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Calcasieu Pass was recently sunk to make a reef for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Photo courtesy Larry Chowning

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Retiring of Calcasieu Pass brings opportunity for a menhaden bait fisherman

Larry Chowning

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Mediocre Bristol Bay catch offset by soaring sockeye prices

Scott Atkinson

The F/V Element at the dock in Homer, Alaska, ready to make the trip across Cook Inlet to Westport, from there by land to Lake Iliamna and then down the Kvichak River to Bristol Bay just in time for the sockeye salmon season.

Boat of the Month: Element

Paul Molyneaux

Marc Vance’s book, The commercial Fishermen, is a brag, a confession and minutely detailed examination of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery from 1980 to 2023. Photo courtresy of Marc Vance

Book review: The Commercial Fishermen by Marc Vance

Paul Molyneaux

Powered by a Cummins 8.9-liter engine and an AWT JT342 jet, Wadsworth’s amphibious skiff can reach a top speed of 30 knots and is equipped with bunks and a small galley. Photo courtesy of Ray Wadsworth

Keeping up with Ray Wadsworth

Paul Molyneaux

NOAA is considering extending the Gulf shrimp permit moratorium as the number of federally permitted vessels continues to decline. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Gulf shrimp permit limits could continue another decade

NF Staff

NOAA Fisheries is seeking collaborative projects that test new gear and fishing practices to reduce bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NOAA opens $4.6M for bycatch reduction projects

NF Staff

Canada removed seafood and fish products from its retaliatory tariff list, avoiding a 25 percent tariff on American lobster set to take effect Sept. 8. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Canada drops seafood tariffs, easing concerns for Maine lobstermen

Carli Clancy

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte visits the newly renovated commercial fishing pier on Peirce Island in Portsmouth, N.H. Photo courtesy of the Office of Gov. Kelly Ayotte

Portsmouth unveils $1.24M commercial fishing pier

NF Staff

NERACOOS is working to put ocean observations into fishermen’s hands, helping improve safety, efficiency, and decision-making on the water. Photo courtesy of Carli Clancy

From buoys to boats: Turning ocean data into tools for fishermen

Carli Clancy

Sitka seiners set two single-day pink salmon harvest records in August. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Record-breaking pink run surges into Sitka

NF Staff