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West Coast & Pacific

The Gig Harbor BoatShop is offering a Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program in April of 2026. Photo courtesy of Gig Harbor BoatShop

Gig Harbor BoatShop to host 2026 purse seine crew school

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Oregon's commercial fishing industry generated $517 million in 2025. Photo courtesy of Bob Pool

Oregon commercial fishing hits $517M high in 2025

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Meghan Hertel, left, has officially been sworn in as Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Photo courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Meghan Hertel sworn in as new CDFW director

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Pacific cod in Alaska waters. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

NPFMC recommends big boost in GOA Pacific cod catch limits

Margaret Bauman

An Oregon student watches classroom salmon eggs as part of the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program. Photo courtesy of ODFW

West Coast schools raise the next generation of fish advocates

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Photo by Tui De Roy

Oregon adds late-season crab gear restrictions

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Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman off Crescent City

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The first-ever state-authorized on-demand fishing gear by Sub Sea Sonics and Guardian Ropeless pop-up gear. Photo courtesy of Sub Sea Sonics

CDFW authorizes first on-demand gear for Dungeness crab

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Photo courtesy of C. Babcock / Shutterstock

Final Calif. area opens for Dungeness crab fishing

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Passports given to visitors who participate in the Storms and Seafood Festival allow them to mark which dishes they have been served and where. Photo courtesy of Westport Marina

Storms, seafood, and a working waterfront

Carli Clancy

Halibut longline survey southeast Alaska 2004 NOAA — Pacific halibut. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Catch limits down slightly for Pacific halibut fishery

Laine Welch