1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (64+ words) EU warns of overfishing risk after Commission talks stall'National Fisherman Free membership gives you access to: Carli is a Senior Associate Editor for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago   (36+ words) VMI data used to study marine heatwaves may also monitor ecosystem health'National Fisherman Free membership gives you access to: Margaret Bauman is an Alaskan journalist focused on covering fisheries and environmental issues. Become an NF+ Member...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (31+ words) Recertification of flatfish fisheries as sustainable challenged'National Fisherman Free membership gives you access to: Margaret Bauman is an Alaskan journalist focused on covering fisheries and environmental issues. Become an NF+ Member...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (27+ words) Bycatch Reduction and Research Act introduced in AK'National Fisherman Bycatch Reduction and Research Act introduced in AK You've caught the limit! Free membership gives you access to:...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (33+ words) Alaska fishing vessel set to trial hyrbird propulsion system'National Fisherman Free membership gives you access to: Margaret Bauman is an Alaskan journalist focused on covering fisheries and environmental issues. Become an NF+ Member...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (414+ words) Four conservation groups have petitioned the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to strengthen risk reduction measures to prevent whale entanglement during the state's Dungeness crab fishery." The petition filed on Dec. 11 in Salem, Oregon, also calls for creating a pathway…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (402+ words) Federal fisheries managers have set groundfish catch limits for 2026-27 in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, leaving the pollock total allowable catch (TAC) nearly unchanged despite a 30 percent drop in pollock biomass. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) acted on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (243+ words) According to Maritime Fairtrade, sustainable commercial fishing rests on a foundation of robust, science-based regulations. At the core of these are catch limits, seasonal restrictions, gear restrictions, and rigorous licensing and monitoring regimes. Another promising model is Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (484+ words) A young humpback whale beached on the central Oregon coast and entangled in old Dungeness crab fishing gear was euthanized on Nov. 17, after efforts to get it to the water at high tide failed. Ballance, who had been down on…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (203+ words) Each winter, when the North Carolina blue crab fishery closes for the season, a kind of clean-up effort happens. Rather than hauling in traps full of crab, local fishermen turn their efforts into what has been left behind. Recovery teams…...