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Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Hidden scallops scheme lands New Jersey captain, dealer in federal court

NF Staff

Sorting and weighing fish on deck on the 2022 Bering Sea groundfish survey aboard the F/V Alaska Knight. Photo courtesy of Emily Markowitz/NOAA Fisheries.

Alaska lawmakers weigh trawl ban as salmon crisis fuels debate

NF Staff

Florida’s push for greater control over red snapper management is reigniting a familiar fisheries divide. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Commercial fleet pushes back on Florida’s red snapper bid

NF Staff

According to Alaska Fish News, the first peek at Alaska 2026 statewide salmon forecast indicates a big decline in catches. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska salmon harvest projected down sharply in 2026

Laine Welch

The U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday this year, many of us in the fishing and ocean communities are also celebrating another important milestone: the 50th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Photo courtesy of MFCN

Fifty years of the law that changed our fisheries

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F/V Carli Elaine heading out during the NGOM scallop season. Photo courtesy of Steve Kennedy

NGOM scallop season wraps up at derby pace

Carli Stewart

Freeport Diesel & Marine shop in Freeport, Maine. Photo courtesy of FDM

Freeport shop built by mariners, for fishermen

Carli Stewart

This winter, heavy snowfall and prolonged freezing temperatures locked down Long Island's bays and waterways for multiple weeks, blocking oyster farmers from reaching their growing areas and causing significant damage to gear, vessels, and farm infrastructure. Shutterstock photo.

New York seeks disaster designation for oyster farmers hit by winter freeze

Eric Haun

Charting a course for electric boats on Maine’s coast

Paul Molyneaux

Calif. ocean salmon fishery opens for the first time in three years. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Calif. salmon season reopens, bringing cautious optimism

NF Staff

The Magnuson-Stevens Act turns 50 years old today, April 13, 2026. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Magnuson-Stevens turns 50 as NOAA cuts raise concern

NF Staff