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The Ocean Angel VI squid fishing vessel crashed into Santa Cruz Island on Dec. 15, 2022, causing more than 1,000 gallons of fuel to spill into the ocean. Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara County Fire Department

October 28, 2026

Fishing company pays $100,000 after vessel grounding, oil spill

The America First Seafood Strategy calls for a voluntary “U.S.-Caught Seafood” designation to help consumers identify seafood harvested by American fishermen aboard U.S.-flagged vessels and under U.S. fisheries management.

October 24, 2026

Trump’s America First Seafood Strategy puts US fishermen in focus

With four young children between them, Claire and Emma are spending less time on deck these days while raising the next generation of commercial fishermen. Photo courtesy of Laurel Johnson

October 28, 2026

Trading deck time for a new chapter ashore: Salmon Sisters

Photo courtesy of NERACOOS

October 29, 2026

Fishermen join search as missing SeaTrac returns home

Fishermen, scientists, and conservation groups are working together to improve real-time whale monitoring off California, aiming to reduce entanglement risk while keeping the Dungeness crab fishery on the water. Photo courtesy of CDFW

October 26, 2026

New partnership aims to keep crab boats fishing

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