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The Virginia RFI area covers about 2,764 square miles of the Outer Continental Shelf, three to 63.5 miles off the Delmarva Peninsula. BOEM image.

Comment period closes on proposed Virginia offshore mineral lease

Ben Hayden

Researchers are studying how lobsters respond to elevated alkalinity as part of ongoing research into ocean carbon removal. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Researchers test ocean carbon removal impacts on lobsters

NF Staff

Mike Illenberg, Director of the USDA Office of Seafood, discusses groundfish grading with Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association Fisheries Programs Director Mary Hudson at the Portland Fish Exchange. Photo courtesy of FCC

Office of Seafood shifts from launch to strategy as outreach expands

Carli Clancy

Jake Kritzer introducing Mel Allen, who gave the keynote at the 2026 NERACOOS meeting. Photo courtesy of Carli Clancy

Mel Allen: Telling the stories of New England

Carli Clancy

The Calcasieu Pass was scuttled roughly 26 miles off Indian River Inlet. Delaware DNREC photo.

Retired fishing vessel sunk as artificial reef off Delaware

NF Staff

A Coast Guard helicopter hovers near the grounded fishing vessel Lake Bay at Point Reyes National Seashore in California Aug. 21. Coast Guard photo.

Fishing boat grounded at Point Reyes National Seashore

NF Staff

Commercial fishermen Jim and Katie Dawson of Chincoteague, Va., are raising concerns about a proposed seabed mining project off Virginia’s coast. Photo courtesy of the Dawsons

Opinion: Seabed mining would strip mine fishermens’ future

Guest Author

Beginning in March, net hangers at Alaska Net & Supply work 12-hour-plus days to hang web for the drifters and setnetters who believe that Tairyo web is superior to other brands. Photo courtesy of Alaska Net & Supply

Inside the Dillingham net shop keeping Bristol Bay fishermen fishing

Paul Molyneaux

A North Carolina judge ruled the state failed to meet its obligations to protect coastal fisheries, with potential management changes still to be determined. Photo courtesy of John Wijsman

Judge finds decades of failures in coastal fisheries management

Carli Clancy

Westport Marina will replace aging docks and add larger slips as part of its broader modernization plan. Photo courtesy of Port of Grays Harbor

Westport Marina lands $6.2M for upgrades

NF Staff

Brian and Lisa Gabriel hope the new administrative district will improve management of their setnet fishery. Photo courtesy of Lisa Gabriel

Sorting out the new administrative district in Cook Inlet

Paul Molyneaux