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In 1969, New England fishermen, mostly Mainers, landed 24 million pounds of shrimp, the most ever. Now the fishery has been closed since 2013. NOAA photo.

Northeast shrimp: Surveys canceled over covid, with no sign yet of recovery

Caroline Losneck

Fish in a pen at the Ocean Era Velalla Farm demonstration project off Kona, Hawaii. Jeff Milisen/Ocean Era photo.

Feds move toward permitting offshore Florida fish farm

Kirk Moore

A sparkling April day in Seward, Alaska. Jessica Hathaway photo. — Seward, Alaska, is a top port for blackcod and halibut landings. Jessica Hathaway photo

Fall fishing: Alaska's commercial fleets load up on pollock, Dungeness, king crabs and more

Laine Welch

In 1957, Frank Patti Sr. returned from the Navy and took over the Guiding Star. Patti Marine photo.

Editor's Log: Finest kind

Jessica Hathaway

Richard "Chuddy" Alley bluefin tuna Maine 1970 — Richard "Chuddy" Alley lands the first bluefin tuna of the 1970 season on the F/V Suzanne in Islesford, Maine. Ralph Tate and Ricky Alley help Chuddy horse the harpooned the 738-pounder onto the deck.

Flashback Friday: 50 Years Ago | September 1970

Jessica Hathaway

Captain Wayne Magwood, on the outrigger, started trawling at the age of 12. After more than 50 years in the industry, he is retiring. His 68-foot-long, 83-ton shrimping vessel Winds of Fortune is now under new ownership and renamed as the Shayna Michelle. Jamie Edens photo.

Last Set: Mount Pleasant, S.C.

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Hurricane Laura drove a storm surge that peaked over 17 feet east of Cameron, La. Fox 8 WVUE graphic.

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After Laura, ‘nothing left’ for some southwest Louisiana fishing families

John DeSantis

Hurricane Laura continued to churn north through Louisiana Aug. 27, and could re-emerge as a storm over the Atlantic. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura slams southwest Louisiana

Kirk Moore

After striking the Louisiana-Texas coast, Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly weaken and bring heavy rains across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura aims for Louisiana-Texas coast

Kirk Moore

Researchers sort fish on the NOAA research vessel Henry B. Bigelow. NOAA photo.

NMFS cancels more 2020 surveys

Kirk Moore

Fisherman Keith Bruno after his business Endurance Seafood in Oriental, N.C. was heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018. He's preparing again for Tropical Storm Isaias. Maureen Donald photo.

North Carolina’s fishermen brace for Isaias

Maureen Donald