National Fisherman

West Coast & Pacific

The American Samoa Department of Commerce celebrated the launch of the Tautai Mua. The new boat and associated training program are hoped to boost the local fisheries. Photo by Department of Commerce

Launching Tautai Mua: Boosting American Samoa's fisheries

Paul Molyneaux

West Coast and Alaska fishery management councils still have unknown new members. Photo by Pacific Fishery Management Council

Council appointments delayed until 'later this summer’

Laine Welch

Sea turtle restoration in the Gulf of Mexico is high on the list of projects to be funded with $226 million in Deepwater Horizon damage assessment money. NOAA photo

Western Pacific Council: Feds fail to consult on ESA

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Ore. man convicted of killing hatchery Chinooks is out of jail

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Grounded fishing vessel freed at last from Calif beach.

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The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council members. Photo by NPFMC

Announcement of NPFMC appointments coming this week

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Tope shark. Photo by The Wildlife Trusts

Suit vs. NMFS alleges failure to protect tope sharks

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NOAA: Pacific bluefin recovery 10 years ahead of schedule

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Western Pacific Council to address fair access to fisheries

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Commentary: Floating wind is not a highway

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The commercial fleet tied up in San Francisco awaits word from California's governor on a proposed 1,300 percent increase in landing fees. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Jeffrey Keeton. — The commercial fleet tied up in San Francisco. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Jeffrey Keeton.

Calif. harbor sustains its fishing legacy

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