National Fisherman

Jessica Hathaway

Former Editor in chief

Jessica Hathaway is the former editor in chief of National Fisherman.

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Fishing for pink salmon is a family affair in Alaska. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute/Ash Adams

9.5 million pink salmon harvested as Alaska fleet marks early surge

Offloading salmon in Petersburg, Alaska. Jessica Hathaway photo.

Salmon habitat protections revived for Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Spawning sockeye salmon. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service photo

Alaska salmon returns down 87 percent, as Bristol Bay sockeye harvest soars

Killer gillnetter Bristol Bay stern shot — Using art to sell engines, Killer and FPT Industrial aim to make a splash. Randy Wells photo

The drive to thrive

Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.

Texas captain dies after F/V Pneuma capsizes in Alaska’s Bristol Bay

Gulf Coast reef fish fishermen target snappers, groupers, amberjack, triggerfish and mackerel. David Hills photo

Recreational quota grab sets dangerous precedent, gulf fleet warns

What sank the Scandies Rose? NTSB says it wasn’t operator error

Annual Fisherman of the Year contest.

Seattle Sessions: Expo is looking for speakers

Mike McGowan and Steve Schwartz off-load California king salmon at Fisherman's Wharf for the first deliveries of the 2021 summer commercial salmon season in San Francisco. Dennis Whitaker/Golden State Salmon Association photo

King me! San Francisco markets welcome first salmon of the season

Jeff McClean/NOAA/GARFO image

Meet the new NMFS director: Janet Coit