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The EU-funded research initiative aims to help guide marine governance while reducing human pressures on marine biodiversity and ecosystem function. Photo courtesy of GES4SEAS project

Europe project tests new approach to measuring pressures on fisheries

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Atlantic HMS fisheries see mixed stock outlook, declining revenue. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Atlantic tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries see mixed outlook

Carli Clancy

Grouper management remains a key issue for commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Hoyt Childers

Court rejects fishermen’s gag grouper challenge

Carli Clancy

ALFA says intact Tongass watersheds are critical to Southeast Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Tongass roadless plan raises salmon concerns

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Undersized fish, blue crabs, and illegal nets were seized during a West Haven Harbor operation by DEEP. Photo courtesy of Connecticut DEEP

Two men charged with illegal fishing in Connecticut

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Louisiana enforcement agents cited two commercial fishermen for alleged violations of turtle excluder device requirements. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

TED violations lead to shrimp seizures in Louisiana.

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The 282-foot pelagic trawler Borkur, from Iceland, sporting a pair of Twister doors. Vonin is receiving positive feedback from all the European skippers using the Twister. Now the company wants to bring it to the US market. Vonin photo.

The Vonin Twister

Paul Molyneaux

Hanna Yatchmeneff and Megan Gatlin on a grant-funded False Pass school trip. Funding from Silver Bay Seafoods helps the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association’s School Grant Program teach marine ecosystems and fisheries science. APICDA

Silver Bay Seafoods boosts Aleutian Pribilof Island Community school program

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A Ninth Circuit ruling has dealt another setback to Oceana’s legal challenge over bottom trawling and seafloor habitat protections in Alaska. Photo courtesy of At-Sea Processors Association

Oceana loses appeal in North Pacific trawling lawsuit

Chris Chase

The Fisheries Science Modernization Act would expand NOAA’s use of environmental DNA as a tool to supplement traditional fish stock assessment surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

eDNA could play a bigger role in stock assessments

Carli Clancy

Fuel costs are squeezing Lake Michigan commercial fishermen. Photo courtesy of Abbey Hamachek / NBC 26

Wisconsin fishermen feel squeeze from high fuel costs

NF Staff