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Looming Login.gov requirements are stirring concern in Alaska's commercial fishing industry. Shutterstock photo.

Federal cybersecurity mandate stirs concern in Alaska fishing industry

Wesley Loy

Seiners are still waiting for the pinks to show in Prince William Sound. Some surges have buoyed hopes, but people involved report that skippers and boat owners are already talking about the possibility of disaster relief. Photo courtesy of Henry Bell

Pink salmon surge offers late hope for Prince William Sound seiners

Paul Molyneaux

Machines like these are used to relocate boulders on the seafloor to clear paths for laying cables, such as those from offshore wind turbines to shore. Utility ROV Services photo via Rhode Island Sea Grant.

Seafloor boulders challenge fishermen, and energy developers

NF Staff

Louisiana shrimpers returned to state waters Aug. 17 as the 2026 fall inshore shrimp season opened. Photo courtesy of LDWF

Louisiana fall shrimp season open statewide

NF Staff

Gig Harbor is celebrating 150 years of commercial fishing as its long-awaited Commercial Fishing Homeport moves closer to construction. Photo courtesy of Drone Northwest

Gig Harbor fishing fleet marks 150 years as homeport moves forward

NF Staff

North Carolina fisheries managers will weigh potential coastal habitat protections and commercial fishing license availability at their Aug. 19-20 meeting. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

North Carolina weighs habitat protections, fishing licenses

NF Staff

UMaine’s Local Catch Network will work with the new USDA Office of Seafood to connect fishermen and seafood businesses with federal programs and funding opportunities. Photo courtesy of Yankee Fishermen’s Cooperative

Partnership connects fishermen with new USDA seafood programs

Carli Clancy

Officers cited two commercial fishermen after they were allegedly caught fishing inside the Swamis State Marine Conservation Area. Photo courtesy of CDFW

Two commercial fishermen arrested for fishing in protected area

NF Staff

Oregon approved new Dungeness crab rules to reduce whale entanglement risk, including expanded experimental gear requirements. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon adopts new Dungeness crab rules

NF Staff

California fishermen could face another difficult season as a strengthening El Niño threatens warmer waters, shifting fish distributions and harmful algal blooms along the West Coast. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

‘Super’ El Niño could bring challenges for fishing fleets

NF Staff

Patrick Weber returns to Coastal Villages to lead crab and longline sales. Photo courtesy of Coastal Village Region Fund

Coastal Villages brings back industry veteran for crab, longline sales

NF Staff