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A Senate proposed bill for Virginia to withdraw from the ASMFC in support of the state's reduction menhaden fishery could be costly to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

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Virginia Bill to remove state from ASMFC could be costly to VMRC

Larry Chowning

Pacific cod in Alaska waters. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NPFMC recommends big boost in GOA Pacific cod catch limits

Margaret Bauman

Starlink on a commercial fishing vessel. Photo courtesy of Carli Stewart

What fishermen are saying about connectivity offshore

Carli Stewart

Over 400 entities are urging Congress to reject the Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act of 2025. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fishermen, aquaculture producers, and others launch battle against MARA Act

Margaret Bauman

Dock-u-mentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike. Photo courtesy of FHC

Documentary screening of the 1985-86 fishermen’s strike

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Tom Rossiter, owner of CatchCam, hauls in a fish trap rigged with a CatchCam camera to study how freshwater fish like perch interact with the gear. Petri Suuronen, who organized the project, hopes to expand the lake fisheries in Finland. Photo courtesy of

CatchCam building small-scale fisheries

Paul Molyneaux

About 1 million acres will be made available for lease in Alaska's Cook Inlet, with the first of six planned sales through 2032. Photo graphic by BOEM

BOEM opens nearly 1 million acres in Cook Inlet for new energy lease sale

NF Staff

The SHIFT ACT, introduced by a trio of U.S. senators, would require NOAA Fisheries to more formally account for climate-driven shifts in fish stocks when setting commercial fishing quotas. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

New bill takes aim at climate-driven quota challenges

Carli Stewart

Bristol Bay fisherman Bill Hill enters U.S. House race. Photo courtesy by the Bill Hill campaign

Veteran Alaska harvester Bill Hill opts to run for US House

Margaret Bauman

The 44th Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is taking place Feb. 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of FISH

Cortez festival celebrates Florida’s working fishing waterfront

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of Alaska Seafood

House moves to tighten residency rules for fishing, hunting licenses

NF Staff