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A dead humpback whale found entangled in fishing gear off Cape Elizabeth. Maine, was towed into Portland harbor and hoisted out at Portland Yacht Services for a necropsy and disposal. Photo by Portland harbormaster Kevin Battle.

Dead humpback whale pulled from Portland harbor

NF Staff

KPM Marine's 350 S bilge pump is capable of emptying a 44 gal. trash barrel in under one minute. KPM Marine photo.

New KPM Marine bilge pump

Ben Hayden

A recent assessment of Atlantic cod stocks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence does not show an optimistic future for the species. Photo by Ricardo Resende on Unsplash

The fate of Atlantic cod stocks from optimism to concern

Carli Stewart

The aftermath of the April collapse of a dock owned by Eastern Fisheries. Will Sennott / The New Bedford Light photo.

New Bedford waterfront grapples with ongoing challenges after second dock collapse

The owner of the F/V Arctic Lady filed a lien against Peter Pan for more than USD 348,000, alleging it was not paid for deliveries of pollock and Pacific cod. F/V Arctic Lady Facebook photo.

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Peter Pan Seafoods Fined $750K by EPA, Faces $348K Lien from F/V Arctic Lady

Cliff White

In the wheelhouse of the Western Dawn, the Scantrol monitor takes center stage. GS Marine LLC installed in October 2023, the first of the SYM7 LT system in the U.S. Photo by John Simpson

30 Years of Scantrol Autotrawl innovation in commercial fishing

Paul Molyneaux

Portraits of lobstermen line a wall of Dennis Wilkins’ studio on Bailey Island. Wilkins hopes to persuade his subjects to stand for one more photograph so he can paint a group portrait to present to the town of Harpswell. Photo by Bisi Cameron Yee

Bailey Island artist honors lobstermen through paintings

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On May 21, the Port of Seattle broke ground on renovating and modernizing the historic Ship Supply Building at Fishermen’s Terminal to the Maritime Innovation Center. Photo by Port of Seattle

Port of Seattle renovates historic Ship Supply Building

NF Staff

Passamaquoddy fisherman, Erik Francis waits for the tide to ebb on the Penobscot River so that he can empty the elvers from his fyke net and transport them above the dam that impedes their passage. Francis will harvest full grown eels in the fall and tran

Maine tribal fishermen lead eel restoration project

Paul Molyneaux

This 37-foot crabber was recently delivered to Maurice Bosse from Millennium Marine of Miramichi, New Brunswick, to crab pot in Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Larry Chowning

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Canadian-built workboats arrive in Chesapeake Bay

Larry Chowning

The new processing barge provides an "all-in-one solution" for buying, freezing, shipping, storing, and distributing Alaska salmon. Port of Bellingham photo.

New salmon processing barge set to operate in Bristol Bay

Laine Welch