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Halibut longline survey southeast Alaska 2004 NOAA — Bleak news was summarized from the 101st Session of the IPHC Annual Meeting. Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Pacific stocks hit 40-year low, cuts loom for 2025 season

Laine Welch

ASMFC repeals proposed gauge increase

Carli Stewart

Two hundred pounds of illegal red snapper caught off the coast of Texas. US Coast Guard photo.

US Coast Guard seizes 200 pounds of illegal red snapper off Texas

Nathan Strout

President Trump has appointed Dr. Neil Jacobs to run the NOAA.

Dr. Neil Jacobs nominated to lead NOAA

NF Staff

Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Prince William Sound sablefish season opens with 264,000 pound quota

NF Staff

According to Carl Huffman, a pair of Pacific fishermen came east to fish giants and landed this 893-pound monster using a Hydraulic Brute H15 reel. Photos by Electric Fishing Reel Systems

Electric fishing reel systems hooks success

Paul Molyneaux

Alaska Department Fish & Game photo.

Commercial Tanner crab fishery closed in Eastern South Peninsula District

NF Staff

Trump’s recent decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent on Chinese goods will affect many industries, including Maine's lobster industry.

Maine’s industry braces for impact from new tariffs

Carli Stewart

Photo by New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC)

NEFMC warns of breakdown in fisheries science support

Chris Chase

Proposed changes to the fishery’s management in Southeast Alaska could provide more opportunities for commercial fishermen. Photo by Gui_diaas on Shutterstock

Policy shifts, genetic insights shape the king crab fishery

NF Staff

“Excellent” predictions for sockeye; “strong” for pinks and chums. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Alaska’s 2025 salmon forecast

Laine Welch