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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/517b3dca30af3ccd065a461704bee087.png — Carli's father and brother, Craig and Cody Stewart at this past summers Save Maine Lobstermen event in support of the Maine Lobstermen's Association. Photo Courtesy of Carli Stewart

Fishing Family Point of View: regulations and policies across the coasts

Megan Waldrep & Carli Clancy

Fishery disasters declared for Louisiana and Mississippi

The 40' x 16.5' Capt. William was launched in May for planting oyster shells and spat on Virginia leased oyster grounds. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia oysterman builds himself a new planter vessel

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Lobsters, and now oysters? Seafood Watch downgrades Chesapeake oysters

Chris Chase

The lifting operation began carefully May 12 as the Rebecca T. Ruark was hauled out to repair damage inflicted by a pickup truck driven over a dock bulkhead in December 2022. Photo courtesy of Wade Murphy III.

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Historic Chesapeake Bay skipjack, hit by a truck, is under repair

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This 27’ x 10’ garvey is going to Scotty George of Lancaster County, Va., to fish gill-nets in the Rappahannock River and Chesapeake Bay. Larry Chowning photo.

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Garveys and more garveys

Larry Chowning

NOAA publishes a new Aquaculture Science Advice Handbook

Jose Antunes

Bill Keeling, above, built his first deadrise workboat in 1976. At age 77, he has started a new 42-footer at his boat shop in Mathews County, Va. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia boatbuilder, 77 years young, at work on new deadrise

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The Emilie Virginia is presently up on the hard at Crown Pointe Marina in Hayes, Va., getting a new bottom, stern and pilothouse. She is shown here with her captain and owner Peyton Mason. Photo by Jimmy John Hunley.

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Virginia waterman needs his classic wooden boats ‘just to keep up with the work.’

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ShellCast app expands to South Carolina and Florida

Jose Antunes

The 70' Columbia is shown here with three other Conn. boats that were brought south to Chesapeake Bay, three of which will work in the State of Maryland's Oyster Replenishment Program. Photo by Benny Horseman.

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New homes on Chesapeake Bay for Connecticut oyster schooners

Larry Chowning