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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting from Sept. 29 to Oct. 9 in Anchorage, Alaska. Shutterstock photo.

MRA regulations face final vote at NPMFC's October meeting

Margaret Bauman

A Gulf of Mexico menhaden steamer and purse boats from the vantage point of a drone camera. NOAA photo.

Menhaden not key forage for other Gulf species, study says

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The China-flagged Xue Long 2 is one of five Chinese research vessels being monitored by the U.S. Coast Guard operating in U.S. Arctic waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

US Coast Guard tracking Russian, Chinese vessels approaching Alaska

Margaret Bauman

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

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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