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Weems & Plath will continue operating at its Annapolis location despite its headquarters being sold to the Annapolis Maritime Museum. Photo by Weems & Plath

Marine equipment store to stay in Annapolis after being sold

NF Staff

Portraits of seiners in the southeast by Glenn J Rudolph from the 1983 National Fisherman Yearbook

Why choose the hard life of commercial fishing?

Carli Stewart

2024 National Fisherman Highliners. From left to right- Leonard Leach, Martin Scanlon, Jason Delacruz, and Alan Pazar

Introducing the 2024 National Fisherman Highliners

NF Staff

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall. Photo by NOAA/ NHC

Fishing and oil industries pause due to Hurricane Francine

Carli Stewart

In early Sept., around 24,000 dead menhaden were discovered in the Baltimore Harbor. Photo by Jay Gao on Shutterstock

Massive fish kill in Baltimore Harbor highlights deepening Chesapeake Bay crisis

Carli Stewart

Podcast: Galley Stories EP 91 Charles Hardin Bundrant Trident Seafoods

Doug Stewart

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center has installed a striking new landmark in the heart of the City's Seaport Historic District. Photo by Phil Mello

A landmark celebration of fishing heritage and community

NF Staff

The crew of the F/V Capt. John, which on Sunday led the “flotilla” of about two dozen boats in protest against offshore wind development. Photo by Will Sennott / The New Bedford Light

Fishermen protest Vineyard Wind turbine collapse

Guest Author

Graduating Fellow Brianna Cunliffe. Photo by the Island Institute

Island Institute marks 25 Years of Fellows Program

NF Staff

The Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers executive director, Jamie Goen, has been appointed to the NPFMC.

Jamie Goen of AK Bering Sea Crabbers gets NPFMC seat

Laine Welch

Some of the 2024 NEYFA Deckhand to Captain Training Program class and Andrea Tomlinson, program director and founder of NEYFA. Photo by NEYFA

Program turns New England deckhands into captains

Carli Stewart