West Coast & Pacific

NF_September_20_ATY_West_Lead_Petrzelka — Petrzelka Brothers will be finishing off this 32-foot Norcraft hull for Bristol Bay with a Scandia engine and Namjet propulsion package. Petrzelka Brothers photo

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Washington builder prepares to close its doors; new boatyard takes shape in northern California

Michael Crowley

Heather Anne Tyson Fick Alaska salmon — Aboard the Heather Anne out of Juneau, Alaska, Tyson Fick cuts off the head of a salmon prior to pressure bleeding. John McCarthy photo

Editor's Log: High quality, low tech

Jessica Hathaway

Sablefish, also called blackcod. NOAA photo.

Pacific blackcod market: Higher quotas collide with weaker demand for abundant and smaller fish

Charlie Ess

Albacore hooked on a bait pole offshore Oregon. NOAA Fisheries West Coast photo.

Tuna fleet hopes for bigger albacore, reopened fresh markets

Charlie Ess

Dungeness crabs generic CA Dept Fish Wildlife — A California fisherman works Dungeness crab pots. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

California crabbing changes draw fire from both sides

Kirk Moore

Novelli Aquarius — Amber and Kyle Novelli were known for their passion for fishing and an award-winning chowder. Novelli's Crab & Seafood photos

Oregon fishing couple lost in crab boat sinking with lone survivor

Jessica Hathaway

Crewman_F/V Jeanette T_Connectictu. John Collins / University of Connecticut — John Collins / University of Connecticut photo

President pledges help for lobster industry, tracking of trade disparities

Jessica Hathaway

Launched in 1967 as a crab boat, the 100' dragger Mark I left the Hansen Boat Co. in Everett, Wash., after extensive repairs and a new pipe gantry. Hansen Boat Co. photo.

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Dragger gets some crew-comfort renovations

Michael Crowley

Sean Dwyer Brenna A Video Interview June 2020 Seattle

Sean Dwyer: From the Bering to the Bay on the Brenna A

Jessica Hathaway

A NMFS observer holds an Alaska red king crab. NMFS photo.

Alaska surveys cancelled over coronavirus; ‘reduced footprint’ survey for Pacific halibut

Laine Welch

American Triumph — The American Triumph is one of three American Seafoods factory trawlers with crewmembers who tested positive for covid-19 after returning to Bellingham, Wash., to offload product. American Seafoods photo

New covid-19 cases on two Washington factory trawlers

Kirk Moore