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Matthew Oliver and two of his children. Photo courtesy of Melanie Parent

Missing New Jersey oysterman found in Delaware Bay

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Boats in the Seward Harbor. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Federal funding targets Alaska ports, boosts coastal infrastructure

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According to MJ Jackson, in Bristol Bay, efficiency isn’t a marketing strategy; it’s how the fishery has always worked. Photo courtesy of Northline Seafoods

Low-carbon messaging that actually makes sense on the dock

Carli Stewart

New legislation would prohibit the federal government from purchasing foreign seafood, directing all taxpayer-funded seafood spending — including school lunch programs — toward domestic sources. Shutterstock photo.

Bill would keep foreign seafood out of school lunches

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The Longsoaker timed-release bait container can keep a crab pot fishing even when boats can’t get out to bait their traps. According to its creator, Russ Mullins, the Longsoaker can increase catches by anywhere from 25 to 45 percent. Longsoaker photo.

The Longsoaker promises to bait your pots automatically

Paul Molyneaux

Bluefin tuna make extensive trans-Atlantic migrations, predominantly moving from east to west, scientists confirmed. Shutterstock photo.

Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna

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Brian Shaw (left) and Eric Klose stack retired commercial fishing nets for shipment to Ukraine, where they will be used to entangle Russian drones before they can explode — protecting soldiers in trenches and civilians in markets and homes. Ground Squirrel Ventures photo.

Commercial fishing nets have new life in Ukrainian war zones

Margaret Bauman

An aerial view of the new small craft harbour in Clyde River Nunavut. Fisheries and Oceans Canada photo.

Nunavut fishermen gain a safe harbor in the Arctic

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A foreign commercial fishing vessel works open waters. The FISH Act, advancing in Congress, would publicly list vessels tied to illegal fishing and block their seafood from U.S. markets. Shutterstock photo.

FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests

Margaret Bauman

A recent study revealed that rising expenses and shrinking profits in commercial fishing have contributed to growing skepticism toward fisheries managers and the way regulations are handled. Shutterstock photo.

Study links low profits, high costs to fishermen's distrust of fisheries managers

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Fishermen doing in-store demonstrations on how to cook fillets of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon will be part of the 2026 marketing campaign for the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. Photo courtesy of the BBRSDA

BBRSDA steps up marketing campaign for robust 2026 season

Margaret Bauman