National Fisherman

Dungeness Crab

A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are imposing an early season closure April 15 off the central and southern coast to reduce risk of humpback whale entanglements. CDFW image.

California delays Dungeness crab opening for fourth year

Kirk Moore

seafood salad on a bed of romaine lettuce with sliced lemon and purple onion on a cutting board

Quick Seafood Salad You Can Make in a Jar

Megan Waldrep

Commercial Fishing Photo Stories: Dungeness Crabbing- Puget Sound

Bri Dwyer

Velocity Marine and Fabrication's 32-foot through-picker will have a power roller at the bow and stern and a swiveling gill net drum in the center of the boat. Velocity Marine rendering.

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Through-pickers preferred by more Bristol Bay fishermen

Michael Crowley

CLIA Alaska photo.

Cruise lines, Alaska seafood and sustainability – a natural connection

A surprise for the day, the author catches a canary rockfish. “The biggest one I’ve seen in 30 years out here,” Goins says. “Probably 20 years old.” Paul Molyneaux photo.

At Sea - Oregon dory fishermen brave the waves before they can fish

Paul Molyneaux

The trawler Virginia Marise from Point Judith, R.I., near the Block Island Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind photo.

Fishing advocates seek new funding for offshore wind studies

Kirk Moore

Nick Furman served as executive director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission for 22 years. Photo courtesy of the Furman family.

Longtime Oregon crab commission director Nick Furman remembered

NF Staff

Luke Williams photo.

Every boat a step up: Luke Williams builds a career adapting

Charlie Ess

The F/V Coastal Reign capsized on Oregon's Garibaldi Bar on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2021, killing two members of its four-person crew. Facebook photo

Coast Guard to present Coastal Reign accident findings

NF Staff

The 2020 Fisheries of the United States report shows an industry worth $4.8 billion - even with a 10 to 15 percent decline from covid-19. Doug Stewart photo.

NOAA says status report shows U.S. fisheries 'on track' with rebuilding

Kirk Moore