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Ørsted installed the first 11-megawatt wind turbine of the South Fork Wind project Nov. 20 about 35 miles east of Montauk, N.Y. Ørsted photo.

First South Fork Wind turbine rises east of Montauk; BOEM issues Empire Wind decision

Kirk Moore

Swordfish on deck during long-lining operations. NOAA photo.

ICCAT declines calls for tuna, swordfish management change

Chris Chase

On-demand (ropeless) lobster pot gear on the deck of a commercial fishing vessel. NEFSC photo.

Ropeless Buoy Technology Tested in New England

Replenisher was a converted from a deck lugger tug boat to a Chesapeake Bay oyster planter by Cobra Management and Dry Dock Services in Houma, La. Larry Chowning photo.

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Converted deck lugger is a winner for Chesapeake oyster growers

Larry Chowning

Fishing Vessel Carl & Co — F/V Carl & Co, owned and operated by Craig Stewart out of Long Island, Maine. Photo by CS

Senators Collins and Reed Introduce Bill to Preserve Vital Working Waterfronts

Carli Stewart

A Clean Gulf Associates 95-foot response vessel skims crude oil approximately 4 miles southeast of South Pass, Louisiana, on Nov. 17, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy of Clean Gulf Associates.

Concerns Mount as Louisiana Oil Spill Estimate Surpasses One Million Gallons

Doug Stewart

Virginia is going to study bringing back the state's crab dredge fishery that has been closed since 2008. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia reconsiders winter crab dredge fishery, closed since 2008

Larry Chowning

The 77-foot stern trawler Susan Rose ashore at Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., with a tow line attached to attempt a recovery. The vessel was pulled off the beach but sank shortly after in the early morning hours of Nov. 19. Photography by Nicholas Marraro.

Rhode Island dragger grounds, sinks in New Jersey

NF Staff

A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are imposing an early season closure April 15 off the central and southern coast to reduce risk of humpback whale entanglements. CDFW image.

California Dungeness opener pushed back again to mid-December

NF Staff

Trident Seafoods’ Kraken Stash IPA Beer Battered Wild Alaska Pollock Fillets won the foodservice award at the 2023 Alaska Symphony of Seafoods. Trident Seafoods photo.

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Sockeye salmon nuggets, breakfast sausage land top spots in Alaska Symphony of Seafoods

Cliff White

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers Receive Vital Support from Community

Carli Stewart