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Sardines

CDFW announced an immediate restriction on the commercial and recreational harvest of Pacific sardines for human consumption. Photo by Andrea Izzotti

CDFW closes sardine fishery for human consumption

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Japanese sardines showing up on West Coast

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Ken and Linda Bates circle a school of anchovies with their lampara net in Humboldt Bay, near Eureka, California, and prepare to haul the set back aboard the 32-foot F/V Ironic. Photo by Cloudburst Fishing

Crafting the perfect lampara net for California’s evolving bait fishery

Paul Molyneaux

F/V Jacob Pike. Photo by Robert Mitchell/Boothbay Register

Effort to save Maine sardine carrier is growing

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F/V Jacob Pike. Photo by Robert Mitchell/Boothbay Register

Descendant of sardine carrier’s namesake wants to save it

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Iwashi sardines reappear in NW Pacific after long absence

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Photo by Lance Anderson on Unsplash

U.S. plan to rebuild Pacific sardines was flawed, judge says

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Photo by Lance Anderson on Unsplash

Health analysis promotes swapping red meat for forage fish

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Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash

Reporter chronicles resurrection of Steinbeck sardine boat

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Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash

Steinbeck's storied sardine vessel returns to Monterey, Calif.

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Afloat again after a massive rebuild the Western Flyer, once a highline sardine seiner, will become a research and education vessel as part of the Western Flyer Foundation. Port Townsend Shipwrights photo.

Return of the Western Flyer

Paul Molyneaux