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Kodiak fishermen Theresa Peterson (second from left) and Danielle Ringer (fourth from left) educated Senate staffers about fisheries needs in the ReSCUE Oceans Act. Photo courtesy of Allison Shelley for Carbon to Sea

Fishermen take interest in federal marine carbon dioxide removal research bill

Sarah Schumann

Restaurant managers ordered to pay tens of thousands in penalties; fishing vessel owner and operators prohibited from commercial fishing in state. Photo courtesy of CDFW

Restaurant, vessel operators penalized in seafood sourcing case

NF Staff

SeaD Consulting’s latest shrimp testing found imported shrimp is still being misrepresented in Gulf and Southeast markets. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Latest shrimp testing reveals gains, setbacks in seafood transparency

Carli Stewart

“It’s not really about having a variety of propeller styles,” says Doug Peck of New England Propeller Inc. “It’s about matching the diameter and pitch of the propeller to the vessel so the engine performs in its rated RPM range. Photo courtesy of New Engl

Propellers, practicality and the push toward efficiency

Carli Stewart

Mike Malczewski fishes blue catfish using pots. His son Cody, seen behind the pot, goes longlining for blue cats, but sometimes helps his father. Malczewski makes all his own pots. “I haven’t had luck with storebought,” he says. Photo courtesy of Jay Flem

Invasive blue catfish turn problem into fishery

Paul Molyneaux

NMFS has proposed a rule that would require commercial fishermen holding certain federal permits to submit fishing logbooks electronically. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Proposed electronic reporting requirement for commercial fishing logbooks

NF Staff

Dungeness crabs in a live hold. Oregon DFW photo.

Calif. fisheries bill advances out of Senate

NF Staff

Bering Sea pollock come aboard a trawler. NMFS video image.

North Pacific council seeks public comment on pelagic trawl gear

Margaret Bauman

Copper River salmon. National Park Service photo.

Copper River sockeye fillets are a hot seller

Margaret Bauman

Brownsville, Texas, shrimp fleet — The shrimp fleet in Brownsville, Texas, lined up for its annual spring blessing. The Southern Shrimp Alliance reported that 2024 shrimp landings in Texas were the lowest "reported by NOAA Fisheries for the state over the last 75 years.”

US seafood producers seek ‘broad investigation’ of unfair seafood trade

NF Staff

The Cooperative Research Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center wants fishermen with knowledge and experience to help collect data for the biggest mackerel research project in decades. NOAA photo.

Northeast Science Center wants fishermen for mackerel cooperative research

Paul Molyneaux