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The Wanchese Fish Co. will close March 29, ending an 88-year run as a center of the North Carolina fishing industry. Wanchese Fish Co. photo.

Wanchese Fish Co. closure marks shift in North Carolina's commercial fishing landscape

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A blue catfish is assessed after capture by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources workers in 2022. Virginia DWR/Meghan Marchetti photo.

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Virginia funds expansion of blue catfish commercial fishery

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Jimmy Ruhle, captain of the Wanchese, N.C., fishing vessel Darana R and a 2004 National Fisherman Highliners, passed away Sept. 28, 2023. Twiford Funeral Homes photo.

Jimmy Ruhle honored posthumously for research efforts

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Photo by Matthew LeJune on Unsplash

Oysters called 'hope on the half shell' for Chesapeake

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Photo by Sara Cottle on Unsplash

Studies point to challenges facing Chesapeake stripers

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Horseshoe crabs come ashore by the thousands to breed in spring at Mispillion Harbor, Del., and other Delaware Bay beaches. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Gregory Breese photo.

Endangered species listing sought for horseshoe crabs

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Atlantic scallop landed on deck. Ben Hayden photo.

More scallop landings for 2024; more frequent VMS reporting

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Pogies swimming near the surface in a harbor with the reflection of two boats on the water. Photo by TFolsom99999 on Shutterstock

Science at center of fight over menhaden

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New York State cancelled provisional power agreements tiehr three offshore wind developers, shown here as areas in red, yellow and light blue. BOEM graphic.

Farther offshore, next New York Bight wind leases still draw opponents

Kirk Moore

Super Bowl Sunday: Crab and Artichoke Dip

Doug Stewart

A personal watercraft rider circles inside a purse seine set by the crew of the menhaden steamer Rappahannock Sept. 23, 2023, in what fishermen say was a third case of crews being harassed last summer. Menhaden Fisheries Coalition video image.

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Virginia advances legislation against harassing fishermen

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