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Swordfish

Swordfish on the F/V White Water. Blue Water Fishermen's Association photo.

Gulf of Mexico Swordfish: Lingering covid effects, cheap imports depress market

Sue Cocking

President Biden reversed the Trump administration executive order that would have permitted commercial fishing to continue in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.

Biden restores Northeast Canyons marine monument

Kirk Moore

President Biden reversed the Trump administration executive order that would have permitted commercial fishing to continue in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.

Biden administration may reinstate Northeast marine monument restrictions

Kirk Moore

Pacific swordfish: After big 2020 drop, fleet looks to restaurants and Asian markets

Charlie Ess

A simplified graphic of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, showing warm- and cold-water flows in the Atlantic Ocean. Levke Caesar/Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Study shows Gulf Stream, Atlantic cold current at record low

Kirk Moore

The Coast Guard cutter Kimball, one of the latest in the National Security Cutter class, recently patrolled 3,600 miles in the Philippine Sea. The cutter’s law enforcement team conducted its first ever at-sea boarding, Feb. 10, 2021. Coast Guard photo.

New Coast Guard cutter conducts long-range Indo-Pacific fisheries patrol

NF Staff

Longliners tied up at Honolulu's Pier 38. Photo courtesy HawaiiSeafood.org.

Hawaii longliners seek temporary visas for foreign crew

Kirk Moore

President Biden reversed the Trump administration executive order that would have permitted commercial fishing to continue in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument. NOAA image.

Fishing industry moves to head off Northeast canyons monument reversal

Kirk Moore

A pilot whale entangled in a swordfish drift gillnet. NMFS photo.

Trump vetoes drift gillnet ban; bill likely to return in Congress

Kirk Moore

Hawaii longline vessels at Honolulu Harbor Pier 38 Fishing Village. Hawaii Longline Association photo.

Hawaii longliners will convert to mono leaders

Kirk Moore

Swordfish on deck during long-lining operations. NOAA photo.

Gulf swordfish: Domestic effort scales back in tight market;  Canadian landings too high, says Fla. fisherman

Sue Cocking