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The Oscar Dyson and Henry B. Bigelow modernization contracts bring roughly $195 million in NOAA vessel work to Ketchikan Shipyard. Photo courtesy of NOAA

NOAA ship arrives in Ketchikan for $95 million overhaul

Carli Clancy

The commission could cut Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest by up to 50 percent, putting livelihoods on both sides of the debate in focus. Photo courtesy of Ocean Harvesters Facebook page

Menhaden debate puts fishermen under pressure

Carli Clancy

South Atlantic commercial fishermen and seafood businesses are challenging federal permits that increase recreational red snapper harvest for the 2026 season. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fishermen challenge red snapper permits

NF Staff

California’s new law extends key Dungeness crab management programs through 2037 while allowing vessels to transit certain closed waters under specific conditions. Photo courtesy of the California Coast Crab Association

New law changes Dungeness crab closure rules

NF Staff

NOAA confirmed 76 large whale entanglements in 2025, down from 95 in 2024 but slightly above the long-term average. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

US whale entanglements decline in 2025

NF Staff

F/V Carl & Co owned by Craig Stewart, a Maine State scallop license holder. Photo courtesy of Carli Clancy

New apprenticeship changes path into Maine scallop fishery

Carli Clancy

American Small Pelagics Network says managers should wait for ongoing Chesapeake Bay research before imposing additional harvest restrictions. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Menhaden industry group pushes back on forage fish claims

Carli Clancy

Southeast Alaska trollers will help collect near-real-time catch and oceanographic data through an expanded electronic logbook program during the 2028 and 2029 fishing seasons. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection

NF Staff

About 30 boats gathered for the Aug. 8 chum salmon commercial opener at Neets Bay. Photo courtesy of the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association

Neets Bay chum fishery opens for first time since 2018

NF Staff

Sarah Hammond Stokes is the third shucker in the row, working at C. E. Marshall Seafood Inc. after the firm downsized and moved to a smaller facility in the 1990s. Photo by Larry Chowning

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Oyster shucking trailblazer dies at 87

Larry Chowning

The Wescom sMRT SHIELD and sMRT SHIELD+ personal locator beacons (PLBs) break new ground with two-way communication. On both units, a blue light will indicate when a distress signal has been received. Wescom photo.

Two-way personal beacons can help survivors hang on

Paul Molyneaux