National Fisherman

Scallops

Asher Molyneaux holds a woolly mammoth tooth he hauled up in a scallop dredge just a few mile off from Newburyport, Mass. Asher Molyneaux photo

Dino Dragger: Fisherman hauls up woolly mammoth fossil

Paul Molyneaux

The Feb. 23-25 wind lease auction for the New York Bight broke all records for offshore energy leasing. BOEM graphic.

New York Bight wind auction shatters U.S. records

Kirk Moore

The New England Fishery Management Council is proposing to develop a clearly defined Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) within the outlined analysis area south of Cape Cod. NEFMC image.

New England council concerned with offshore wind, aquaculture impact on fish habitat

Kirk Moore

GE Haliade-X turbines planned for Vineyard Wind would stand more than 800 feet above sea level. A lawsuit challenging project approvals questions if the turbines can survive major hurricanes. GE image.

Fishing advocates sue over federal approvals for Vineyard Wind

Kirk Moore

Asher Molyneaux running the newly refurbished Finlander II back to its berth in Portsmouth, N.H., from where he will take the boat scalloping. New England Fishmongers photo

Hook, line and stop sign: Overhauling a New England groundfish boat amid new regs

Paul Molyneaux

Bonnie Brady, right, of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, speaks at a Jan. 20 panel hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Listening are Meghan Lapp of Seafreeze Ltd., and Texas state Rep. Jared Patterson. TPPF video image.

Texas wind power critics, Northeast fishing advocates meet at Austin forum

Kirk Moore

The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management approved a plan for 12 wind turbines in the South Fork Wind project 35 miles east of Montauk, N.Y. BOEM graphic.

Final approval for South Fork Wind project

Kirk Moore

Fishing boats tied up in New Bedford. Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism photo. — Fishing boats tied up in New Bedford, Mass. Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism photo.

New Bedford says wind boundary changes just a start

Kirk Moore

The crews of the F/V Ms Manya and F/V Grand Larson III hard at work on an August day, performing maintenance between trips in New Jersey’s Viking Village. Britton Spark photo.

BOEM to offer six New York Bight wind leases in Feb. 23 auction

Kirk Moore

Scallops harvested on a 2019 trip in Nantucket Lightship South conducted under the NMFS Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program. Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences photo.

Scallop prices soar

Kirk Moore

The Dark Star caught fire at Journey’s End Marina in Rockland, Maine. Stephen Betts photo

On fire and foundered: A rough week for East Coast commercial fishing boats

Jessica Hathaway