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An increase in the minimum size for a Gulf of Maine lobster is raising concerns among Canadian and U.S. lobster dealers and lobstermen. Photo by MLA

U.S. and Canada held talks on lobster gauge increase

Maine Lobstermen's Association

The U.S. Coast Guard has coordinated with state, federal, and other agencies to get F/V Jacob Pike off from the bottom of the New Meadows River in Harpswell. Photo by Determination Marine

Sunken fishing vessel undergoing awaited salvage operations

Carli Stewart

A Cook Inlet gillnetter runs north on a fish call, with Mt. ReDoubt volcano off to the west. Pat Dixon photo

For Cook Inlet gillnetters, life's not easy in the EEZ

Charlie Ess

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) manages fisheries in the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands in federal waters. Photo by karenfoleyphotography on Shutterstock

One more voting member on the NPFMC must be named fast

Laine Welch

Menhaden Management Board approved a motion that could lead to further regulations of the fishery. Photo by Larry Chowning

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ASMFC vote to create workgroup to study Virginia’s menhaden fishery

Larry Chowning

The lobster gauge increase in LMA 1 is now delayed until July 1, 2025, and Addendum 30 passed unanimously within the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Photo by Tom Zeman

Lobster gauge increase delayed a second time?

Carli Stewart

Of the 180 vessels that were repowered with support from The Maine Clean Marine Engine Program, the vast majority have been lobster boats and other fishing vessels. Photo by Maine DEP

Maine program drives cleaner engine upgrades for fishermen

Paul Molyneaux

Hurricane Debby made landfall on Florida's west coast, leaving significant flooding in its wake. Photo by NOAA

Tropical Storm Debby slowly moving up the East Coast

Carli Stewart

The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund will fund 14 new and continuing projects across the West Coast and Alaska. Photo by Shutterstock

Funding announced for 14 salmon recovery projects

NF Staff

The commercial harvest for red snapper in the South Atlantic federal waters will close on August 6, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. Photo by lensaraja on Shutterstock.

South Atlantic federal closure of red snapper 2024

NF Staff

Carter's Wharf, formerly known as the Sea Pier. Photo by Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation

Commercial fishing pier to be constructed in Boothbay, Maine

Carli Stewart