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Commercial fishing vessels in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Credit: Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries / Heather Soulen

NOAA surveys East Coast fishing crews amid industry pressures

NF Staff

Fishing vessels line up side to side on the edge of Pier 11 in New Bedford. Credit: Brooke Kushwaha / The New Bedford Light

Montigny pushes for harbor oil spill solution, wastewater funding

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California’s ocean salmon fishery reopened in May 2026 after a three-year closure. River fishing for Chinook salmon is also reopening, but at different times in 2026. Eric Palkovacs photo.

California’s salmon fishery is reopening, but that doesn’t mean all is well

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Mexico. | Photo courtesy of Octavio Hoyos/Shutterstock

US imposes visa restrictions on 26 individuals connected to IUU fishing

Nathan Strout

The Japan Coast Guard training vessel Itsukushima and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Osprey maneuver during a May 21 international search and rescue exercise in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Victoria, British Columbia. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

US, Canada, Japan coast guards hold Pacific Northwest search and rescue exercise

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A NOAA Fisheries snapshot report on the Gulf shrimp sector noted that relatively low wages and the uncertainty involved in that work make it difficult for vessel owners to find willing and competent workers. Shutterstock photo.

Texas shrimpers ask Trump administration for more H-2B visas amid labor shortage

Nathan Strout

Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.Alaska's seafood industry generates $5.3 billion in value annually, supporting more than 15,000 Alaskans across 120 communities statewide. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska seafood industry valued at $5.3 billion

Margaret Bauman

A new policy brief released concludes that most seafood imported into the United States lacks basic catch documentation and traceability. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Major gaps remain in monitoring of seafood imports

Margaret Bauman

The Pacific Legal Foundation is arguing that the otters should be delisted as a threatened species, and petitioning the Fish and Wildlife Service to exempt fishermen from liability for incidental takes of southern sea otters. Photo courtesy of UFWS

Fishermen challenge sea otter protections in Calif. waters

Paul Molyneaux

The Northwest Explorer and the Alaska Knight are the two fishing vessels being used for the upcoming surveys. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Bering Sea survey to track temperature shifts

NF Staff

According to a recent report, the 2025 Pacific salmon harvest totaled 425.7 million fish, marking the lowest aggregate for an odd-numbered year since 1987. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NPAFC reports lowest odd-year harvest of Pacific salmon

Margaret Bauman