National Fisherman

Lobster

The Irene Alton’s lines came from a half-model carved by Alton Raynes; Bernard Raynes named the boat after his father and mother, Irene. Raynes painted the hard-working boat every year, and NF writer Paul Molyneaux tarred the rigging. Maynard Bray photo.

A death in the family

Paul Molyneaux

The fishing vessel Nordic Viking at Cape May. Cause for Action video image.

Herring fishermen take at-sea monitoring costs to Supreme Court

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.

Northeast Canyons fishing prohibition may be added to councils’ management plans

Kirk Moore

seafood salad on a bed of romaine lettuce with sliced lemon and purple onion on a cutting board

Quick Seafood Salad You Can Make in a Jar

Megan Waldrep

A right whale known to researchers as “Half Note” and her calf, sighted in January 2022 off of Georgia. The calf was thin with whale lice on its flukes, indications of poor health. Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute photo/NOAA permit #20556

U.S. agencies propose to protect whales while building wind power

Kirk Moore

Orange buoy with a jack-o-lantern face.

Fish Wife Hack: Upcycle Old Buoys Into Jack-O-Lanterns for Halloween

Megan Waldrep

The Reverence has a stern extension for extra traps and holds 18 crates below deck. Sargent's Custom Boats photo.

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New lobster boat fulfills the need for speed

Michael Crowley

A banner at an Oct. 12 rally in Portland spoke to the gravity of the challenge Maine’s lobster industry is facing. Doug Stewart photo.

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Maine must step up in lobstermen’s federal court fight

Jerry Fraser