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Roger Ftizgerald's columns spanned 25 years of rapid change in the Alaska fishing industry and its communities. National Fisherman archives.

Longtime Alaska Fisherman's Journal, National Fisherman columnist Roger Fitzgerald passes

On the winners’ stage in Boston: Julie Cisco and Julie Decker of AFDF, Lilani Dunn, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association, Kara Berlin and Taran White of Thunder's Catch, and Michael Jackson, BBRSDA. ASMI photo.

Alaska’s seafood excellence showcased in Boston

Open Ocean Project: AI and satellite data to help end illegal fishing

Jose Antunes

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Studies say U.S. is rebuilding fish stocks, question 'underfishing'

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S. Koreans hoarding salt, seafood ahead of Japan's release of water

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Reviewer: 'Deadliest Catch: The Game" pales in comparison with show

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Clarity sought as Scots scrap proposed MPA amid uproar

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At Pac Fish Inc in Seattle, Doug Dixon maintains something of a little museum dedicated to 19th century shipwright Frederick Douglass. Famous for his abolitionist oratory and writing, Douglass’s first trade was boatbuilding, and he escaped to freedom by p

A day to remember a shipwright: Frederick Douglass

Paul Molyneaux

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Factors conspiring against New Brunswick lobstermen

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Brady Rickert, the newest member of the Francescal Madre’s crew prepares to set an anchor for the vessel’s gillnets. Starting at 4 a.m., the boat is usually back at the dock by 9 a.m. Paul Molyneaux photo.

Six Men and a Fish Tug

Paul Molyneaux

Fishing boats moored in Ukedo, Japan. The British Academy.

Japan will dump Fukushima water into the Pacific

Paul Molyneaux