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Trump's 60-day regulatory freeze has created uncertainty for commercial fisheries nationwide. Photo from NF Photo Archive

Trump’s regulatory freeze disrupts U.S. fisheries

NF Staff

Alaska pollock. NMFS photo.

USDA gives $4.5 million for Alaska seafood international marketing

NF Staff

Knowing how to don and doff a survival suit and enter the water can make a difference in an emergency. Fishing Partnership is one of several organizations around the US coast that offer fishermen free training on how to handle themselves in a survival sui

The gear fishermen can’t afford to leave behind

Paul Molyneaux

Landon Hill came up with the idea for the LocalCatch seafood marketing app in order to facilitate communication between local fishermen and local buyers—both retail and wholesale. Photo by Landon Hill

How apps and markets are changing direct seafood sales

Paul Molyneaux

The USDA has awarded over $100 million in seafood contracts destined for federal nutrition programs. Photo by Georg Kristiansen

USDA awards nearly $102 million in seafood contracts

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A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Eric Haynes photo/Vineyard Wind.

RODA asks Supreme Court to hear Vineyard Wind case

NF Staff

CatchCam cameras have been used on scallop dredges to see how the heavy steel gear interacts with the sea floor. Photo by Tom Rossiter

CatchCam Technologies revives underwater vision

Paul Molyneaux

Herring fishing boats lined up in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Photo courtesy of Pacific Wild

Herring harvest debate heats up in British Columbia

NF Staff

Rachel Long has a long list of things she wants to have on board, including the tools and supplies needed to patch holes in a wooden boat. “I could keep going,” she says of her list. Photo by Rachel Long

Gear and items fishermen can't live without

Paul Molyneaux

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

Maine Sea Grant funding may be reinstated

NF Staff

Dungeness crab fishermen in Puget Sound try out Vallation Outerwear’s Ocean Rein Pullover. Made of PU Foam, the Ocean Rein is more flexible than PVC, and features designed to reduce snags, especially when handling nets. Photo by Bri Dwyer

Vallation Outerwear gains ground with fishermen

Paul Molyneaux