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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

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
April 21, 2026

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

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.
April 23, 2026

FISH Act moves closer to halting entry of illegal seafood harvests

UMaine researchers are investigating whether cunner may be preying on egg-bearing lobsters, raising new questions for Maine’s fishery. Photo courtesy of UMaine / fisheries scientist Michelle Staudinger
April 21, 2026

Cunner, climate, and concern: Study digs into lobster questions

April 21, 2026

Ocean Conservancy report points to climate, bycatch threats in US fisheries

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A local fisherman talks with students about salmon trolling during an AK On Board crew training workshop in Petersburg. Photo by Emily Scott, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association

Margaret Bauman

May 4, 2026

Sea Grant workshops train the future of the fisheries industry

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Russ Mullins brought his whale rope to the 2025 PME in Seattle. Mullins launched Pacific Rope Works in 2025 as regulations began to kick in requiring Dungeness crab fishermen to use colored rope specific to their particular state. Photo courtesy of Paul M

Paul Molyneaux

May 4, 2026

Pacific Ropeworks helps fishermen save whales and money

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Jeremy Zirlott, of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, buys from his three boats and two others. He packs his own shrimp and is pushing up his wholesale prices to try to get more money to the boats as fuel prices rise. “I also preach fuel efficiency,” he says. Photo

Paul Molyneaux

May 1, 2026

Fishermen weigh fuel costs against the catch

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
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has received a $96,572 grant from the nonprofit Blue Convergence Fund to develop a climate-resilient fishery management plan for the state. Shutterstock photo.

Maryland DNR awarded grant to build climate-resilient fisheries plan

May 4, 2026

NF Staff

Russ Mullins brought his whale rope to the 2025 PME in Seattle. Mullins launched Pacific Rope Works in 2025 as regulations began to kick in requiring Dungeness crab fishermen to use colored rope specific to their particular state. Photo courtesy of Paul M

Pacific Ropeworks helps fishermen save whales and money

May 4, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

A local fisherman talks with students about salmon trolling during an AK On Board crew training workshop in Petersburg. Photo by Emily Scott, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association

Sea Grant workshops train the future of the fisheries industry

May 4, 2026

Margaret Bauman

Jeremy Zirlott, of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, buys from his three boats and two others. He packs his own shrimp and is pushing up his wholesale prices to try to get more money to the boats as fuel prices rise. “I also preach fuel efficiency,” he says. Photo

Fishermen weigh fuel costs against the catch

May 1, 2026

Paul Molyneaux

From the ashes of the 2024 Ilwaco Landing fire, FishHer Columbia Pacific Community Alliance has grown into a force for safety, training, and community along the West Coast waterfront. Photo courtesy of FishHer

From Ilwaco strong to FishHer

May 1, 2026

Carli Stewart

Maryland is taking another swing at its growing blue catfish problem, this time with gill nets. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Maryland targets invasive blue catfish with gill net study

May 1, 2026

NF Staff

A fishing vessel operates in Alaska waters. Shutterstock photo.

Legislation would expand representation on NPFMC

May 1, 2026

Margaret Bauman

Wild steelhead like these are among the species Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund dollars are designed to protect, with NOAA Fisheries announcing up to $99 million in grants for West Coast and Alaska conservation projects. NOAA Fisheries photo.

NOAA opens $99 million in Salmon recovery funds for West Coast and Alaska

May 1, 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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F/V Faith Crew Ready to Shrimp

Handstand on the Deck of F/V Defiant

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