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Photographer Chris Miller sitting in front of acid mine drainage from the abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine, which has been contaminating the transboundary Taku River for almost 70 years. The Taku empties into the ocean just south of Juneau. Photo by Chris M

Better protections sought for salmon habitat in transboundary waters

Margaret Bauman

In an August 2025 field trial, researchers dispersed 16,200 gallons of sodium hydroxide tagged with a rhodamine tracer dye (visible in the red water color) to raise the alkalinity of a patch of seawater in the Gulf of Maine and calculate carbon uptake. Ph

Industry puts forth guidance on a 'fishery sensitive' approach to marine carbon dioxide removal

Sarah Schumann

Council will weigh reopening Pacific Monument waters to fishing

NF Staff

Three proposals require that recognized best-practice bycatch mitigation tools be used in groundfish harvesting within state waters. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

New proposals would protect Alaska waters from bottom trawling

Margaret Bauman

Lobstermen haul traps off the coast of Maine. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo.

Maine lobsterman seeks Supreme Court challenge to GPS tracking

NF Staff

California’s salmon fishery is set to reopen this spring. Photo courtesy of Bob Reynold / Shutterstock

Calif. salmon season reopens, but commercial fleet faces uncertainty

NF Staff

Onboard processing of pollock in Alaska. Photo courtesy of APA

Alaska pollock fishery secures MSC recertification

NF Staff

Shark caught as bycatch. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Hook-based shark deterrent shows promise in cutting bycatch

NF Staff

The Oceanbotics software, SubNav, is user-friendly and allows the ROV operator to see via the ROV's camera system or Optimus sonar. It can also show the ROV's position using GPS and a DVL. Photo courtesy of Oceanbotics

Oceanbotics makes ROVs for lost vessel recovery and more

Paul Molyneaux

Shoreline Freezers announced a major expansion of its Bridgeton, N.J. facility. The project will add 128,000 square feet of new temperature-controlled warehouse space. Shoreline Freezers photo.

Shoreline Freezers expands NJ warehouse

NF Staff

The Klamath River mouth. Photo courtesy of Thomas Dunklin / NOAA Fisheries

Thousands of fall Chinook salmon return to Klamath River Basin

Margaret Bauman