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A graphic shows relative energy density of diesel, methanol, hydrogen and batteries for marine power. Elliott Bay Design Group.

Diesel efficiency and alternative fuel insight

Paul Molyneaux

The ASC closed 2024 with a remarkable five-day exploration of Southern Chile’s salmon farming industry. Photo by Alexander Gold

Global aquaculture sustainability highlighted with 2024 tours

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Alaska trawl fisheries are under attack by radical groups. Photo by ErinGla

Defending Alaska's trawl fleet: Myths, facts, and the fight

Carli Stewart

While Bristol Bay setnetter Melanie Brown and Jason Jarvis share a light moment at the 8th General Assembly of the World Forum of Fishing Peoples, but the conversation about the assault on capture fisheries more often dealt with grave concerns. Paul Molyn

Fisher folk of the world meet in Brazil

Paul Molyneaux

Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.

ASMI All Hands On Deck conference Dec. 3-5 in Anchorage

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A Cooke aquaculture barge towed two strings of large plastic balls through lobster grounds near Harwood Island in July, says Bernita Alley. Beals Island and Jonesport lobstermen blame Cooke for gear losses. Bernita Alley photo.

Cooke Aquaculture faces new Clean Water Act lawsuit

Paul Molyneaux

Kieran Kelly, founder of Ocean Integrity, patented the Micro-plastic Elimination Device (MPED), and has used it all over the world to clean rivers carrying plastic to the sea. Kelly says 95 percent of plastic going into the sea arrives by river, much of i

Cleaning the sea of plastic

Paul Molyneaux

Updates must be made quickly to the National Standard guidelines to address climate impacts, support fishing communities, and reduce bycatch or risk harming U.S. fisheries' resilience and equity. Photo by Fishing Communities Coalition

Fishing communities call on Biden-Harris Administration to update National Standard guidelines

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Rhode Island fishermen converse with WHOI researchers from the LOC-NESS project in Point Judith on August 14. Photo by Schumann

Fishermen voice concerns about ocean alkalinity experiments

Sarah Schumann

GAO outlined numerous ways in which NMFS has failed to tackle bycatch issues adequately and blamed a lack of observer coverage overall.Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Agency critics slam federal oversight of bycatch

Laine Welch

Marks on a lobster tail are believed to be made by a leather vise used to hold lobsters for scrubbing. A.C. McLoon, Frank Moore, Bob Barlow, Leslie Dyer, and Harold Look. Photo by Brown

Fishing back when: ban offshore lobster fishing

Carli Stewart