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Freshwater mussels are among the most imperiled groups of animals in North America. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo.

Feds move to protect vanishing freshwater mussels

NF Staff

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has received a $96,572 grant from the nonprofit Blue Convergence Fund to develop a climate-resilient fishery management plan for the state. Shutterstock photo.

Maryland DNR awarded grant to build climate-resilient fisheries plan

NF Staff

Russ Mullins brought his whale rope to the 2025 PME in Seattle. Mullins launched Pacific Rope Works in 2025 as regulations began to kick in requiring Dungeness crab fishermen to use colored rope specific to their particular state. Photo courtesy of Paul M

Pacific Ropeworks helps fishermen save whales and money

Paul Molyneaux

A local fisherman talks with students about salmon trolling during an AK On Board crew training workshop in Petersburg. Photo by Emily Scott, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association

Sea Grant workshops train the future of the fisheries industry

Margaret Bauman

Jeremy Zirlott, of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, buys from his three boats and two others. He packs his own shrimp and is pushing up his wholesale prices to try to get more money to the boats as fuel prices rise. “I also preach fuel efficiency,” he says. Photo

Fishermen weigh fuel costs against the catch

Paul Molyneaux

From the ashes of the 2024 Ilwaco Landing fire, FishHer Columbia Pacific Community Alliance has grown into a force for safety, training, and community along the West Coast waterfront. Photo courtesy of FishHer

From Ilwaco strong to FishHer

Carli Clancy

Maryland is taking another swing at its growing blue catfish problem, this time with gill nets. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Maryland targets invasive blue catfish with gill net study

NF Staff

A fishing vessel operates in Alaska waters. Shutterstock photo.

Legislation would expand representation on NPFMC

Margaret Bauman