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Susan West of Buxton, N.C., a longtime National Fisherman contributor, died Nov. 10, 2022.

North Carolina fishing advocate, writer Susan West passes

NF Staff

Jamie Goen of Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers talks with (left to right) Sarah Schumann, Fishery Friendly Climate Action; Linda Behnke, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association; and Scott Goodman, Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation. Kirk Moore photo.

North Pacific climate change peril

Kirk Moore

Just like the Terminator landed in dark city from the future, the Battleship appeared in Seattle, looking like it took a beating on the way. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Survival of the fittest

Paul Molyneaux

The event that brings the whole commercial fishing community together

NF Staff

Cooke net pen collapse — A Cooke Aquaculture salmon net pen in Puget Sound collapsed on Aug. 20, 2017. Wild Fish Conservancy photo

Washington State won’t renew steelhead pen leases

Kirk Moore

NIOSH & U.S. Coast Guard Announce 2023 Funding for Commercial Fishing Safety Research & Training

NF Staff

MLMC/Patrick Daly/Stonington lobster — Maine lobstermen haul traps in Stonington, the state's lobster capital. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative/Patrick Daly photo

MSC again suspends Maine lobster certification

Kirk Moore

The Irene Alton’s lines came from a half-model carved by Alton Raynes; Bernard Raynes named the boat after his father and mother, Irene. Raynes painted the hard-working boat every year, and NF writer Paul Molyneaux tarred the rigging. Maynard Bray photo.

A death in the family

Paul Molyneaux

Leah Kelley from Pexels

Maine Organizations are Helping Fishermen Start Aquaculture Farms

An orca surfaces as a Seattle ferry passes through Elliott Bay off Seattle. Washington State’s Quiet Sound program is working to cut noise pollution, including that of large ships, in orca habitats like the Salish Sea. NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Cen

Quiet Sound project tries slowing Puget Sound shipping to protect whales

Kirk Moore

The American Boat and Yacht Council has developed standards for lithium-ion batteries—like this Victron battery for an experimental vessel—making them easier to insure, and easier to sell. Sam Devlin photo.

Standards for safe lithium batteries

Paul Molyneaux