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Editor’s Log: Going live

Jessica Hathaway

Editor’s Log: When the wind blows

Jessica Hathaway

The F/V Heidi & Elisabeth heads toward the commercial fishing pier in Portsmouth on a late summer evening to offload her daily catch of groundfish, sold at local farms through the Daily Haul. Eric Gendron @ericgendronphotography photo

Close Quarters: Ocean zoning pushes fisheries to the brink

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Like Buttah: Celebrating Lobster Week with the Lobster Lady

Jessica Hathaway

An aerial image of a collapsed net pen. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

Letter: Support Keep Finfish Free

StuartMonk/Shutterstock photo

Bad bait: Right whale group gets it wrong

Jessica Hathaway

Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders Alliance photo

Restaurants need local fish, says seafood alliance

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Tagging fish for full traceability. Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance photo

Editor’s Log: Reefing the sales

Jessica Hathaway

Killer gillnetter Bristol Bay stern shot — Using art to sell engines, Killer and FPT Industrial aim to make a splash. Randy Wells photo

The drive to thrive

Jessica Hathaway

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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