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Hundreds gathered in Northumberland County to weigh in on proposed cuts to Chesapeake Bay menhaden, urging managers to wait for new science. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Young fishing voice joins Chesapeake Bay menhaden debate

Carli Clancy

Running September 19-26, Maine Lobster Week celebrates the state's iconic fishery. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Maine Lobster Week returns to celebrate fishery

NF Staff

The New England Fishery Management Council will not prioritize scallop permit-stacking in 2027. Photo courtesy of Doug Stewart

NOAA could take lead on scallop permit-stacking

Carli Clancy

NEFSA argues that Chesapeake Bay osprey research documents food stress but does not establish commercial menhaden harvest as the cause. Photo courtesy of Jerry Prezioso / NOAA Fisheries

NEFSA questions link between menhaden harvest and osprey declines

NF Staff

LeBoeuf was standing on the bow of the offshore lobster boat, Homarus II, while he was captain. Photo courtesy of LeBoeuf

Optimizing a career in the fish business: Marblehead’s Jim LeBoeuf

David Jermain

A North Haven fisherman faces a manslaughter charge following the June 18 death of a passenger aboard the commercial F/V Long Faces. Photo courtesy of Maine Marine Patrol

Maine fisherman faces manslaughter charge

NF Staff

Maine lobsterman Frank Thompson’s vessel tracking challenge heads to the Supreme Court Sept. 28. Photo courtesy of Paul Molyneaux

Lobsterman’s tracking fight heads to Supreme Court

NF Staff

ASMFC has scheduled public hearings to collect public comment on reducing the industrial menhaden harvest on Chesapeake Bay by 50% and other reductions on the fishery. Photo by Larry Chowning

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ASMFC public hearings on menhaden

Larry Chowning

Atlantic HMS fisheries see mixed stock outlook, declining revenue. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Atlantic tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries see mixed outlook

Carli Clancy

Undersized fish, blue crabs, and illegal nets were seized during a West Haven Harbor operation by DEEP. Photo courtesy of Connecticut DEEP

Two men charged with illegal fishing in Connecticut

NF Staff

Fishermen rely on real-time buoy and ocean data alongside experience to make safer, more efficient decisions at sea. Photo courtesy of NERACOOS

Fishermen are the story: NERACOOS data is the tool

Carli Clancy