National Fisherman

West Coast & Pacific

At Maritime Interaction Days, activity stations introduce students to skills like welding. While welding demonstrations sometimes use squeeze cheese and crackers, when the opportunity arises, students get the real deal. Photo by Lisa Sowa-Downs

Students get their hands dirty at We Work the Waterways

Paul Molyneaux

Kitty Simonds is pictured in the middle. Photo courtesy of the American Samoa Fisheries Advisory Panel

Kitty Simonds honored for contributions to Pacific fisheries

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Wrangell Ports and Harbors photo.

PME exhibitor preview: Wrangell Marine Service Center

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All three Bering Sea crab fisheries open Oct. 15, with measured harvest levels as stocks continue to rebuild. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

2026-27 catch limits set for red king, snow, and Bairdi crab

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3D rendering of an underwater data center. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fishing groups concerned over proposed Cook Inlet data center

Carli Clancy

Pacific Fishermen Shipyard has been an icon of the Ballard waterfront for decades. The yard has always focused on the commercial fishing industry and continues to haul out and service many boats. Photo courtesy of Paul Molyneaux

The National Nordic Museum exhibits 150 years of Ballard history

Paul Molyneaux

The Oscar Dyson and Henry B. Bigelow modernization contracts bring roughly $195 million in NOAA vessel work to Ketchikan Shipyard. Photo courtesy of NOAA

NOAA ship arrives in Ketchikan for $95 million overhaul

Carli Clancy

California’s new law extends key Dungeness crab management programs through 2037 while allowing vessels to transit certain closed waters under specific conditions. Photo courtesy of the California Coast Crab Association

New law changes Dungeness crab closure rules

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Southeast Alaska trollers will help collect near-real-time catch and oceanographic data through an expanded electronic logbook program during the 2028 and 2029 fishing seasons. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection

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About 30 boats gathered for the Aug. 8 chum salmon commercial opener at Neets Bay. Photo courtesy of the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association

Neets Bay chum fishery opens for first time since 2018

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Map of the Skagit River Delta and Similk Pocket Estuary. Photo courtesy of NOAA

$4.2 million for Chinook salmon restoration

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