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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 78-foot trawler Carrabassett was one of 12 vessels acquired by Blue Harvest Fisheries from the former Carlos Rafael fleet. Sold as Bregal Partners liquidated Blue Harvest assets, the Carrabassett was declared a total loss after a Feb. 8 fire.

Lawmakers demand accounting for shortchanged Blue Harvest fishermen, vendors

Kirk Moore

Gregory Point near Coos Bay, Ore., is one ocean overlook where future wind turbines could be visible. Oregon tribes say the 'viewshed' looking seaward is an important cultural resource for tribal members' connection to the ocean. BOEM image.

Oregon fishermen reject offshore wind changes; tribes see ‘green colonialism’

Kirk Moore

Thyborøn doors have a reputation for giving more spread than some larger doors, reducing resistance and conserving fuel. Thyborøn photo.

Seeing is believing

Paul Molyneaux

F/V Carrabassett caught fire due to a welding accident while decommissioning the vessel—photo courtesy of the Fairhaven Fire Department.

Welding mishap sparks fishing boat fire at Fairhaven dock

Chris Chase

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

Pacific cod. NOAA photo.

North Pacific ‘heat waves’ speed hatching, increase mortality of juvenile cod

NF Staff

Cod fishing in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Research Institute photo.

NMFS extends Gulf of Maine haddock increase

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of Katharine Coonjohn on Unsplash

Climate change may cause shifts of West Coast groundfish, NOAA says

NF Aggregator

The New England Fishery Management Council asked NMFS for an emergency action to boost the 2023 allowable catch of haddock in the Gulf of Maine and avoid early shutdowns. NEFMC photo.

New England council sets 2024 groundfish quotas

NF Staff