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NOAA Fisheries has determined that Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NOAA declines ESA listing for Gulf of Alaska Chinook

Carli Stewart

NOAA has revised earlier import restrictions on swimming crab fishery imports. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Revised crab import rules lift bans for some countries

NF Staff

Beal's Island Marina in Downeast, Maine. Photo courtesy of Marinas.com

Rogue wave capsizes skiff off Downeast Maine, one fisherman dead

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Gov. Healey and Sen.Tarr requested federal assistance to retrieve key equipment from the Gloucester-based Lily Jean. Photo courtesy of Steve Kennedy

Mass. officials urge Navy to aid in Lily Jean investigation

Carli Stewart

With a AMSFC 20% quota reduction in coast-wide menhaden harvest, these Reedville fishermen are likely to see pay cuts this year. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

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Menhaden fishermens’ paychecks likely to be smaller

Larry Chowning

The Little Susitna River in the Talkeetna Mountain range is a 313-mile-long river in southcentral Alaska. Photo courtesy of Michael Siluk

Groundwater plays a critical role in Southcentral Alaska salmon rivers

Margaret Bauman

Debate over Atlantic menhaden management in Chesapeake Bay is continuing to intensify. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

ASMFC menhaden pause draws split reaction

NF Staff

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter aircrew medevacs the captain of a fishing vessel 122 miles off Longboat Key, Fla., on May 12. Coast Guard photo.

Injured fisherman airlifted from Gulf

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Clam harvesters in Downeast Maine are continuing hands-on efforts to rebuild local flats through a combination of transplanting juvenile clams and planting hatchery-raised seed. Photo courtesy of Kate Sfeir

Downeast Maine clammers take hands-on approach to rebuilding flats

Carli Stewart

U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 391-18-1. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

House passes Save Our Shrimpers Act

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Georgia has become the latest state and first East Coast state to require restaurants to disclose when they are serving imported shrimp. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Georgia requires imported shrimp disclosure at restaurants

Carli Stewart