National Fisherman

West Coast & Pacific

Farmed oysters with PONV1. University of British Columbia photo by Amy Chan.

Newly found virus linked to large-scale oyster die-offs

Margaret Bauman

Co-founders of Canada's Ocean Legacy Foundation Chloe Dubois and James Middleton. Ocean Legacy Foundation photo.

Plight of the albatross sparked BC plastics recycling program

Margaret Bauman

LeBlanc, Teknotherm announce US West Coast merger

NF Staff

The captain steers from the flying bridge as the 80-foot trawler Miss Kelley II, built in 1980 by Kelley Boat Works,heads down through a particularly narrow section of the Noyo River in Fort Bragg, Calif. Kelley Boat Works photo.

Boat of the Month: Miss Kelley II

Paul Molyneaux

Fisherman collect massive amounts of data, and can share with fishery managers. Rob Terry, founder of Seafood AI, believes they should get paid for it, with a cut of the premium prices earned by certified sustainable seafood. Seafood AI photo.

AI Innovations turn fisherman’s data into dollars

Paul Molyneaux

NOAA vessel Bell M. Shimada, one of the vessels on the 2022 International Year of the Salmon Expedition, docked in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries photo provided by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission in Vancouver, Canada.

eDNA uncovers salmon winter habitat usage in Northeast Pacific Ocean

Margaret Bauman

The Coast Guard rescued five people aboard the 37-foot commercial fishing vessel Miss Jessie after it ran aground south of Humboldt Bay near Eureka, Calif., July 25. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Fishing vessel runs aground in California

NF Staff

Noyo Net Works in Fort Bragg, Calif., helps keep boats as far away as Alaska fishing, offering everything from salmon gurdies to trawl nets, crab pots and more. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Gearing up at Noyo Net Works

Paul Molyneaux

Black rockfish ovaries. Claire Rosemond photo.

Marine heatwaves impact maturation of black rockfish

Margaret Bauman

The 45-foot vessel Navigator was at anchor during when it was engulfed in flames and sank. Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County photo.

Fishing vessel burns and sinks near Santa Cruz

Eric Haun

An April 2025 proclamation by President Trump opened the waters between 50 and 200 miles around Johnston, Wake, and Jarvis islands, and U.S. fishermen are hoping the waters around the other monuments will also soon be open. Eric Kingma photo.

Reopening the Pacific Monuments

Paul Molyneaux