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U.S. Coast Guard members from Station South Padre Island, Texas, stop Mexican nationals aboard a lancha after crews in Coast Guard aircraft spotted them fishing in U.S. territorial waters May 1, 2015. Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st C

Cartel-backed poaching continues to pressure Gulf red snapper fishery

NF Staff

Gas and diesel prices on the rise across all U.S. working waterfronts. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fuel costs squeeze US fleets as Dungie season ends on a low note

Carli Stewart

Jayde Ferguson, fish pathologist at the ADF&G, is assessing Yukon River Chinook salmon heart tissue samples for the severity of Ichthyophonus parasite infections and associated disease using histology. The parasites can be seen on the computer screen, whi

Study pinpoints severity of pathogens harmful to Pacific salmon

Margaret Bauman

Brian Robbins accepted the Maine Fishermen’s Forum Distinguished Service Award with a speech at the Saturday banquet dinner. Photo courtesy of MFF

“I got lucky”: Brian Robbins reflects on a life in fisheries journalism

Carli Stewart

The Gulf of America menhaden fishery had resecured certification from the Marine Stewardship Council. Photo courtesy of Omega Protein

Gulf menhaden earns MSC recertification, citing low bycatch and strong stock health

NF Staff

F/V Carl & Co from Long Island, Maine, makes its appearance in Gloucester for the 2026 NGOM scallop season. Photo courtesy of Carli Stewart

NGOM scallopers brace for lower quota as 2026 season reopens

Carli Stewart

The effort to crack down on illegal fishing is moving forward again on Capitol Hill, with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan’s Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act advancing out of the U.S. Senate. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

FISH Act advances as Senate targets illegal foreign fishing fleets

Carli Stewart

Ocean Integrity has a patent pending on its Aquatherm Disruptor. According to CEO Kieran Kelly, it consists of a huge net pulled through deep water to create upwelling and bring as much as one million tons of colder water per minute to the surface. Photo

Geo-engineering a healthy ocean

Paul Molyneaux

Shrimp trawler boats bring their catch to the seafood dealer on Bayou Lafourche. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Louisiana moves to reshape fisheries commission

Carli Stewart

Sitka Sound herring fishery opens, however, low participation is expected. Photo courtesy of Alaska Fish News

Sitka Sound herring fishery opens, but low participation expected

NF Staff

Commercial fishing boats in Yaquina Bay Harbor with crab pots on deck. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon ballot measure could reshape fishing, farming

NF Staff