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November was packed with news and events — mid-month saw a successful 2015 renewal of the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, and we've got pictures (and video) to prove it. President Obama signed the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act, strengthening the U.S. commitment to fighting seafood fraud. We also took a closer look at Chix Who Fish and explored the cod cycle. Catch up on all you may have missed.

1. Slideshow: Pacific Marine Expo 2015

A look back at this year’s expo.

2. I dig Chix

"It has grown into a large community of women from multiple backgrounds, including various fisheries and regions, who advocate for women working in the commercial fishing and seafood industries."

3. A greenhorn in Seattle

"Traveling to the West Coast and being smack dab in the middle of the fishing family is a whole different world."

4. Salmon spook

"The biggest hurdle we face in the seafood business is that Americans are already a little intimidated by seafood."

5. 3 charged for tossing catch overboard

Three Stock Island commercial fisherman were charged with trying to discard part of their catch.

6. Obama signs IUU fishing act

“Combating IUU fishing and seafood fraud is critical to sustaining the resilience of our global ocean fisheries, to leveling the playing field for the United States fishing and seafood industries, and to protecting the United States’ reputation as a leader in sustainable seafood.”

7. Bristol Bay fishermen may ask for price relief

Bristol Bay fishermen are petitioning the State of Alaska to intervene regarding sockeye salmon prices.

8. Safety improvements

“If those problems could be eliminated, you would cut the fatality rates in the fisheries by almost 80 percent.”

9. The cod cycle

"The important take-away from this study is that with favorable environmental conditions, in this case the increase in capelin as a key food for this stock, and a severe reduction of fishing, even the most decimated fish stocks have the potential to recover.”

10. Video: Huge school of menhaden fight off bluefish

“My father and his friend have a combined 120 or so years of experience on the water and they had never seen anything like that.”

 

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Jessica Hathaway is the former editor in chief of National Fisherman.

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