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Ocean Harvesters disputes claims linking Virginia's menhaden fishery to declining Chesapeake Bay osprey reproduction. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Ocean Harvesters pushes back on osprey study

Carli Clancy

Join NEFSA for its fourth annual "Save Our Fisheries" Fundraiser at Cook's Lobster & Ale House. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Conny Pokorny

August fundraiser to support New England fishing communities

NF Staff

The seven Alaska Board of Fisheries members as of 2026, from left to right, are Greg Svendsen, Curtis Chamberlain, Tom Carpenter, Gerad Godfrey, Olivia Henaayee Irwin, Märit Carlson-Van Dort, and Mike Wood. Photo courtesy of AK Board of Fisheries

Alaska lawmakers approve audit of Board of Fisheries processes

NF Staff

F/V Jerry G delivering a deck load of sockeye in Bristol Bay 2023. Photo courtesy of Chad Studebaker / NF Crew Shots

Bristol Bay sockeye run surpasses forecast as harvest nears 29.3M

NF Staff

A bill that would provide an additional $500 million for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program moved one step closer to becoming law. Photo courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife

San Joaquin salmon restoration bill advances

NF Staff

Pacific Marine Expo will take place from Nov. 19-21 at the Seattle Convention Center’s Arch Building. Photo courtesy of Britton Spark

A new home for PME, built on more than 50 years of tradition

Carli Clancy

A bill that would extend the current pause on new North Atlantic right whale regulations affecting the lobster fishery until 2035 is headed to the full U.S. House. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

House committee advances bill to extend right whale regulatory pause

Carli Clancy

The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative has announced seven new appointments to its Board of Directors. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative names new board members

NF Staff

The Lobster Trap Company’s plastic trap being field tested on the same trawl as a wire trap. According to research and reports from fishermen, plastic traps have been shown to fish as well as or better than wire. Photo courtesy of the Lobster Trap Company

Nova Scotia company aims to reinvent the lobster trap

Paul Molyneaux

Bristol Bay's 2026 sockeye salmon run total reported on July 17 reached more than 43.2 million fish, and the commercial harvest approached 28.5 million. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Bristol Bay sockeye run closes in on preseason forecast

NF Staff

A delegation of commercial fishing leaders from Scotland toured ports across the Northeast last month. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/Heather Soulen

Scottish fishing leaders look to Northeast cooperative research model

Carli Clancy