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Karl Senner installed a fixed propeller system and Reintjes WF 570 gear in the Kodiak, Alaska-based trawler, Elizabeth F., after the vessel’s controllable pitch propeller system failed late in the 2024 season. Credit: Karl Senner

Reintjes drives innovation in marine propulsion

Paul Molyneaux

Photo courtesy of Carolina Coast Online and Cheryl Burke

Fishermen rally at Blessing of the Fleet

NF Staff

Bering Sea commercial snow crab fisheries will open on Oct. 15. Shutterstock photo.

Bering Sea snow crab fishery sees major TAC increase for 2025

Margaret Bauman

More than 58,000 mtu Series 4000 engines have been sold worldwide. Rolls-Royce image.

Rolls-Royce investing $75 million in U.S. engine manufacturing

NF Staff

Alternative fishing gear. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries / Megan Amico

Council delays decisions on alternative fishing gear

NF Staff

Aerial imagery of dragon kelp bed in coastal Alaska. NOAA Fisheries photo by Mandy Lindeberg

NOAA boosts mapping projects to identify areas of wild kelp

Margaret Bauman

Genetic testing conducted by SeaD Consulting has revealed improvements in locally served Gulf shrimp at festivals from 2024 to 2025. Photo courtesy of Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock

Testing pushes vendors to serve only local Gulf shrimp

Carli Stewart

Artist’s impression of an offshore substation platform for the Empire Wind offshore wind project. Equinor image.

Trump administration says it will reconsider Empire Wind 2 permit

NF Staff

Atlantic makerel. Photo courtesy of Maine Coast Fishermen's Association

Atlantic mackerel quotas slashed as 2026 catch cuts issued

Chris Chase

Eric Oransky and Willie Leathers, founding partners of Maine Ocean Farms, an oyster operation in Casco Bay. Jerry Fraser photo.

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Electric workboats come to aquaculture

Jerry Fraser

Salmonfest's 2025 line-up poster.

Salmonfest brings fishermen and advocates together for Bristol Bay

Ben Hayden