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Oregon Sea Grant rolls out first aid training for fishermen

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Pelagic trawl gear update on tap for NPFMC meeting in Vancouver

Margaret Bauman

Johansen, the new owner of Jonesport Shipyard, has already more than doubled the boat storage capacity and upgraded the store and shop. He plans to serve the local fleet and attract boats from other nearby ports. Photo courtesy of Molyneaux

Keeping the Jonesport waterfront working

Paul Molyneaux

The 40-foot fishing boat Legacy is stranded on rocks off of Atlantic Road on Saturday night. Gloucester Fire, Police and Harbormaster worked together to safely rescue two crew members from the boat. Photo Courtesy Gloucester Fire Department

Gloucester crew rescued after 40-foot fishing boat runs aground

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The fishing vessel Ocean Bay ran aground on the northern shoreline of Umnak Island, Alaska. Coast Guard photo.

Five rescued from grounded fishing vessel near Southwest Alaska

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Surveillance architecture demonstrated in the Gulf of Maine is designed to be adapted to various regions and enforcement applications. ThayerMahan image.

Gulf of Maine demo confirms autonomous system can spot illegal fishing

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Fishing vessels docked at St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak, Alaska. The city prepares to welcome hundreds of fishermen and industry members as ComFish Alaska returns to the Kodiak Marketplace. Photo: Mystic Stock Photography / Shutterstock.com

ComFish Alaska scheduled for April 16-18

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Colonna's Travelift was the country's most powerful when it was delivered in 2010, funded through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

$35M in federal grants aims to modernize US small shipyards

Ben Hayden

March 2010 Florida spiny lobster season. Photo courtesy of Kathy Bergren Smith

Florida spiny lobster season closes, four-month spawning pause begins

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Tanker and articulated tug and barge at the Petroleum, oils and Lubricants Terminal 2 delivering fuel on Dec. 10, 2025. Photo courtesy of Matt Hage / Port of Alaska

Modernization of Don Young Port of Alaska underway

Margaret Bauman

Fish traps on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fish traps return to the Columbia– opportunity or another fight over access?

NF Staff