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Fisherman Joel Collier of West Coast Wild Scallops and his wife Melissa, have run the small family operation since 2017 in BC, Canada. Joel is pictured here with his son, Caleb and daughter Cora.

Canadian government threatens B.C. closures; what fishing families are doing to survive

Megan Waldrep

Biden on the cover of The New York Times — Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Green energy push seen putting whales, industry at risk

NF Aggregator

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/18dc03cd7ec6f5c8a329d3e561475806.jpg — San Francisco, CA – April 13, 2023: Activists outside of the Japanese Consulate demand that the radioactive water stored at the Fukushima Nuclear power plant not be released into the Pacific Ocean. Credit Phil Pasquini

Controversy swirls over Japan's Fukushima water disposal

Carli Clancy

Ørsted and Eversource plan to build Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind project south of Rhode Island. BOEM graphic.

Biden administration approves Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island

Kirk Moore

The Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway twice in 2019 to divert flood waters headed down the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. Corps of Engineers photo.

Mississippi opens financial aid for fishermen affected by 2019 Bonnet Carré diversion

USS John S. McCain Patrols the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Vazquez

Naval tensions rise: Chinese and Russian vessels approach Aleutians

NF Staff

Aerial view Iron Gate Dam, Klamath River, CA.U.S. Department of the Interior photo.

World's largest dam removal project gets approval

NF Staff

Albacore hooked on a bait pole offshore Oregon. NOAA Fisheries West Coast photo.

Tuna suppliers say they support Pacific management proposals

NF Staff

A proposed project would install up to 12 turbines on Volturnus floating platforms in the Gulf of Maine, similar to the Volturnus 1:8 installation off Castine, Maine. University of Maine image.

Maine offshore wind: Measuring values

Paul Molyneaux

BOEM is proposing new wind energy areas totaling 1,148 square miles off Lake Charles, La., and Galveston, Texas. Some potential lease blocks are being excluded for shrimp fishing. BOEM graphic.

BOEM to seek fisheries funds for Gulf of Mexico wind leases

NF Staff

Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.

Bristol Bay processors hit fishermen with 50-cent price, protests coming

Charlie Ess