National Fisherman

Oysters

The skipjack Virginia W dredging oysters on Chesapeake Bay. Maryland Sea Grant photo.

Maryland Watermen’s Association and partners sue EPA over bay cleanup

Kirk Moore

Oyster cages along the Damariscotta River in Walpole, Maine. Mook Sea Farms photo.

Northeast oysters: Supply steady and quality reaches a high for retailers still selling

Caroline Losneck

Hurricane Laura drove a storm surge that peaked over 17 feet east of Cameron, La. Fox 8 WVUE graphic.

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After Laura, ‘nothing left’ for some southwest Louisiana fishing families

John DeSantis

Hurricane Laura continued to churn north through Louisiana Aug. 27, and could re-emerge as a storm over the Atlantic. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura slams southwest Louisiana

Kirk Moore

After striking the Louisiana-Texas coast, Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly weaken and bring heavy rains across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura aims for Louisiana-Texas coast

Kirk Moore

NF_September_20_ATY_South_Lead_Parker — This Parker 25 worked by Nathan Everett on Chesapeake Bay recently got a new 300-hp four-stroke outboard engine. Larry Chowning photo

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New power for a 25-footer in Chesapeake Bay; Wright skiff is ready for sale in Deltaville, Va.

Larry Chowning

Fisherman Keith Bruno after his business Endurance Seafood in Oriental, N.C. was heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018. He's preparing again for Tropical Storm Isaias. Maureen Donald photo.

North Carolina’s fishermen brace for Isaias

Maureen Donald

Bay scallops in an eelgrass bed. Virginia Institute of Marine Science/Bob Orth photo.

Chesapeake seagrass beds declined 38 percent in 2019

Kirk Moore

Jennings Boatyard garvey — This is the fourth garvey that Jennings Boatyard in Reedville, Va., has completed for commercial fishermen. Garveys are growing in popularity among Chesapeake Bay oystermen. Jennings Boatyard photo.

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Garveys are growing on Chesapeake oystermen

Larry Chowning

Completed in 1973, the Bonnet Carré Spillway dumped a record 1.35 trillion cubic feet of nutrient rich water from the Mississippi River into the rich oyster and fishing grounds of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Corps of Engineers photo.

Disaster relief for gulf fishing communities

Paul Molyneaux

Chesapeake Cove Marina — Chesapeake Bay waterman Thomas Reed Eskridge had a new engine installed and other work done on this 30'x10.5' deadrise at Chesapeake Cove Marina in Deltaville, Va. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia waterman gets help with repower and upgrades

Larry Chowning