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A lobster dock at Point Judith, R.I. Rhode Island was among states that issued emergency permits enabling fishermen to sell directly to the public after the covid-19 pandemic shut down their usual markets. Sarah Smith/Rutgers University photo.

Going viral can be a nightmare: Here’s one way to handle it

Jessica Hathaway

Gillnetters line up to deliver to the tender in Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery. — Gillnetters line up to deliver to the tender in Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo

A gillnetter’s guide to safety: Pre-season checklist

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Photo by John van Amerongen.

Fisherpoets: The Hammock

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Getting rest in the season is a significant challenge for the crews who fish Alaska’s compact salmon season in Bristol Bay. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo

Editor’s Log: Our family to yours

Jessica Hathaway

Tuna Harbor Dockside Market — Tuna Harbor Dockside Market in San Diego. Photo by Jordyn Kastlunder

Direct marketers: These funds are for you

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North Carolina Science and Seafood

Nothing fishy about it: Seafood saves lives

Maureen Donald

The trawler Virginia Marise from Point Judith, R.I., near the Block Island Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind photo.

Mail Buoy: Offshore shutout

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Council responds on public comment changes

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An installation vessel works on the second Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project wind turbine 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The pilot project became the first operational wind farm in U.S. federal waters in October 2020. Lyfted Media for Dominion

Letter: Offshore wind stakeholders aim for coexistence

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Off-loading Alaska halibut. Earl D. Walker/Shutterstock

Cut off: Council makes sweeping changes on public input

Jessica Hathaway

Fishing boats tied up in Maine's Perkins Cove. Elena Elisseeva/Shutterstock photo

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Hung up: Ball player gets out of a jam

Jerry Fraser