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Warrenton

Port Warren is located in Warrenton in the Northwest corner of Oregon, where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.

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A renewed push to reopen Pacific marine monuments to commercial fishing is reigniting tensions between access, conservation, and cultural protections in some of the world’s most remote waters. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Pacific monuments reopening push fights over fishing, culture

Carli Stewart

Calif. ocean salmon fishery opens for the first time in three years. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Calif. salmon season reopens, bringing cautious optimism

NF Staff

Gene Mafucci bought the Vivian in 1985 and made repairs and replaced the engine with help from his father, Gene, seen with the boat in front of their home on Tomales Bay, California. They used the tide to do things like paint the bottom. Photo courtesy of

At Marshall Boat Works, Gene Maffucci keeps his wooden boat afloat

Paul Molyneaux

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish team member samples pink shrimp to determine size, sex, and age. Photo courtesy of WDFW

Washington pink shrimp season lands 22.2M pounds

NF Staff