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Southeast Alaska trollers at work in Sitka Sound. Photo by James Poulson, Daily Sitka Sentinel

Alaska fisheries face numerous legal issues plus an endangered species battle

Wesley Loy

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

Southern shrimpers took advantage of the storm’s tidal push with 100 mph winds bringing shrimp inland. Photo by Carli Stewart

Shrimpers profit from Francine’s surge, prices low

Carli Stewart

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

Nine individuals face charges for illegally catching catfish during a multi-state scheme. Photo by Laura España on Unsplash

Nine charged in multi-state illegal catfish operation

Carli Stewart

The Sitka-based troller/ longliner Mirage, owned and operated by Jeff Turner, is slated to be the first boat in the ALFA to be outfitted with a diesel/electric hybrid system. Photo by Kempy Energetics

Leading the way to hybrid diesel electric propulsion

Paul Molyneaux

ADF&G wrote to NMFS, arguing that the recent Chinook salmon petition from WFC was flawed and inaccurate. Photo by Heather Ray

ADF&G slams petition to protect chinook as flawed and misguided

A recent study shows that American lobster may be more resilient to the effects of climate change than previously thought. Photo by WoodysPhotos on Shutterstock

American lobster show resilience amid climate change

Carli Stewart

Port meetings continue to provide fishermen interested in king and Spanish mackerel fisheries to share their perspectives. Photo by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Port meetings to shape future of king and Spanish mackerel fisheries

NF Staff

Minister Diane Lebouthillier decided to reopen the commercial cod fishery off Newfoundland and Labrador after a 32-year moratorium on cod fishing. Photo by Ingrid Maasik on Shutterstock

Canada's cod fishery reopens, yet quickly paused

Carli Stewart