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File photo: The Coast Guard unloads approximately 300 pounds of red snapper from a lancha caught fishing illegally in U.S. federal waters in June 2025. Coast Guard photo.

Mexican fishermen caught fishing illegally off Texas coast

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of daybydayphotography/ Shutterstock

Worms could help save Chesapeake Bay’s blue crabs

Carli Stewart

The Sea Grant program has helped fund dozens of training programs across the U.S. Photo courtesy of Hailey Murphy/S.C. Sea Grant Consortium

Sea Grant strengthens America’s working waterfronts

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Hampton, Virginia. Photo by Kyle J Little / Shutterstock

Virginia fishery resource grant program now accepting applicants

Carli Stewart

NPFMC council members. Photo courtesy of NPFMC website

Shutdown threatens Alaska fisheries council decisions

Carli Stewart

Greg Sharrow studied to be in the music industry, but in an effort to make a quiet drone to use filming an orchestra, he realized the he need to eliminate the tips of the blades. He extended the blades and bent them back to the hub, and the sharrow propel

A new twist on propellers brings greater fuel efficiency

Paul Molyneaux

Trident Seafoods is expanding its line of pet food supplements with new products featuring wild Alaska salmon and wild Alaska pollock, with plans to introduce them in retail markets starting October 1. Photo courtesy of Trident Seafoods

Trident Seafoods introduces wellFURst pet foods

Margaret Bauman

Sampling photo from shrimp tests in Mobile, AL. Photo courtesy of SeaD Consulting

Update on shrimp mislabeling across the Gulf Coast

Carli Stewart

Gregory Brooks has been shrimping in North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound for 30 years. With his uncle, Tommy Brooks, on this mid-August day, they land 2,200 pounds of brown and white shrimp after less than 24 hours fishing. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Storm warnings for Carolina shrimpers

Paul Molyneaux

Aaron Williams. Photo courtesy of NEFSA

New leadership announced for NEFSA

NF Staff

Crew members working Ocean Harvesters purse boats earn $70,000 for seven months plus benefits. At a Sept. 15 press conference the company introduced the new $9 million fish steamer Tangier Sound to show what the company gives back to the community. Larry

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Ocean Harvesters fight to keep fishing

Larry Chowning