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A shrimp boat at Brunswick, Ga. Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

NOAA extends Southeast vessel and dealer permits during shutdown

NF Staff

The Wanchese commercial fleet has been shrinking for years, but Mark Vrablic at Willie Etheridge Seafood believes that if Trump administration starts telling Americans about the value of domestic seafood it could strengthen US fisheries. Paul Molyneaux ph

Fighting for a fishing future

Paul Molyneaux

An April 2025 proclamation by President Trump opened the waters between 50 and 200 miles around Johnston, Wake, and Jarvis islands, and U.S. fishermen are hoping the waters around the other monuments will also soon be open. Eric Kingma photo.

Reopening the Pacific Monuments

Paul Molyneaux

Filming ‘The Perfect Storm’ in Gloucester Harbor, Mass. The Salem News Historic Photograph Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, CC BY

Checking in on New England fisheries 25 years after ‘The Perfect Storm’ movie

Swordfish harpooners urged to use hooks, carry passengers

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Marlin almost spears fisherman in Gulf of Mexico

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Photo by Oleksandr Sushko on Unsplash

New Bedford center to host swordfish exhibit

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Blake Herman stands in the pulpit of the Sharon G., bearing down on a swordfish off the coast of California. Access to MPAs in the Channel Islands will afford Herman more options when weather and other factors limit where he can fish. Photo by Blake Herman

Petition to open California MPAs for swordfishing

Paul Molyneaux

Photo by Michael Worden on Unsplash

Swordfish moving north in Canadian waters

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Swordfish on deck during long-lining operations. NOAA photo.

ICCAT declines calls for tuna, swordfish management change

Chris Chase

The Biden administration had proposed a 770,000 square mile marine sanctuary to incorporate the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. The Trump administration will consider opening the monument to fishing. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic

Pacific islands sanctuary debated at House hearing

Kirk Moore