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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

The fishing vessel Nordic Viking at Cape May. Cause for Action video image.

The Little Boats that Could: Supreme Court rules for fishermen

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Hywind Tampen is the largest floating offshore wind development located off the coast of Norway. Photo by OMV

Gulf of Maine & Norwegian fishermen voice wind concerns

Carli Stewart

The Gulf of Mexico cobia that was once a staple of springtime fishing has become almost non-existent. Shutterstock/image.

Outlook for Gulf Fisheries not highlighted in Status of Stocks

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The aftermath of the April collapse of a dock owned by Eastern Fisheries. Will Sennott / The New Bedford Light photo.

New Bedford waterfront grapples with ongoing challenges after second dock collapse

Trident Seafoods CEO Joe Bundrant.Trident Seafoods photo

An Interview with Trident Seafoods Corp. CEO Joe Bundrant

Wesley Loy