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The NMFS Greater Atlantic regional office is ending the use of traditional paper logbooks in favor of electronic catch reports in fall 2021. NMFS image.

NMFS switching Northeast fishermen to electronic reporting; new policy to reimburse electronic monitoring

NF Staff

Lusamerica Foods, a seafood wholesaler and processor, held a successful vaccination drive at its Morgan Hill, Calif., headquarters March 16, 2021. Lusamerica Foods photo.

Vaccine access ramps up for seafood industry workers

Steve Bittenbender

H&H Marine is sending this Osmond 32 to Montauk, N.Y., for commercial fishing and running 6-pack charters. H&H Marine photo.

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Maine yard building West Coast longliner; 44-footers popular at Downeast boatshop

Michael Crowley

Arnold “Buzzy” Kinney and fourth-generation lobsterman Erik Waterman harvest scallops on the F/V Sea Star of Spruce Head. Erik Waterman photo.

Dock Talk: An array of risks

Guest Author

Peter Pan Seafood Co.’s Rodger May and his wife, Lisa, gifted a Douglas R4D-8Z (Super DC-3) aircraft to VIPER Transitions in Alaska, a nonprofit that supports veterans through employment training and outreach programs.

Peter Pan exec donates plane to veteran group

Jessica Hathaway

Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas Santos, a boatswain’s mate with the Coast Guard cutter John McCormick, operates the cutter’s small boat alongside the fishing vessel Tenisha Rose in Sitka Sound, Alaska, during a commercial fishing vessel safety inspection

Alaska reps call for help to fight mask mandate

Laine Welch

Jerry Fraser bought the 37-foot Jonesport-style lobster boat Hard Times in 1981 and rerigged her for dragging.

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Dock price: The cost of cutting access to healthy fisheries

Jerry Fraser

Herring — Atlantic herring. NOAA photo

Northeast herring: As catch limit screws tighten, bait dealers seek alternative sources

Caroline Losneck

Handling ropeless gear adds time to a day's work. If a fisherman spends 5 or 10 minutes more per trawl, that can add up to hours in the course of a day. EdgeTech photo.

California crabbers, activists tangle over ropeless gear legislation

Kirk Moore

Scandies Rose sank Dec. 31, 2019. Deborah Rhoades photo.

Tipping points: Scandies Rose hearings bring to light weak links in industry practices

Jessica Hathaway

Blue crabs. Florida Sea Grant photo.

John_DeSantis

Gulf blue crab: Crabbers watching nearby states after tight supply in early 2021

John DeSantis