National Fisherman

Clams

Maine preliminary numbers of commercial seafood landed in 2023 show an increase of $25 million. Doug Stewart photo.

Maine's commercial fisheries landings soar in 2023

Carli Stewart

Controlling illegal and unregulated fishing is a big part of the push to make seafood traceable from harvest to plate. Emydex has systems to track tuna through the international markets. Emydex photo.

Software enables tracing seafood from catch to sale

Paul Molyneaux

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is developing a 'programmatic environmental impact statement' covering six offshore wind lease areas in the New York Bight. BOEM graphic.

Farther offshore, next New York Bight wind leases still draw opponents

Kirk Moore

Surf Clam. Photo Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Surf clam fleet threatened by climate change, wind farms

NF Aggregator

Fallout as Ørsted unwinds Ocean Wind 1 project

Kirk Moore

Ørsted’s withdrawal shocks friends and foes

Kirk Moore

The clammers of Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays work on a quota of sorts. The James T. White Clam Depuration plant determines how many clams it can process and allots the requisite crates equally among the clammers. Luke Jenks photo.

The Clammers of Highlands

Paul Molyneaux

Offshore wind. Photo by Nicholas Doherty on Unsplash

Cape May County, fishermen challenge approval of Ørsted wind project

NF Staff

Another New Jersey survey shows sharp plunge in support for offshore wind

Kirk Moore

The Fish Workers Mural on the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce building is among public arts works that pay homage to Gloucester’s fishing heritage. Caroline Losneck photo.

In Gloucester, fishing traditions inform art, culture, and tourism

Caroline Losneck

Ocean quahogs, among the longest-lived of marine species, are showing evidence of radically changing growth rates from warming ocean waters. SCEMFIS photo.

Ocean quahog growth rates ‘radically altered’ by climate change, studies find

NF Staff