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A NMFS observer, Steve Polak, measures and weighs an undersized haddock on a hook and line groundfish vessel out of Portsmouth, NH. Like all observers, Polak has undergone safety training, must wear a life vest, and can refuse a trip if he has safety conc

The training and safety of observers

Paul Molyneaux

Maine Fishermen's Forum showfloor traffic. Photo courtesy of MFF

Maine Fishermen’s Forum draws industry together, honors legacy

Carli Stewart

Recovery and cleanup efforts continue after a crude oil discharge reported near the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port on Feb. 26, 2026. Photo courtesy of USCG

Oil spill leaves fishermen waiting on cleanup, seafood safety answers

NF Staff

Fishing boats docked on the coast of Maine. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries / Adobe Stock

Fish quality hub to help fishermen boost value, compete with imports

NF Staff

Three proposed total allowable catch alternatives for Chinook and coho salmon during the upcoming Oregon salmon seasons. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

PFMC to host public meeting on salmon management alternatives

Margaret Bauman

Sparrows Point Container Terminal Project partners with Oyster Recovery Partnership to remove derelict fishing gear from Upper Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Oyster Recovery Partnership

Ghost gear sweep puts 40 watermen to work on the Chesapeake

NF Staff

Photographer Chris Miller sitting in front of acid mine drainage from the abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine, which has been contaminating the transboundary Taku River for almost 70 years. The Taku empties into the ocean just south of Juneau. Photo by Chris M

Better protections sought for salmon habitat in transboundary waters

Margaret Bauman

In an August 2025 field trial, researchers dispersed 16,200 gallons of sodium hydroxide tagged with a rhodamine tracer dye (visible in the red water color) to raise the alkalinity of a patch of seawater in the Gulf of Maine and calculate carbon uptake. Ph

Industry puts forth guidance on a 'fishery sensitive' approach to marine carbon dioxide removal

Sarah Schumann

Council will weigh reopening Pacific Monument waters to fishing

NF Staff

Three proposals require that recognized best-practice bycatch mitigation tools be used in groundfish harvesting within state waters. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

New proposals would protect Alaska waters from bottom trawling

Margaret Bauman

Lobstermen haul traps off the coast of Maine. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo.

Maine lobsterman seeks Supreme Court challenge to GPS tracking

NF Staff