National Fisherman

Jessica Hathaway

Former Editor in chief

Jessica Hathaway is a Fisheries and Seafood Senior Consultant for Ocean Strategies and is a former editor of National Fisherman.

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Jeff McClean/NOAA/GARFO image

Meet the new NMFS director: Janet Coit

Heather Anne Tyson Fick Alaska salmon — Aboard the Heather Anne out of Juneau, Alaska, Tyson Fick cuts off the head of a salmon prior to pressure bleeding. John McCarthy photo

Alaska salmon report: Low returns so far

Killer gillnetter Bristol Bay stern shot — Using art to sell engines, Killer and FPT Industrial aim to make a splash. Randy Wells photo

Killer revealed: Building a Bristol Bay gillnetter like no other

A Coast Guard 47-foot motor lifeboat underway. Coast Guard photo/PO1 Levi Read.

Coast Guard: Masking won’t be monitored

A lobster dock at Point Judith, R.I. Rhode Island was among states that issued emergency permits enabling fishermen to sell directly to the public after the covid-19 pandemic shut down their usual markets. Sarah Smith/Rutgers University photo.

Going viral can be a nightmare: Here’s one way to handle it

What’s next in fisheries tech? You can help decide

The Killer is coming: Have you ever seen a boat like this?

Road block: Alaska Native group protects land coveted by Pebble Mine developers

Getting rest in the season is a significant challenge for the crews who fish Alaska’s compact salmon season in Bristol Bay. Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo

Editor’s Log: Our family to yours

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations photo

Offshore wind pushes West without fisheries input, stakeholders say