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The SIMRAD SY60 is the second-generation SIMRAD omni sonar suited for 8” trunk installations. Photo courtesy of Simrad

More range and resolution with Simrad’s new SY60 omni sonar

Paul Molyneaux

Representative Chris Smith, R-NJ, is putting renewed focus on China’s illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard

Congressional hearing targets China’s IUU fishing, impacts on US fleet

Carli Stewart

Longtime industry representative and former Council member Peter Hughes is the recipient of the 2025 Ricks E. Savage Award. Photo courtesy of the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council

A familiar name earns one of the Mid-Atlantic’s top honors

NF Staff

NOAA Fisheries has taken the next step in exploring offshore aquaculture development in Alaska. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NOAA eyes Alaska aquaculture, opens door for public input

NF Staff

A renewed push to reopen Pacific marine monuments to commercial fishing is reigniting tensions between access, conservation, and cultural protections in some of the world’s most remote waters. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Pacific monuments reopening push fights over fishing, culture

Carli Stewart

With existing commercial fisheries moving north due to climate change and others potentially opening up, the Coast Guard's new icebreakers will be of importance to Alaska's commercial fishing industry. Coast Guard image.

New icebreakers to be homeported in Alaska

Margaret Bauman

Commercial fishing groups across the United States praised the creation of the new Office of Seafood within the Department of Agriculture.Shutterstock photo.

USDA launches first-ever Office of Seafood

Eric Haun

Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Hidden scallops scheme lands New Jersey captain, dealer in federal court

NF Staff

Sorting and weighing fish on deck on the 2022 Bering Sea groundfish survey aboard the F/V Alaska Knight. Photo courtesy of Emily Markowitz/NOAA Fisheries.

Alaska lawmakers weigh trawl ban as salmon crisis fuels debate

NF Staff

Florida’s push for greater control over red snapper management is reigniting a familiar fisheries divide. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Commercial fleet pushes back on Florida’s red snapper bid

NF Staff

According to Alaska Fish News, the first peek at Alaska 2026 statewide salmon forecast indicates a big decline in catches. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska salmon harvest projected down sharply in 2026

Laine Welch