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Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages. Photo courtesy of NOAA
April 15, 2026

Hidden scallops scheme lands New Jersey captain, dealer in federal court

April 20, 2026

Louisiana captain cited for undersized mackerel, illegal gear in Gulf

Freeport Diesel & Marine shop in Freeport, Maine. Photo courtesy of FDM
April 14, 2026

Freeport shop built by mariners, for fishermen

Commercial fishing groups across the United States praised the creation of the new Office of Seafood within the Department of Agriculture.Shutterstock photo.
April 16, 2026

USDA launches first-ever Office of Seafood

Doug Bowen, founder, and Maddie Lightsey, president of Alaska Boats & Permits in Homer, are participants in ComFish Alaska 2026 in Kodiak. Photo by Margaret Bauman
April 20, 2026

Optimism rising for Alaska fishing boat and permit sales

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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.

Margaret Bauman

April 24, 2026

Commercial fishing nets have new life in Ukrainian war zones

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The Longsoaker timed-release bait container can keep a crab pot fishing even when boats can’t get out to bait their traps. According to its creator, Russ Mullin, the Longsoaker can increase catches by anywhere from 25 to 45 percent. Longsoaker photo.

Paul Molyneaux

April 24, 2026

The Longsoaker promises to bait your pots automatically

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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.

Margaret Bauman

April 23, 2026

FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests

New legislation would prohibit the federal government from purchasing foreign seafood, directing all taxpayer-funded seafood spending — including school lunch programs — toward domestic sources. Shutterstock photo.

Bill would keep foreign seafood out of school lunches

April 24, 2026

NF Staff

The Longsoaker timed-release bait container can keep a crab pot fishing even when boats can’t get out to bait their traps. According to its creator, Russ Mullin, the Longsoaker can increase catches by anywhere from 25 to 45 percent. Longsoaker photo.

The Longsoaker promises to bait your pots automatically

April 24, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

Bluefin tuna make extensive trans-Atlantic migrations, predominantly moving from east to west, scientists confirmed. Shutterstock photo.

Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna

April 24, 2026

NF Staff

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.

Commercial fishing nets have new life in Ukrainian war zones

April 24, 2026

Margaret Bauman

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

Nunavut fishermen gain a safe harbor in the Arctic

April 23, 2026

NF Staff

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.

FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests

April 23, 2026

Margaret Bauman

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.

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

April 23, 2026

NF Staff

Fishermen doing in-store demonstrations on how to cook fillets of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon will be part of the 2026 marketing campaign for the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. Photo courtesy of the BBRSDA

BBRSDA steps up marketing campaign for robust 2026 season

April 22, 2026

Margaret Bauman

Officials seized over 50,000 dried shark fins, weighing more than 1,6000 pounds and valued at over $1 million. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

50,000 shark fins seized in Anchorage-linked trafficking case

April 21, 2026

Carli Stewart

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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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F/V Faith Crew Ready to Shrimp

Handstand on the Deck of F/V Defiant

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