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Fishing vessels tied up at New Bedford, Mass. Doug Stewart photo.

Jerry_Fraser

Catch share consequences

Jerry Fraser

A right whale known to researchers as “Half Note” and her calf, sighted in January 2022 off of Georgia. The calf was thin with whale lice on its flukes, indications of poor health. Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute photo/NOAA permit #20556

U.S. agencies propose to protect whales while building wind power

Kirk Moore

Orange buoy with a jack-o-lantern face.

Fish Wife Hack: Upcycle Old Buoys Into Jack-O-Lanterns for Halloween

Megan Waldrep

Plans building a new $238 million ferry to replace the aging M/V Tustamena, which sails a route covering part of Prince William Sound, Kodiak and ports along the Alaska Peninsula and Dutch Harbor. Alaska Marine Highway System photo.

Alaska state planners move to renovate ferry system

Charlie Ess

A Bering Sea crew hauls opilio pots. ASMI/Chris Miller photo

Fisheries disaster declaration sought in Bering Sea crab fishery

Kirk Moore

Delegates from Maine agricultural growers and fisheries first met in May 2022 with buyers and officials from the Cuba Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) to develop a pipeline of Maine agricultural products for export to Cuba.

Maine's fisheries and agricultural expanded delegation returns to Cuba

Jose Antunes

Doug StewartⒸ Photo.

Six Commercial Fishing Deck Boots You Need to Know About in 2022

Ben Clements

The 78-foot trawler Carrabassett is one of 12 vessels acquired by Blue Harvest Fisheries from the former Carlos Rafael fleet. It was overhauled an re-launched in late August 2020 to join the company's groundfishing fleet. Blue Harvest Fisheries photo.

Blue Harvest pushes back on news stories, Congressional pressure

Chris Chase

Crew_Shots_King_crab_Henry_Perales — Deckhand Henry Perales on the Bering Sea crabber Lisa Marie. NF Crew Shots

Alaska’s crab fishery canceled for the first time since 1994

Brian Hagenbuch

National Fisherman’s 2022 Highliners

Kirk Moore

Lowcountry boil with shrimp, potatoes, corn, andouille sausage, and crab boil

Lowcountry Boil: The South’s Most Debated Dish

Megan Waldrep