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The North Carolina shad boat, Miss Marsha, was originally built in 1980 and restored by Ben Brown in 2020. Repowered with an 80-hp 4B Cummins in 2023, the Miss Marsha can reach a top speed of 30 knots. Photo by Ben Brown

The shad boat: The iconic craft of North Carolina

Paul Molyneaux

Knowing how to don and doff a survival suit and enter the water can make a difference in an emergency. Fishing Partnership is one of several organizations around the US coast that offer fishermen free training on how to handle themselves in a survival sui

The gear fishermen can’t afford to leave behind

Paul Molyneaux

NOAA Fisheries opens the public comment period for the proposed Atlantic scallop rule until April 17, 2025. Photo by Carli Stewart

Public comment opened for proposed Atlantic scallop rule

NF Staff

Washington Sea Grant will host a Skills & Drills course on March 28. Photo courtesy of the Port of Seattle

Washington Sea Grant to offer safety training for fishermen

NF Staff

Fishing boats in Oriental, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Town of Oriental

NC fishermen: Death by a thousand cuts

NF Staff

Kristan Porter, on the left, and Craig Stewart, on the right. They both stepped down from their positions on the Maine Lobstermen's Association board. Photo by Carli Stewart

MLA honors board, rallies for the future at annual meeting

Carli Stewart

Landon Hill came up with the idea for the LocalCatch seafood marketing app in order to facilitate communication between local fishermen and local buyers—both retail and wholesale. Photo by Landon Hill

How apps and markets are changing direct seafood sales

Paul Molyneaux

Northline Seafood announces its return as a buyer for the 2025 Bristol Bay salmon season. Photo courtesy of Caitlin Blaisdell

Northline Seafoods back for 2025 Bristol Bay season

NF Staff

Andrew Tsui, founder and president of the Ike Jime Federation, and Maryland DNR Secretary Josh Kurtz display a trout processed with ike jime. Photo by Winn Brewer, Maryland DNR.

Elevating Chesapeake seafood with Japanese technique

Carli Stewart

An undated photo of a group of sperm whales in Alaska waters. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Man sentenced to prison for attempted killing of sperm whale

Carli Stewart

F/V Kaia. Photo courtesy of the Velsko family

Redefining Alaska’s seafood legacy

Erik Velsko