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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

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

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.
April 24, 2026

Bill would keep foreign seafood out of school lunches

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 Mullins, the Longsoaker can increase catches by anywhere from 25 to 45 percent. Longsoaker photo.
April 24, 2026

The Longsoaker promises to bait your pots automatically

Bluefin tuna make extensive trans-Atlantic migrations, predominantly moving from east to west, scientists confirmed. Shutterstock photo.
April 24, 2026

Western Atlantic acts as refuge for recovering bluefin tuna

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A fundamental shift is needed to position seafood as a core component of the American food system, says Ocean Strategies. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Margaret Bauman

May 7, 2026

Seafood need not be reinvented, but it does need to compete

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In 2025, no mainstream Alaska media even mentioned the start of the 2025 salmon season, nor did Alaska Airlines participate. Photo courtesy of Alaska Fish News / Laine Welch

Laine Welch

May 7, 2026

Copper River opener will launch Alaska’s 2026 salmon season

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ASMFC has delayed action on potential new protections for Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Jerry Prezioso / NOAA

Carli Stewart

May 7, 2026

Commission delays Chesapeake menhaden protections amid growing Bay concerns

In 2025, no mainstream Alaska media even mentioned the start of the 2025 salmon season, nor did Alaska Airlines participate. Photo courtesy of Alaska Fish News / Laine Welch

Copper River opener will launch Alaska’s 2026 salmon season

May 7, 2026

Laine Welch

ASMFC has delayed action on potential new protections for Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of Jerry Prezioso / NOAA

Commission delays Chesapeake menhaden protections amid growing Bay concerns

May 7, 2026

Carli Stewart

A fundamental shift is needed to position seafood as a core component of the American food system, says Ocean Strategies. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Seafood need not be reinvented, but it does need to compete

May 7, 2026

Margaret Bauman

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

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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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