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Photo by Jim Stefanilo (Insta: @gallantserjames)

Portland Parade of Lights celebrates holiday cheer

Carli Stewart

Angela Wick and Cary Greisen show off Zerofit’s line of Heatrub baselayers, all designed to use the friction created by the wearer’s movement to help generate heat and provide more warmth. Photo by Douglas Zirbel

Northern fishermen gear up with Zerofit's cold weather wear

Paul Molyneaux

Farrin’s Boatshop made several modifications to the Miss Quahog, a 45-foot lobster boat. Farrin's Boatshop photo.

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Upgrading Miss Quahog

Michael Crowley

Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Two endangered whales entangled in fishing gear near Nantucket

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A fisherman reels in a tarpon in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Will Benson

Reeling in prehistoric fish

NF Aggregator

A significant reduction has been announced in Atlantic herring catch limits for 2025. Photo by Jeff Rotman on Getty Images

NOAA cuts 2025 Atlantic herring catch limits

NF Staff

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has authorized a winter sampling program, allowing the catch of up to 58,400 pounds to gather data on Atlantic shrimp. Photo by NOAA Fisheries/ Calvin Alexander

Maine shrimp make a tentative comeback

Carli Stewart

NEFMC has set the stage for significant changes to Atlantic cod management across New England waters. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Approval of new catch limits on Atlantic cod stocks

Carli Stewart

Scallops on deck — Scallops on deck. NOAA photo.

New England scallop quotas cut by 28 percent for 2025

NF Staff

Fishing back when: Atlantic states struggle with stripers

Carli Stewart

Wind turbines, including one with a damaged blade, at the Vineyard Wind offshore site in November. Two-thirds of the planned turbines still need to be completed. Photo by Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light.

What’s next for Vineyard Wind?

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