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Yellowfin Tuna

U.S. longline captain Michael Foy has been held in custody by British Virgin Islands authorities who seized his vessel Rebel Lady June 8. Photo courtesy Jordan Cassoff.

U.S. longline captain granted bail while awaiting trial in British Virgin Islands

Kirk Moore

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling against NMFS plans for permitting ocean pen aquaculture in federal waters. Kampachi Farms photo.

Senate bill would establish U.S. offshore aquaculture rules

Kirk Moore

U.S. longline captain Michael Foy has been held in custody by British Virgin Islands authorities who seized his vessel Rebel Lady June 8. Photo courtesy Jordan Cassoff.

Trial delayed for U.S. captain held in British Virgin Islands

Kirk Moore

Captain Louis Puskas at Barnegat Light, N.J. in the early 1980s. Photo by Ray Fisk/National Fisherman.

Barnegat Light legend Lou Puskas passes at age 89

Kirk Moore

U.S. longline captain Michael Foy has been held in custody by British Virgin Islands authorities who seized his vessel Rebel Lady June 8. Photo courtesy Jordan Cassoff.

Supporters seek U.S. government help for jailed longline captain who faces half-million-dollar fine

Kirk Moore

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling against NMFS plans for permitting ocean pen aquaculture in federal waters. Kampachi Farms photo.

Federal appeals court rules against Gulf of Mexico aquaculture plan

Kirk Moore

After years of using only rod and reel, New England groundfish fisherman Tim Ryder has upgraded to automated jigging machines from the Icelandic company DNG. Asher Molyneaux photo.

High-tech hooks

Paul Molyneaux

Yellowfin tuna. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Taro Taylor.

Gulf of Mexico yellowfin tuna market steady as shoppers stock up

Sue Cocking

Red snapper at the dock. Fishermen say it appears the stock is recovered, and prices to the boats were between $5 and $6 in 2019. John DeSantis photo.

Gulf & South Atlantic Market Report: 2019 Year in Review

Sue Cocking

Yellowfin tuna. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Taro Taylor.

Gulf yellowfin tuna harvest bouncing back from 2018 slump

Sue Cocking

Yellowfin tuna. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user Taro Taylor.

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Domestic market for yellowfin tuna remains strong

John DeSantis