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Fans flock to the big stage at Salmonfest 2024 to listen to several hours of music from some of the nation's top bands. Photo by Margaret Bauman

Salmonfest headliner advocates for protecting Tongass Forest environment

Margaret Bauman

After more than 30 years, the Northern Edge of Georges Bank has been closed to scalloping, and Trump has proposed reopening it. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Thirty years after closure, Northern Edge scallop grounds could reopen

NF Staff

Alaska fisheries officials are calling on the Marine Stewardship Council to reject the recertification of Russia's Western Bering Sea pollock fishery. Photo courtesy of the United Press Service of Rosrybolovstvo

Alaska challenges MSC certification of Russian pollock

Carli Clancy

Groundfish vessel the Avery Louise landing a recent trip to its homeport of Gloucester, MA. Photo courtesy of Fishermen's Wharf

Groundfishermen navigate new cod rules amid rising costs

Chris Chase

Offshore service vessels converge on the burning Deepwater Horizon in April 2010. Coast Guard photo.

Congressional Democrats warn against merging offshore energy agencies

Kirk Moore

Students at Lofoten Vocational School in Norway use Kongsberg Maritime's K-Sim Fishery simulator to train on fish finding, navigation, and trawl monitoring systems before stepping aboard a boat. Photo courtesy of Kongsberg

Training tomorrow's fishermen before they leave the dock

Paul Molyneaux

The commercial weathervane scallop fishery opened July 1 with harvest levels unchanged from last season, but despite nearly 400,000 pounds of Alaska quota available, only two vessels are expected to participate. Photo courtesy of ASMI

Only two vessels will fish Alaska's weathervane scallop season

Carli Clancy

Commercial harvesters delivered an estimated 21.7 million Alaska salmon to processors through July 8. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska commercial salmon harvest trailing 2025 catch

Margaret Bauman

A bipartisan group of Oregon coastal lawmakers is urging the Bonneville Power Administration to reverse its decision to cut funding for a salmon hatchery program. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon lawmakers push to restore salmon hatchery funding

NF Staff

Lauren Haughey and Abby Haughey after a round haul in 2024 in Egegik, AK, on the F/V Rachelle Denae. Photo courtesy of NF Crew Shots / Lauren Haughey

Fleet shifts to Naknek-Kvichak as Bristol Bay nears 29 million

NF Staff

Andy Gallant, Essex, Mass., ship model builder. Photo courtesy of David Jermain.

Essex ship model builder Andy Gallant reflects on his love of boat design

David Jermain