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43 percent of sampled restaurants still serve imported, farm-raised shrimp while marketing it as Gulf wild-caught, as reported by SeaD Consulting. Photo by Drew Angerer on Getty Images

Transparency is key for Gulf Shore menus

Carli Stewart

North Atlantic right whales 'Koala' and 'Curlew' swimming off Stuart, Fla., on Jan. 12, 2025. Blue World Research Institute photo/Joel Cohen/NOAA permit #26562.

Right whales make rare appearance off Florida Panhandle

NF Staff

The Garmin quatix 7 Pro is built for the marine environment and possesses a number of features useful to commercial fishermen, including connectivity to Garmin electronics, auto-pilot control, and engine alerts, to name a few. Photo by Garmin

Built for the boat: Garmin’s quatix 7 Pro

Paul Molyneaux

The US Department of Health and Human Services under Robert Kennedy Jr. recently dissolved the NIOSH, which has supported safety training that saves lives and taxpayer dollars on reduced search and rescue operations. Photo by Fishing Partnership

AMSEA sounds mayday as safety program faces shutdown

Paul Molyneaux

Representative Louise Stutes (R-AK). Photo courtesy of Louise Stutes for State Senate Facebook page

Alaska’s commercial fishermen get boost from Rep. Stutes

NF Staff

Captain John Efford Jr., with his boat, the Four Jacks, out of Port de Grace, Newfoundland, bringing home 46,000 pounds of snow crab after a two-day trip. “There’s 10,000 pounds on deck, and the hold is full too.” Photo by John Efford Jr.

Newfoundland snow crab season opens amid tariff uncertainty

Paul Molyneaux

Dungeness crabs caught off California. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

Dungeness trap restrictions tighten as whales move in

NF Staff

The flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes is starting rock installation in April on the Empire Wind project off New York. The rock layers will extend a radius of 66 feet around each foundation location. Van Oord photo.

Wind power opponents urge Trump administration to block Empire Wind

NF Staff

Dana’s Boatshop is building the Shelly Marie, a 42’ Wayne Beal lobster boat with pressure treated 2x4 deck framing that will be topped with fiberglassed plywood and 1/2-inch rubber decking.

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A step up for Boothbay lobsterman

Michael Crowley

Indigenous halibut hooks. Photo courtesy of Fishing Vessel Owners Association (FVOA) & International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)

110 years of halibut and heritage: The legacy of the FVOA

Arni Thomson

At dawn, Luis Escamilla and Diego de Leon don trash bags as rain gear and start hauling the net. They bring it aboard quickly, leaving the fish enmeshed in the web, and head for home. All photos by Paul Molyneaux

Putting the art into artisanal fishing

Paul Molyneaux