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NOAA scientist Noelle Yochum (left) helps fisherman Lauti Tuipala set a net with an experimental salmon excluder on the F/V Pacific Explorer. Katherine Hellen-Schneider photo.

Bye-bye bycatch: Net design and electronics help fishermen keep their catch clean

Paul Molyneaux

Strong, quiet pumps move waste farther away. Tecma photo.

Turbine toilets: Tecma’s pumps liquefy waste

Brian Hagenbuch

An electronic logbook built to fit your fishery. Real Time Data photo.

A fisherman’s e-logbook: DeckHand Pro looks to crack U.S. market

Brian Hagenbuch

The Scandies Rose. NTSB image.

Editor’s Log: Safety first

Jessica Hathaway

Ben Ahrens with his wife Shelby and three sons, Brayden, 11, Colben, 9, and 7-year-old Laeth.

Who we are: Ben Ahrens

Charlie Ess

A Florida fisherman wears ACR’s overboard location alert system tag linked to a mobile phone or base station on the boat. ACR photo.

Where you at?: Competition and tech advances make life-saving measures more accessible

Paul Molyneaux

Albacore hooked on a bait pole offshore Oregon. NOAA Fisheries West Coast photo.

Pacific Yearbook Market Report: Fleets made good use of dockside markets

Charlie Ess

The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management's supplemental environmental impact statement for the Vineyard Wind project considered the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance's proposal for four nautical-mile-wide vessel transit lanes. BOEM image.

Fishing advocates await BOEM decision on Vineyard Wind

Kirk Moore

A full dock at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Fishing fleets coast to coast have been largely idled by restaurant shutdowns and dropoff in demand. Doug Stewart photo. — A full dock at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Fishing fleets coast to coast were largely idled by restaurant shutdowns and dropoff in demand. Doug Stewart photo.

Additional $255 million aid from CARES Act; NMFS extends observer waivers

NF Staff

Ocean Era photo

A fish story: ‘Seaspiracy’ muddies the waters

Jessica Hathaway

Merry Fishmas — Crew Shots: Amanda Parks, Spencer Montgomery, Karl Day, and Capt. Tim Rider on the Finlander in the Gulf of Maine. New England Fishmongers photo

Beyond ‘Seaspiracy’: Debunking damaging myths in fisheries

Jessica Hathaway