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A pilot whale entangled in a swordfish drift gillnet. NMFS photo.

New federal law phases out large-mesh drift gillnets for California swordfish

Nick Rahaim

The Irene Alton’s lines came from a half-model carved by Alton Raynes; Bernard Raynes named the boat after his father and mother, Irene. Raynes painted the hard-working boat every year, and NF writer Paul Molyneaux tarred the rigging. Maynard Bray photo.

A death in the family

Paul Molyneaux

President Biden reversed the Trump administration executive order that would have permitted commercial fishing to continue in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.

Northeast Canyons fishing prohibition may be added to councils’ management plans

Kirk Moore

Bigeye tuna at the Honolulu Fish Auction. Hawaii Longline Association photo.

Marine Stewardship Council certifies Hawaii longline fisheries

NF Staff

The Honolulu-based longliner Blue Dragon was struck by a sudden fire in the wheelhouse in November 2021. Coast Guard photos.

NTSB: Electrical fault suspected in Hawaii longliner fire

Kirk Moore

An oceanic whitetip shark swimming with pilotfish. NOAA photo.

Hawaii longliners convert gear to reduce whitetip shark bycatch

Kirk Moore

Swordfish on the F/V White Water. Blue Water Fishermen's Association photo.

Gulf of Mexico Swordfish: Lingering covid effects, cheap imports depress market

Sue Cocking

President Biden reversed the Trump administration executive order that would have permitted commercial fishing to continue in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.

Biden restores Northeast Canyons marine monument

Kirk Moore

President Biden reversed the Trump administration executive order that would have permitted commercial fishing to continue in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.

Biden administration may reinstate Northeast marine monument restrictions

Kirk Moore

Pacific swordfish: After big 2020 drop, fleet looks to restaurants and Asian markets

Charlie Ess

A simplified graphic of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, showing warm- and cold-water flows in the Atlantic Ocean. Levke Caesar/Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Study shows Gulf Stream, Atlantic cold current at record low

Kirk Moore