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The crew at Wesmac Custom Boats will be the first to install a Tier III, 1000-hp exempted engine in a New England lobster boat. The limit for Tier III is 803 horsepower, but the EPA promises flexibility going forward. Photo courtesy of Wesmac

EPA promotes flexibility for Tier IV implementation

Paul Molyneaux

Gig Harbor's planned Commercial Fishing Homeport would provide dedicated moorage for up to 17 commercial fishing vessels while creating a new working waterfront destination. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Gig Harbor homeport project moves toward construction as costs rise

NF Staff

Maine observed its first Commercial Fishing Remembrance Day officially established by state law with ceremonies held up and down the coast. Photo courtesy of Liz Michaud / Green and White Hope

State leaders join fishing families to honor Maine fishermen lost at sea

Carli Clancy

Senators are urging the Treasury Department to sanction vessels that support China's distant-water fishing fleet. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Senators urge sanctions on China's fishing support fleet

NF Staff

University of Rhode Island researchers are studying the impacts of offshore wind turbines on Jonah crab. Photo courtesy of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

Are offshore wind turbines changing Jonah crab behavior?

NF Staff

Proposed offshore wind energy areas off Oregon were set aside in fall 2024 amid opposition from skeptical state leaders, commercial fishing and community groups and Native tribes. BOEM graphic.

Oregon planners submit ‘roadmap’ for any future wind power

NF Staff

Like a three-legged stool, Alaska's commercial fishing economy relies on fishermen, processors and coastal communities working together. Photo courtesy of Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance

Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska's seafood economy at risk

Guest Author

A restoration project in Mashpee, Mass., is working to rebuild wild oyster reefs. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Mashpee leads effort to restore wild oyster habitat

NF Staff

Maine lobstermen fishing out of Jonesport, Beals and Jonesboro are backing a proposal to expand a protected fishing zone in Englishman Bay. Photo courtesy of Jonesport Municipal Marina

Maine lobstermen push to expand restricted fishing zone

Carli Clancy

On August 13, Scallopalooza will take place in New Bedford, Mass., hosted by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. Photo courtesy of Phil Mello

Scallopalooza shucking contest returns to New Bedford

Carli Clancy

A salvage team approaches the grounded fishing vessel Arctic Sea on June 20, 2026. Resolve Marine photo.

Wreck removal set for grounded Pribilofs crabber Arctic Sea

Eric Haun