West Coast & Pacific

After 22 months in the yard, and receipts for $70,000, the Leonilda is ready to splash. A venerable craft saved from the wooden boat graveyard by Andrews and his wife’s commitment. Keith Andrews Photo.

The F/V Leonilda gets a new lease on life thanks to a dedicated California couple

Paul Molyneaux

2014 National Fisherman Highliner Russell Sherman Gloucester, Mass. Steve Kennedy Photo Gloucester, Mass

Do you know someone that should be a National Fisherman Highliner?

NF Staff

Port of Port Townsend commissioners and top staff joined officials from Jefferson County government agencies Sept. 14 to turn the first shovels of dirt at the rebuild of the Point Hudson Marina jetty. Port of Port Townsend photo.

Port Townsend begins rebuilding jetties

NF Staff

The Aleutian Isle laying on its side after being lifted to the surface by a crane Sept. 17, 2022. Canada Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans photo.

Sunken vessel raised near San Juan Island, recovery work continues

Kirk Moore

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

Marine Stewardship Council certifies Hawaii longline fisheries

NF Staff

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard cutter Stratton towed the disabled 66-foot fishing vessel Lodestar approximately 180 miles off Oregon Sept. 10, 2022. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard rescues two, tows disabled vessel to Oregon

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

Mike Conroy is joining the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance to lead its West Coast advocacy for the fishing industry.

Conroy to lead RODA’s West Coast engagement on offshore wind

Kirk Moore

Rozema Boat Works’ 47-foot crab and prawn fishing boat is designed with a raised pilothouse on a planing hull. Rozema Boat Works image.

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Rozema’s fast, new 47-foot design

Michael Crowley

Chinook salmon are an important resource for many tribal communities along the West Coast. NOAA photo.

Tribal fishery disasters declared in the West, more than $17 million allocated

NF Staff

The Coast Guard cutter Henry Blake recovered a net from the sunken fishing vessel Aleutian Isle off San Juan Island, Washington, Aug. 17, 2022. Coast Guard photo.

Sunken fishing boat to be raised near Washington’s San Juan Island

Kirk Moore