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Commercial fishermen can access USDA’s new $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program to offset rising fuel costs.

October 22, 2026

$8 billion fuel relief program extends aid to commercial fishermen

Yelloweye rockfish will return to Oregon docks in 2027 after a 25-year closure, marking a milestone for fishermen in Port Orford and along the Oregon coast.

October 19, 2026

Oregon yelloweye rockfish fishery to reopen after 25-year closure

More than 2 million invasive European green crabs were captured along Washington State shorelines in 2025-26, with the vast majority removed from Willapa Bay. Photo courtesy of WDFW

October 20, 2026

Washington green crab captures top 2 million as invasion surges

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

"I’m trying to show the fishery in its best light and why it’s worth protecting,” Nels Ure told National Fisherman. Nels Ure photo.

October 20, 2026

Silly on deck, serious about salmon

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