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The Lobster Trap Company’s plastic trap being field tested on the same trawl as a wire trap. According to research and reports from fishermen, plastic traps have been shown to fish as well as or better than wire. Photo courtesy of the Lobster Trap Company
July 20, 2026

Nova Scotia company aims to reinvent the lobster trap

Fred Meyer supermarkets in Anchorage were offering customers with the store card fresh wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets for $15.99 a pound on July 14, a dollar less than the regular price. Margaret Bauman photo.
July 15, 2026

Alaska salmon catch swells to 29.5 million

Fisheries and Oceans Canada photo.
July 23, 2026

Fishery officers seize 18,000 pounds of Halibut off Nova Scotia

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Skamania Hatchery after concerns over its closure in April. Photo courtesy of Gluesenkamp Perez's office
July 17, 2026

Northwest gains support in fight over salmon hatchery funding

F/V Jerry G delivering a deck load of sockeye in Bristol Bay 2023. Photo courtesy of Chad Studebaker / NF Crew Shots
July 22, 2026

Bristol Bay sockeye run surpasses forecast as harvest nears 29.3M

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On August 13, Scallopalooza will take place in New Bedford, Mass., hosted by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. Photo courtesy of Phil Mello

Carli Clancy

July 28, 2026

Scallopalooza shucking contest returns to New Bedford

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Like a three-legged stool, Alaska's commercial fishing economy relies on fishermen, processors and coastal communities working together. Photo courtesy of Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance

Guest Author

July 28, 2026

Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska's seafood economy at risk

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Maine lobstermen fishing out of Jonesport, Beals and Jonesboro are backing a proposal to expand a protected fishing zone in Englishman Bay. Photo courtesy of Jonesport Municipal Marina

Carli Clancy

July 28, 2026

Maine lobstermen push to expand restricted fishing zone

Like a three-legged stool, Alaska's commercial fishing economy relies on fishermen, processors and coastal communities working together. Photo courtesy of Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance

Opinion: Why targeting one fishery puts Alaska's seafood economy at risk

July 28, 2026

Guest Author

A restoration project in Mashpee, Mass., is working to rebuild wild oyster reefs. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Mashpee leads effort to restore wild oyster habitat

July 28, 2026

NF Staff

Maine lobstermen fishing out of Jonesport, Beals and Jonesboro are backing a proposal to expand a protected fishing zone in Englishman Bay. Photo courtesy of Jonesport Municipal Marina

Maine lobstermen push to expand restricted fishing zone

July 28, 2026

Carli Clancy

On August 13, Scallopalooza will take place in New Bedford, Mass., hosted by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. Photo courtesy of Phil Mello

Scallopalooza shucking contest returns to New Bedford

July 28, 2026

Carli Clancy

A salvage team approaches the grounded fishing vessel Arctic Sea on June 20, 2026. Resolve Marine photo.

Wreck removal set for grounded Pribilofs crabber Arctic Sea

July 27, 2026

Eric Haun

Fishing is more than an occupation. For many fishermen, it is a lifelong identity that doesn't end at retirement. Photo courtesy of James Kirkikis / SS

When fishing is who you are

July 27, 2026

Monique Coombs

NOAA's 2026 ecosystem report stated that total seafood production is declining in both the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, driven by reduced landings of several key fish groups. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

NOAA report highlights shifting New England ecosystem

July 27, 2026

Carli Clancy

The group Save Long Beach Island called for NOAA "to designate the primary historic migration corridor of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale along the East Coast as critical habitat." Save LBI graphic.

NOAA refuses petition for right whale migration corridor

July 24, 2026

Kirk Moore

Commercial fishermen and passenger vessel operators in Gloucester, Mass., are feeling the strain of rising diesel and fuel costs. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

High diesel prices hit Gloucester fishermen

July 24, 2026

NF Staff

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The Aleta at the dock in Florence, Oregon. The 49-foot steel ketch was designed by Jack Serin and built near Ventura, California. Kate Price and Brandon Hiza bought the boat in 2022 as both a home and an albacore troller. Photo courtesy of Price/Hiza

F/V Aleta blends sail power with modern albacore fishing

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F/V Faith Crew Ready to Shrimp

Handstand on the Deck of F/V Defiant

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