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Southeast Alaska commercial trollers will help researchers track how ocean temperature and depth influence where salmon and other species gather. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Trollers help track what’s driving Southeast Alaska’s catch

NF Staff

SeaShare works with fishermen, processors, and industry partners to deliver donated seafood to food banks and communities nationwide. Photo courtesy of SeaShare

SeaShare turns seafood donations into millions of meals

Carli Clancy

More than 2 million invasive European green crabs were captured along Washington State shorelines in 2025-26, with the vast majority removed from Willapa Bay. Photo courtesy of WDFW

Washington green crab captures top 2 million as invasion surges

NF Staff

"I’m trying to show the fishery in its best light and why it’s worth protecting,” Nels Ure told National Fisherman. Nels Ure photo.

Silly on deck, serious about salmon

Nick Rahaim

David Santos is ZF's senior manager and commercial fast craft manager for North America and Central America. ZF photo.

PME exhibitor preview: ZF Marine

NF Staff

California fishermen, like spot prawn fisherman Shane Slaughter, must work around the state’s extensive Marine Protected Areas and the expansion of wind farms and aquaculture—PME 2026; some will share lessons learned.

Holding fishing grounds: Lessons learned in California

Paul Molyneaux

Yelloweye rockfish will return to Oregon docks in 2027 after a 25-year closure, marking a milestone for fishermen in Port Orford and along the Oregon coast.

Oregon yelloweye rockfish fishery to reopen after 25-year closure

NF Staff

Commercial fishing boats moored at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Shutterstock photo.

Connecting the next generation of fishermen

Nick Rahaim

Vinalhaven lobsterman Frank Thompson says he will continue fighting vessel tracking requirements after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his challenge.

Vessel tracking fight ‘ain’t over yet’ after Supreme Court denial

Carli Clancy

The MFC says additional Chesapeake Bay harvest restrictions should wait until ongoing Bay-specific research is complete. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Menhaden coalition warns Bay cuts could threaten fishing jobs

Carli Clancy

Photo courtesy of West Coast Groundfish

Groundfish rule brings gear marking changes for 335 vessels

Carli Clancy