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N.Y. summer flounder fishermen sentenced to 30 months

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A full dock at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Fishing fleets coast to coast have been largely idled by restaurant shutdowns and dropoff in demand. Doug Stewart photo. — A full dock at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Fishing fleets coast to coast were largely idled by restaurant shutdowns and dropoff in demand. Doug Stewart photo.

Commentary: High court ruling could hurt U.S. fisheries

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Sturgeon. Photo by rigel on Unsplash

Nonprofit threatens to sue 3 states over sturgeon

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Size Matters took second place behind Obsession, which won at 43 mph. Next to Size Matters is the Natalie E, which won at the Rockland and the Bass Harbor races, but at Moosabec Reach Natalie E kind of “went kind of dead in the water," finishing in 8th pl

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Big fleet for Moosabec Reach races

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Catching the Codfather

Flush with cash, ‘Codfather’ returns to the scene

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Port of Galilee in Narragansett celebrates a newly finished commercial fishing pier. Photo by Andrei Orlov on Shutterstock

Port of Galilee ensures commercial fishermen's future

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Fishermen charged with a multi-year scheme of selling unreported herring and forging fishing records began trial in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, on Monday. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/Calvin Alexander

Assessment shows continuing Atlantic herring decline

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Right whale catalogued as #5120, seen here as a healthy calf in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in July 2021.Gina Lonati/University of New Brunswick photo, taken under DFO Canada SARA permit.

Groups seek Nov. 1 deadline for expanded whale strike rules

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Coalition responds to approval of wind farm off N.J.

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2019 commercial menhaden season. Photo by J Clancy

Conflict resolution for Mass. 2024 pogy season

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Members of the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association demonstrated in support of herring fishermen presenting arguments in their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 17, 2024. Cause of Action Institute photo.

Supreme Court decision finds division among Maine leaders

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