National Fisherman

Scallops

Jeremy Zirlott, of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, buys from his three boats and two others. He packs his own shrimp and is pushing up his wholesale prices to try to get more money to the boats as fuel prices rise. “I also preach fuel efficiency,” he says. Photo

Fishermen weigh fuel costs against the catch

Paul Molyneaux

Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Hidden scallops scheme lands New Jersey captain, dealer in federal court

NF Staff

F/V Carli Elaine heading out during the NGOM scallop season. Photo courtesy of Steve Kennedy

NGOM scallop season wraps up at derby pace

Carli Stewart

NGOM scallop fishing is known for big scallops and easy shucking. Most boats carry only one or at most two crew besides the captain. But the scallops are coming harder than usual in 2026, with some boats making as many as 15 tows to get their limit. Photo courtesy of Jay Fleming

Northern Gulf of Maine scallop payday

Paul Molyneaux

F/V Carl & Co from Long Island, Maine, makes its appearance in Gloucester for the 2026 NGOM scallop season. Photo courtesy of Carli Stewart

NGOM scallopers brace for lower quota as 2026 season reopens

Carli Stewart

Peter Robinson (left), Willie Ramsdell (center) and Togue Brawn, owner of Downeast Dayboat, sail aboard a boat to collect scallops. Photo courtesy of Togue Brawn

Local Catch Network backs fishermen-first businesses with new federal funding

Guest Author

The fishing vessel Eileen Rita and diesel sheen observed by Coast Guard overflight the morning of the grounding near Green Island, Mass. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB: ‘Accumulated sleep debt’ led to Massachusetts grounding

NF Staff

Ernie Panacek, longtime general manager at the Viking Village dock in Barnegat Light, N.J., passed away Jan. 23, 2026. Viking Village photo.

Barnegat Light’s Ernie Panacek passes at 75

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of NEYFA

Greenhorn program trains next-gen small-boat fishermen

Carli Stewart

Photo courtesy of the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center

New Bedford grant takes fishing stories beyond the dock

NF Staff

New Bedford fishing vessels. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

$1.2M awarded to boost Massachusetts commercial fisheries

Carli Stewart