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A juvenile turtle escapes through a turtle excluder device. NOAA photo.

Bycatch Reduction Week marked by NOAA Fisheries

Jose Antunes

NOAA says no to rock shrimp trawling at the Oculina Coral Reef

Jose Antunes

Fisherman holding fresh Gulf of Mexico white shrimp. NF Stock image.

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US seafood inflation overtakes record grocery inflation

Christine Blank

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.

Biden pushes for Gulf of Mexico wind power

Kirk Moore

Texas opens its waters to shrimp trawling on July 15

Jose Antunes

A dozen licensed Virginia watermen are working in the experimental shrimp fishery, geared toward small vessels. The 2020 season saw 410,000 pounds landed. VMRC photo.

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A shifting climate may be bringing a new commercial fishery to the Mid-Atlantic

Larry Chowning

The 2020 Fisheries of the United States report shows an industry worth $4.8 billion - even with a 10 to 15 percent decline from covid-19. Doug Stewart photo.

NOAA says status report shows U.S. fisheries 'on track' with rebuilding

Kirk Moore

A Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach 29-foot response boat crew rescued three people after a 63-foot shrimping boat caught fire in San Carlos Bay near Ft. Myers Beach, Fla., March 17, 2022. Coast Guard photo.

Shrimp crew rescued from Florida boat fire

NF Staff