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NMFS has begun efforts to prevent often deadly entanglements of Pacific humpback whales in fishing nets. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NMFS steps up efforts to curb whale entanglements

Margaret Bauman

An even more practical option for fishing communities may be the integration of wave energy into harbor infrastructure, such as within breakwaters. Photo courtesy of Anton Dios

What fishermen need to know about wave and tidal power

Carli Stewart

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Mid-Atlantic watermen urge balance on striped bass cuts

NF Staff

The U.S. Geological Survey aerial geophysical survey area (outlined in blue) will cover Maine counties including parts of Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Washington. USGS map.

Geological Survey plans Maine survey for ‘critical minerals’

NF Staff

Raymarine image.

Raymarine expands Pathfinder radar product line

NF Staff

Dredging equipment has arrived on site to deepen Lake Montauk Harbor's channel depth to -17' MLLW. Town of East Hampton, N.Y. photo.

Dredging operations underway at Lake Montauk Harbor

NF Staff

Lake Michigan whitefish. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin DNR

Wisconsin DNR plans cut to Lake Michigan whitefish harvest

NF Staff

Thyborøn Trawldoors is setting the pace for controllable doors by adding automated height control to its existing system. The new doors promise to reduce impact on the seafloor while giving skippers more control of their gear.

Thyborøn keeps doors off bottom

Paul Molyneaux

Post-season retail prices for wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets are up a few dollars from last year, as shown this week at Costco warehouses in Anchorage, Alaska. Margaret Bauman photo.

2025 Alaska salmon harvest valued at $541 million

Margaret Bauman

The derelict commercial fishing vessel Nora has run aground in Miller Bay near Indianola, Wash. Suquamish Police Department photo.

Derelict fishing vessel goes aground in Washington

NF Staff

The conservation organizations that forced NOAA Fisheries to enforce a decades-old law intended to protect US fishermen now seek to stop crab importers from continuing to import crab from fisheries that threaten the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin. Photo by

Environment organizations seek intervenor status in seafood ban lawsuit

Paul Molyneaux