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Early on the morning of May 12, 2026, tragedy struck when Mark, the owner and captain of the shrimp boat Lewis Boys. Photo courtesy of the Lewis family

North Carolina shrimping family loses vessel in fire

Carli Clancy

The hull of the Miss Violet II is being fiberglassed and repowered with a new Cummins QSC 600 diesel engine to work in the Virginia blue crab pot fishery. Larry Chowning photo.

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The enduring pull of the wooden deadrise boat

Larry Chowning

Photo courtesy of Grayson and Shelley Shepard

Red snapper fight heads to court over expanded South Atlantic seasons

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F/V Aleutian Ballard from season 2 of Deadliest Catch is onto it's second life as a tour vessel. Photo courtesy of Giddings Boatworks

Aleutian Ballad finds second life in Alaska

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NOAA Fisheries has determined that Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NOAA declines ESA listing for Gulf of Alaska Chinook

Carli Clancy

NOAA has revised earlier import restrictions on swimming crab fishery imports. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Revised crab import rules lift bans for some countries

NF Staff

Beal's Island Marina in Downeast, Maine. Photo courtesy of Marinas.com

Rogue wave capsizes skiff off Downeast Maine, one fisherman dead

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Gov. Healey and Sen.Tarr requested federal assistance to retrieve key equipment from the Gloucester-based Lily Jean. Photo courtesy of Steve Kennedy

Mass. officials urge Navy to aid in Lily Jean investigation

Carli Clancy

With a AMSFC 20% quota reduction in coast-wide menhaden harvest, these Reedville fishermen are likely to see pay cuts this year. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

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Menhaden fishermens’ paychecks likely to be smaller

Larry Chowning

The Little Susitna River in the Talkeetna Mountain range is a 313-mile-long river in southcentral Alaska. Photo courtesy of Michael Siluk

Groundwater plays a critical role in Southcentral Alaska salmon rivers

Margaret Bauman

Debate over Atlantic menhaden management in Chesapeake Bay is continuing to intensify. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

ASMFC menhaden pause draws split reaction

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