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Cod, haddock quota advice a ‘cold shower’ for Norwegians

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F/V Froyanes1 is just one of the new Norwegian boats being built to cash in on an invasive species, red King Crab. While regulated under a quota regime in the Barents Sea, Norway has declared open season, spreading west and south from those waters.

King Crab fishing booming in European waters

Paul Molyneaux

Trawlers tied up. NMFS photo.

Groups unite to oppose bill to ban bottom trawls

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The haulers are often mounted on a bulkhead with the motor in an interior space to protect it from the elements. Photo by Electra-Dyne

Built by fishermen for fishermen: Electra-Dyne haulers

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Net pen aquaculture in deep coastal waters. NOAA photo.

Implications seen in rise of aquaculture

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Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, pushed for the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act to address bycatch issues threatening Alaska Native subsistence fisheries. House Natural Resources Committee video image.

Peltola introduces FISH Act citing need for resilient fisheries

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Iwashi sardines reappear in NW Pacific after long absence

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Photo by Davide Cantelli on Unsplash

U.S. among nations to push back timeline for Arctic fishing rules

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Hywind Tampen is the largest floating offshore wind development located off the coast of Norway. Photo by OMV

Gulf of Maine & Norwegian fishermen voice wind concerns

Carli Stewart

The Woyingi Mieka 1 is just one of dozens of boats that Bayou La Batre entrepreneur Joe Gazzier is buying and refurbishing for fishermen in Nigeria and other West African countries. Photo by Joe Gazzier

Shrimp boats from U.S. restored and headed to Nigeria

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Morenot trawl doors. Photo courtesy of Morenot

Louvred trawl doors catching on in Iceland

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