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Pat McBride with a deckload of blackcod from the western Aleutians during the 1980s. Photo courtesy Barb McBride.

Pat McBride, Aleutians blackcod pioneer, passes at 69

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Deyerle and his cousin Hunter work through their gear in the fog of Monterey Bay. Deyerle used to work by himself but finds the work goes faster with a second person. Paul Molyneaux photo.

At Sea: Monterey Bay black cod

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/58148d2ee0be621d475ca6f668da4352.jpg — Herring in Sitka, AK. Photo by Ben Reynolds

Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association and Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust Host Spring Fishermen's Expo

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/cbb39546273acd46cccce37d4c203787.jpg — Humpback Whale Photo by Pixabay

Federal judge wants plan to protect humpbacks from sablefish fishery

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A humpback whale and calf. Creative Commons photo/Ed Lyman NOAA Permit # 774-1714.

Court rules NMFS must move on whale take reduction plan for blackcod fishery

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Freshly inserted cotton corking is easily visible between the Terron’s hull planks. It’s the first time the 95-year-old crabber and blackcod boat's planking — originally built wood-to-wood —needed to be corked. David Peterson photo.

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After 95 years, a California crabber gets tightened up

Michael Crowley

Captain Shawn McManus proudly holds a pot-caught blackcod on the F/V Vansee. Courtesy Shawn McManus photo.

Blackcod fishermen’s ‘gear switching’ challenges Pacific Fishery Management Council

Charlie Ess

Alaska Seafood Marketing’s All Hands on Deck meet this week

Juvenile blackcod. NMFS photo.

Surveys look promising for blackcod and halibut

Charlie Ess

Gill net fishing practices on Kotzebue Sound are among many issues on the agenda for the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting season starting in October. ADF&G photo.

Cod, salmon at top of agenda as Alaska Board of Fisheries gears up

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Black Cod with Miso at Nobu Barcelona, made with Alaska sablefish (black cod). Beth Short-Rhoads photo.

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