National Fisherman

Herring

NMFS officials said the Northeast midwater trawl restricted area rule will not be enforced for now following a March 29 federal court order. The agency may appeal the decision. NMFS graphic.

Northeast midwater trawl exclusion zone won’t be enforced – for now

Kirk Moore

Lou Goodreau, center, flanked by New England Fishery Management Council Executive Director Tom Nies, left, and council chair Eric Reid. NEFMC photo.

Longtime New England council economist honored

Kirk Moore

Bruce Marifern’s Freedom wraps up a 230-ton set in Hayward Strait, with Alaskan Girl pumping, on day two of the Sitka sac roe herring fisher. Brannon Finney photo

Herring catch could set records — if there were enough buyers

Laine Welch

The F/V Enterprise (center) pictured at its dock at Lund's Fisheries at Cape May, N.J., was among mid-water trawlers pushed out of nearshore waters by a 2019 NMFS rule. Lund's Fisheries photo.

Mid-water trawlers see win in challenge to Northeast herring exclusion zone

Kirk Moore

The Persistence and Relentless are two of the Seafreeze Ltd. trawler fleet. Seafreeze photo.

Atlantic herring fishermen open appeal of monitoring case

Steve Bittenbender

Atlantic herring. Northeast Fisheries Science Center/NOAA photo.

Owner and crew of Maine herring seiner charged with misreporting landings

Kirk Moore

Alaska Bering Sea crab crew pulls a pot on deck. ASMI/Chris Miller photo

Alaska bycatch updates: Task force meets this week

Laine Welch

NamJet expands on Alaska markets with niche fisheries.

Bayou to Bristol Bay: NamJet goes niche

Brian Hagenbuch

Loligo squid are among the research subjects in the 2022 round of funding for the Science Center for Marine Fisheries. NMFS photo.

Science group funds $126,000 for Atlantic fisheries studies

Kirk Moore

Pacific herring sample. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo

Pacific herring: Survey supports Jan. 1 opening, 750-ton quota

Charlie Ess

The Starlight is one of two O’Hara Lobster Bait midwater trawlers. It was launched from Eastern Shipyard in Panama City in the late 1970s, then overhauled at Patti Marine in Pensacola, Fla., and returned to Rockland, Maine in June 2019. Tom Farrell photo

Feds declare East Coast herring fishery a disaster

Jessica Hathaway