Clancy

A North Haven fisherman faces a manslaughter charge following the June 18 death of a passenger aboard the commercial F/V Long Faces. Photo courtesy of Maine Marine Patrol

Maine fisherman faces manslaughter charge

NF Staff

Monitoring found historically low osprey reproduction in higher-salinity areas of Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of LAFB

New osprey findings renew Chesapeake menhaden debate

Carli Clancy

Most fishing crew receive a share of the catch as opposed to a standard wage or salary, and a share in no way implies partnership. Shutterstock photo.

Operation: Get Paid

Nick Rahaim

Two fishermen lost licenses and permits over nearly 200 abandoned crab traps. Photo courtesy of the CDFW Facebook page

Dungeness crab permits suspended over abandoned traps

NF Staff

Reducing bycatch and the pressures contributing to Alaska’s struggling salmon runs were key issues in the U.S. House fisheries debate between Rep. Nick Begich and independent Bill Hill. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Begich, Hill tackle bycatch and seafood economy

Carli Clancy

Former Rep. Mary Peltola and Sen. Dan Sullivan differed sharply on bycatch and how Congress should approach federal fisheries management. Screenshot from the debate video

Peltola, Sullivan clash over bycatch in fisheries debate

Carli Clancy

Photo courtesy of Rhett Krovitz

Expect the unexpected: An evaluation of climate impacts on Alaskan fisheries

Guest Author

Commercial bottomfishing could return to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands under an experimental approach recommended by scientists. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Experimental fishing eyed as Northwestern Hawaiian Islands reopen

NF Staff

Maine lobsterman Frank Thompson’s vessel tracking challenge heads to the Supreme Court Sept. 28. Photo courtesy of Paul Molyneaux

Lobsterman’s tracking fight heads to Supreme Court

NF Staff