National Fisherman

Oysters

Tom Burke of Sloop Point Oyster Farms delivered 23,700 oysters for restoration work on the Tuckerton Reef as Bill Shadel of the Nature Conservancy kept tally Dec. 2, 2020. Kirk Moore photo.

New Jersey growers deliver 240,000 oysters for reef restoration

Kirk Moore

Hurricane Zeta was the third major storm to hit the Gulf coast within nine weeks. NASA Goddard image.

Hurricane Zeta scores third 2020 hit on Gulf Coast

Kirk Moore

Mississippi oyster fisherman Drew Livings hand tongs previously relayed oysters from the Biloxi Bay in 2017.

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Gulf oysters: Too much Mississippi River water,  Florida drought pinch supplies

John DeSantis

Matt Gregg of Forty North Oyster Farms pilots a load of harvested oysters to dock in Barnegat Bay, N.J. Forty North Oyster Farms photo.

Unsold oysters go to New Jersey restoration reefs

Kirk Moore

The skipjack Virginia W dredging oysters on Chesapeake Bay. Maryland Sea Grant photo.

Maryland Watermen’s Association and partners sue EPA over bay cleanup

Kirk Moore

Oyster cages along the Damariscotta River in Walpole, Maine. Mook Sea Farms photo.

Northeast oysters: Supply steady and quality reaches a high for retailers still selling

Caroline Losneck

Hurricane Laura drove a storm surge that peaked over 17 feet east of Cameron, La. Fox 8 WVUE graphic.

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After Laura, ‘nothing left’ for some southwest Louisiana fishing families

John DeSantis

Hurricane Laura continued to churn north through Louisiana Aug. 27, and could re-emerge as a storm over the Atlantic. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura slams southwest Louisiana

Kirk Moore

After striking the Louisiana-Texas coast, Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly weaken and bring heavy rains across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. National Hurricane Center graphic.

Hurricane Laura aims for Louisiana-Texas coast

Kirk Moore

NF_September_20_ATY_South_Lead_Parker — This Parker 25 worked by Nathan Everett on Chesapeake Bay recently got a new 300-hp four-stroke outboard engine. Larry Chowning photo

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New power for a 25-footer in Chesapeake Bay; Wright skiff is ready for sale in Deltaville, Va.

Larry Chowning

Fisherman Keith Bruno after his business Endurance Seafood in Oriental, N.C. was heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018. He's preparing again for Tropical Storm Isaias. Maureen Donald photo.

North Carolina’s fishermen brace for Isaias

Maureen Donald