National Fisherman

West Coast & Pacific

With its new program, the University of Hawaii is striving to support sustainable fisheries management across Hawaii and the broader Pacific region. Shutterstock photo.

University of Hawaii aims to advance fisheries research

NF Staff

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting from Sept. 29 to Oct. 9 in Anchorage, Alaska. Shutterstock photo.

MRA regulations face final vote at NPMFC's October meeting

Margaret Bauman

Juvenile king salmon. NMFS photo.

Deadline approaches for Pacific Salmon Commission grants

Margaret Bauman

National Fisherman Highline Joel Kawahara is currently off course and not responding to communication attempts. The Coast Guard has been alerted and is making efforts to ascertain Kawahara’s status. Photo courtesy Heather Rehtaeh.

NF Highliner in trouble

Paul Molyneaux

The 40-foot fishing vessel Das Bug navigates the Yaquina Bay bar. Yale Fogarty / Finer Image Photography ©

Three rescued, one missing after Oregon crabber capsized

NF Staff

Coast Guard crews came to the aid of three mariners aboard the Defiant, a disabled fishing vessel 95 miles off Newport, Ore. Aug. 3 and towed the vessel safely into port Aug. 6. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard assists disabled fishing vessel 95 miles off Oregon coast

Margaret Bauman

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