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West Coast & Pacific

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish team member samples pink shrimp to determine size, sex, and age. Photo courtesy of WDFW

Washington pink shrimp season lands 22.2M pounds

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The Honolulu-based tuna longliner, Pacific Sun, hauled out at Ventura Harbor Boatyard. “She was a little too big for another yard I sometimes use, so I brought her to Ventura for a shave and a haircut,” says owner Peter Webster.

Ventura Harbor Boatyard eyes growth for West Coast fleet

Paul Molyneaux

Safety at sea. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon Sea Grant rolls out first aid training for fishermen

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Pelagic trawl gear update on tap for NPFMC meeting in Vancouver

Margaret Bauman

Fish traps on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fish traps return to the Columbia– opportunity or another fight over access?

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Commercial fishing boats in Yaquina Bay Harbor with crab pots on deck. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon ballot measure could reshape fishing, farming

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Kyle Phillips of UC Davis preserves fresh-caught zooplankton sample in Wings Landing, a tidal restoration site in Suisun Marsh. Photo by Lynette Williams-Duman/UC Davis

Hot spots in San Francisco area wetlands are teeming with fish food

Margaret Bauman

Grey reef sharks and colorful schools of anthias in the waters of Jarvis Island at the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. Photo courtesy of Kelvin Gorospe / NOAA

Council to reopen monument waters to commercial fishing

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Despite record breaking heat and a large harmful algal bloom, commercial fisheries landings along the West Coast improved from 2024. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Upwelling saved the West Coast in 2025, NOAA reports

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Three proposed total allowable catch alternatives for Chinook and coho salmon during the upcoming Oregon salmon seasons. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

PFMC to host public meeting on salmon management alternatives

Margaret Bauman

Council will weigh reopening Pacific Monument waters to fishing

NF Staff