National Fisherman

Dungeness Crab

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s All Hands on Deck meeting will be hosted virtually from Juneau, Nov. 9-12. ASMI photo

Down to Business: Alaska’s All Hands on Deck goes live

Jessica Hathaway

Dungeness crabs generic CA Dept Fish Wildlife — A California fisherman works Dungeness crab pots. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

Dungeness season delayed in central California fishing zones

Kirk Moore

Dungeness crabs in a live hold. Oregon DFW photo.

Pacific Dungeness: Live buyers are back, frozen stocks down before peak U.S. sales time

Charlie Ess

Full pot of Southeast Alaska Dungeness crab. ASMI/Channel Films photo

Alaska crab: Dungies down, Bering Sea eyes bycatch

Laine Welch

Oceanic measurements collected during a scientific cruise on NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown in mid-July confirmed that a large area of poorly oxygenated water, known as hypoxia, is growing off the coast of Washington and Oregon. NOAA photo.

Scientists warn low-oxygen waters off Washington, Oregon risk becoming ‘dead zones’

NF Staff

Dungeness crab. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute photo

Alaska’s Dungeness crab prices double, halibut and blackcod also on the rise

Laine Welch

Dungeness crabs sampled for quality testing. California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo.

California closing Dungeness season June 1 as humpback whales migrate

Kirk Moore

Cordova, Alaska. Cheryl Ess photo

Alaska’s salmon season starts soon, plus pot shrimp, Dungeness, halibut and more…

Laine Welch

EdgeTech ropeless pop-up gear — The EdgeTech system, shown on Canadian snow crab gear, uses an acoustic modem that reportedly is adaptable to almost any fishery. EdgeTech photo.

California ropeless gear bill dies without a hearing

Nick Rahaim

Crew Shot of the Month: May

NF Staff

Handling ropeless gear adds time to a day's work. If a fisherman spends 5 or 10 minutes more per trawl, that can add up to hours in the course of a day. EdgeTech photo.

California crabbers, activists tangle over ropeless gear legislation

Kirk Moore