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West Coast & Pacific

Fall run Chinook salmon in California. Photo courtesy of A Birding Naturalist

California salmon season faces potential third-year closure

Carli Clancy

A commercial net pen in Rich Passage, WA. Photo courtesy of the Department of Ecology, State of Washington

Oregon moves to ban net-pen aquaculture

NF Staff

After two attempts, an imposter captain stole F/V Jamie Marie, who was later taken into custody by the Westport Police Department. Photo courtesy of Marine Traffic/ Kyle Stubbs

Fake captain steals $8 million fishing vessel

Carli Clancy

Maritime Fabrication modified the Starship from a strictly Bristol Bay gillnetter for fishing Southeast Alaska salmon and halibut. with a new deck drum and stern roller making hauling and setting longline gear easier. Maritime Fabrication photo.

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Conversion broadens horizons for an Alaska gillnetter

Michael Crowley

The 7th annual National Working Waterfront Network conference was held in San Diego, California. Photo by Carli Stewart

Keeping working waterfronts afloat: NWWN conference

Carli Clancy

Janine Hecht, left, Newport Englund Marine; Cari Brandberg, Newport Fishermen’s Wives; Len Tumbarello, Northwest Oregon Works maritime program; Amelia Vaughan, Oregon State University; and Dean Fleck, Newport Englund Marine. Photo courtesy of Newport News Times

Oregon commercial fishermen receive funding for safety

Carli Clancy

WDFW opened their state’s coastal season after detailed test fishing and data analysis. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/ Austin Trigg

West Coast Dungeness crab kicks off after rigorous testing

Carli Clancy

Dungeness crabs in a live hold. Oregon DFW photo.

Coastal Dungeness crab season kicks off after months of testing

NF Aggregator

Next week, the 7th National Working Waterfront Network Conference will head to San Diego. Photo by San Diego Working Waterfront

National Working Waterfront Conference heads to San Diego

Carli Clancy

Photo by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

30M for wildlife and sport fish restoration in Oregon

NF Aggregator

The many restaurants and markets that buy seafood are among the homes and lives being lost. But fishermen focus is more on their neighbors right now, and they are sending food and money south. Photo by Ava Schulenberg

Southern California fishermen face wildfire fallout

Paul Molyneaux