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Juvenile king salmon. NMFS photo.

Deadline approaches for Pacific Salmon Commission grants

Margaret Bauman

At Winter Harbor, Fifth Generation leads Size Matters across the line in Diesel Class P at 34 mph. Jon Johansen photo.

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Maine lobster boat races in the home stretch

Michael Crowley

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

New England council seeks fishermen for advisory panels

NF Staff

Invasive blue catfish are competing for habitat with seven commercially important Chesapeake Bay species, say Maryland state officials. NOAA photo.

USDA offers $6 million for blue catfish processing, marketing

NF Staff

Tito Marquez at 10th & M Seafoods in Anchorage with freshly caught Bristol Bay sockeye salmon. Margaret Bauman photo.

Alaska salmon harvest tops to 129 million fish

Margaret Bauman

Photo by Brandon Cole (Insta: @alaskanadventures)

Registration for the 2025 Pacific Marine Expo is open

NF Staff

With tariffs and anti-fraud legislation pushing prices up, shrimpers are calling for swift passage of the Save Our Shrimpers Act, which would stop the U.S. from contributing billions to the World Bank for building more shrimp farms. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Moving the SOS Act

Paul Molyneaux

The Notus trawl sensor system with Echo showing the level of noise on the grate and grate angle. According to Francis Parrott, Newfoundlanders did not immediately adopt Echo. “But about 30 percent of the fleet has it now and more are getting it,” he says.

Shrimp sensor turns noise into numbers

Paul Molyneaux

National Fisherman Highline Joel Kawahara is currently off course and not responding to communication attempts. The Coast Guard has been alerted and is making efforts to ascertain Kawahara’s status. Photo courtesy Heather Rehtaeh.

NF Highliner in trouble

Paul Molyneaux

Nuclear is a topic worth discussing in the commercial fishing industry. Photo by EQRoy

Nuclear energy on the waterfront: a fisherman’s take on powering the future

Carli Stewart

Perko recently announced it began shipping its largest 300-watt LED unit mounted on Perko’s remote controlled base. Perko photo.

Perko adds 300-watt unit to Lightship series

NF Staff