National Fisherman

West Coast & Pacific

California's commercial salmon season has reopened for the first time since 2022 under tight restrictions aimed at rebuilding Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Calif. salmon fleet returns under limited season three-year closure

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A bipartisan group of Oregon coastal lawmakers is urging the Bonneville Power Administration to reverse its decision to cut funding for a salmon hatchery program. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon lawmakers push to restore salmon hatchery funding

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Fishing vessels in Honolulu Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Council appointments renew debate over Pacific monuments

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff tag a legal-size male Dungeness crab as part of an ongoing study on Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound. WDFW photo.

New tagging study tracks Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound

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Boat slips in San Diego, Calif. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Uphill battle to recruit new commercial fishermen

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The U.S. Secretary of Commerce selected the governors' second-choice nominees for two open seats on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Commerce bypasses governors' top picks for North Pacific Council seats

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ODFW is seeking public input on rules, including new electronic vessel monitoring requirements aimed at reducing the risk of whale entanglement. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon seeks input on Dungeness crab rule changes

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Federal disaster relief funding totaling $123.6 million will be distributed among fisheries in Alaska, Oregon, California, and Washington's Squaxin Island Tribe to help fishing communities recover from a series of commercial fishery collapses between 2019 and 2023. Shutterstock photo.

Commerce Department releases $123.6 million in fishery disaster aid

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Fishery biologists Chris Anderson, Chris Long, and KC Dill prepare to release a satellite-tagged Pacific cod. Before release, the fish is lowered to depth to aid survival. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Scientists tag Pacific cod to track climate shifts in the Bering Sea

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Spawning chum salmon in the Chehalis River, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Hilborn: respect indigenous, western fisheries knowledge

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Fall-run Chinook salmon migrate to California's Central Valley rivers to spawn. Photo by Miles Daniels

NOAA says $123 million coming for six ‘fishery resource disasters’

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