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Matthew Oliver and two of his children. Photo courtesy of Melanie Parent
April 27, 2026

Missing New Jersey oysterman found in Delaware Bay

A foreign commercial fishing vessel works open waters. The FISH Act, advancing in Congress, would publicly list vessels tied to illegal fishing and block their seafood from U.S. markets. Shutterstock photo.
April 23, 2026

FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests

A recent study revealed that rising expenses and shrinking profits in commercial fishing have contributed to growing skepticism toward fisheries managers and the way regulations are handled. Shutterstock photo.
April 23, 2026

Study links low profits, high costs to fishermen's distrust of fisheries managers

Brian Shaw (left) and Eric Klose stack retired commercial fishing nets for shipment to Ukraine, where they will be used to entangle Russian drones before they can explode — protecting soldiers in trenches and civilians in markets and homes. Ground Squirrel Ventures photo.
April 24, 2026

Commercial fishing nets have new life in Ukrainian war zones

An aerial view of the new small craft harbour in Clyde River Nunavut. Fisheries and Oceans Canada photo.
April 23, 2026

Nunavut fishermen gain a safe harbor in the Arctic

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The Michael and Kristin, a 65-foot offshore lobsterboat built in 1982 at Gladding and Hearn, hauled out on the 400-ton Syncrolift at Rose Marine in Gloucester. “We’re putting a new shaft in,” says Frank Rose, company owner and head of operations. Photo co

Paul Molyneaux

May 6, 2026

Rose Marine serves the industry with a large inventory of propeller shafts

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Repairs to a damaged section of the commercial dock in Grand Isle are complete nearly five years after Hurricane Ida. Photo courtesy of Grand Isle Port Commission

NF Staff

May 6, 2026

Hurricane Ida repairs complete at Grand Isle commercial dock

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A coalition of environmental groups has filed suit against the Trump administration over its move to reopen the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. Photo courtesy of NOAA

NF Staff

May 6, 2026

Environmental groups sue over reopening of Northeast marine monument

The Michael and Kristin, a 65-foot offshore lobsterboat built in 1982 at Gladding and Hearn, hauled out on the 400-ton Syncrolift at Rose Marine in Gloucester. “We’re putting a new shaft in,” says Frank Rose, company owner and head of operations. Photo co

Rose Marine serves the industry with a large inventory of propeller shafts

May 6, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

Repairs to a damaged section of the commercial dock in Grand Isle are complete nearly five years after Hurricane Ida. Photo courtesy of Grand Isle Port Commission

Hurricane Ida repairs complete at Grand Isle commercial dock

May 6, 2026

NF Staff

A coalition of environmental groups has filed suit against the Trump administration over its move to reopen the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Environmental groups sue over reopening of Northeast marine monument

May 6, 2026

NF Staff

Menhaden Fisheries Coalition argues that federal fisheries managers treated economic concerns differently when weighing striped bass and menhaden management decisions. Photo courtesy of Ocean Harvesters

Menhaden group claims ASMFC applied a double standard on economic impacts

May 5, 2026

Carli Stewart

Two independent analyses are pushing back on a key claim driving current Atlantic menhaden management discussions, that Virginia’s reduction fishery is preventing fish from reaching Maryland waters. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Studies challenge 'gauntlet' theory in Chesapeake menhaden debate

May 5, 2026

Carli Stewart

Freshwater mussels are among the most imperiled groups of animals in North America. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo.

Feds move to protect vanishing freshwater mussels

May 4, 2026

NF Staff

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has received a $96,572 grant from the nonprofit Blue Convergence Fund to develop a climate-resilient fishery management plan for the state. Shutterstock photo.

Maryland DNR awarded grant to build climate-resilient fisheries plan

May 4, 2026

NF Staff

Russ Mullins brought his whale rope to the 2025 PME in Seattle. Mullins launched Pacific Rope Works in 2025 as regulations began to kick in requiring Dungeness crab fishermen to use colored rope specific to their particular state. Photo courtesy of Paul M

Pacific Ropeworks helps fishermen save whales and money

May 4, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

A local fisherman talks with students about salmon trolling during an AK On Board crew training workshop in Petersburg. Photo by Emily Scott, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association

Sea Grant workshops train the future of the fisheries industry

May 4, 2026

Margaret Bauman

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Turning the former tuna boat Anela into a salmon tender turned out to be a much bigger undertaking than Kris Mullan expected. But for Mullan, who saw the boat launched in Tacoma in 1971, it’s been a labor of love. Angel Marine photo.

Boat of the Month: Anela

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