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The shrimp trawler Jimmy and Charlie Jr. ran aground at the mouth of the Altamaha River in Georgia Nov. 4, 2021. Jay Fleming photo.

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Aground on the Altamaha; Georgia inlet claims a shrimper

Jay Fleming

Dungeness crab boat Terry F. broke up and washed ashore off Westport, Wash., after setting out in rough weather on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Washington Department of Ecology photo

Crab captain loses boat, home, truck and dog on dump day

Jessica Hathaway

Clem Tillion of Halibut Cove, Alaska

Flashback Friday: Clem Tillion takes the lead on Alaska’s fisheries policy

Jessica Hathaway

Longliners tied up at Honolulu's Pier 38. Photo courtesy HawaiiSeafood.org.

Hawaii longliners seek temporary visas for foreign crew

Kirk Moore

Consequences: Rain check

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A Maine lobster boat passes between Ram Island Ledge lighthouse and Portland Head Light in Casco Bay. Jessica Hathaway photo

Task-Maskers: New rule requires commercial fishermen to mask at all times

Jessica Hathaway

Fairhaven Shipyard built the 90-foot clammer Joey D for Oceanside Marine. She was designed by Farrell & Norton Naval Architects. Steve Kennedy photo.

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Massachusetts yard delivers 90-foot clammer; Maine boatshop building lobster-dragger combo

Michael Crowley

Uncovering Pebble Mine: Grand jury probe, FOIA requests dig into political tactics

Jessica Hathaway

Herring — Atlantic herring. NOAA photo

Alaska herring: Stocks on the rise, but fleet is not finding the right-sized fish

Charlie Ess

Alaskan Defender Catcher Processor Alaska Pollock Global Seas Photo — Pollock catcher-processor Alaskan Defender. Global Seas Photo

Alaska fisheries: pollock and crab rule the winter

Laine Welch

Oil platforms off the California coast. BOEM photo.

West Coast lawmakers try again for drilling ban

Kirk Moore