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Crew aboard a Bristol Bay gillnetter in the Egegik District of Bristol Bay harvest reds in the world's largest wild sockeye salmon fishery. Photo courtesy of Margaret Bauman
July 6, 2026

Alaska's wild salmon harvest climbs to over 14.5 million fish

NOAA said its newly outlined regional priorities are intended to increase opportunities for American fishermen and women. Shutterstock photo.
July 6, 2026

NOAA unveils plan to cut seafood regulations under Trump directive

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff tag a legal-size male Dungeness crab as part of an ongoing study on Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound. WDFW photo.
July 7, 2026

New tagging study tracks Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce selected the governors' second-choice nominees for two open seats on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
June 30, 2026

Commerce bypasses governors' top picks for North Pacific Council seats

The Trump administration defended the federal government's decision to block the proposed Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska during oral arguments in federal court last week. Photo courtesy of Save Bristol Bay
June 30, 2026

Trump administration defends Pebble Mine veto in federal court

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Alaska fisheries officials are calling on the Marine Stewardship Council to reject the recertification of Russia's Western Bering Sea pollock fishery. Photo courtesy of the United Press Service of Rosrybolovstvo

Carli Clancy

July 10, 2026

Alaska challenges MSC certification of Russian pollock

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After more than 30 years, the Northern Edge of Georges Bank has been closed to scalloping, and Trump has proposed reopening it. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NF Staff

July 10, 2026

Thirty years after closure, Northern Edge scallop grounds could reopen

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Groundfish vessel the Avery Louise landing a recent trip to its homeport of Gloucester, MA. Photo courtesy of Fishermen's Wharf

Chris Chase

July 9, 2026

Groundfishermen navigate new cod rules amid rising costs

After more than 30 years, the Northern Edge of Georges Bank has been closed to scalloping, and Trump has proposed reopening it. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Thirty years after closure, Northern Edge scallop grounds could reopen

July 10, 2026

NF Staff

Alaska fisheries officials are calling on the Marine Stewardship Council to reject the recertification of Russia's Western Bering Sea pollock fishery. Photo courtesy of the United Press Service of Rosrybolovstvo

Alaska challenges MSC certification of Russian pollock

July 10, 2026

Carli Clancy

Groundfish vessel the Avery Louise landing a recent trip to its homeport of Gloucester, MA. Photo courtesy of Fishermen's Wharf

Groundfishermen navigate new cod rules amid rising costs

July 9, 2026

Chris Chase

Offshore service vessels converge on the burning Deepwater Horizon in April 2010. Coast Guard photo.
Offshore service vessels converge on the burning Deepwater Horizon in April 2010. Coast Guard photo.

Congressional Democrats warn against merging offshore energy agencies

July 9, 2026

Kirk Moore

Students at Lofoten Vocational School in Norway use Kongsberg Maritime's K-Sim Fishery simulator to train on fish finding, navigation, and trawl monitoring systems before stepping aboard a boat. Photo courtesy of Kongsberg

Training tomorrow's fishermen before they leave the dock

July 9, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

The commercial weathervane scallop fishery opened July 1 with harvest levels unchanged from last season, but despite nearly 400,000 pounds of Alaska quota available, only two vessels are expected to participate. Photo courtesy of ASMI

Only two vessels will fish Alaska's weathervane scallop season

July 9, 2026

Carli Clancy

Commercial harvesters delivered an estimated 21.7 million Alaska salmon to processors through July 8. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska commercial salmon harvest trailing 2025 catch

July 9, 2026

Margaret Bauman

A bipartisan group of Oregon coastal lawmakers is urging the Bonneville Power Administration to reverse its decision to cut funding for a salmon hatchery program. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Oregon lawmakers push to restore salmon hatchery funding

July 8, 2026

NF Staff

Lauren Haughey and Abby Haughey after a round haul in 2024 in Egegik, AK, on the F/V Rachelle Denae. Photo courtesy of NF Crew Shots / Lauren Haughey

Fleet shifts to Naknek-Kvichak as Bristol Bay nears 29 million

July 8, 2026

NF Staff

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The Tide-N-Knots rests on its mooring in Bailey’s Mistake, a semi-protected anchorage in Lubec, Maine. Built somewhere in Nova Scotia in 1979, the boat is typical of the rough old Novi workhorses found in Downeast Maine. Greg McConnell photo.

Boat of the month: Tide-N-Knots

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F/V Faith Crew Ready to Shrimp

Handstand on the Deck of F/V Defiant

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