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Fishermen in the UK have a chance to hook up with bluefin tuna for the first time in decades. In an experimental fishery, ten license holders will share a 39-ton quota to be caught over a four-month season that began Aug 1. Jeff Fontes photo.

British bluefin are back

Paul Molyneaux

Albacore hooked on a bait pole offshore Oregon. NOAA Fisheries West Coast photo.

Tuna suppliers say they support Pacific management proposals

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The bow section of the small fishing boat Desakata adrift immediately after its August 2022 collision with a Coast Guard vessel off Puerto Rico. Coast Guard photo/via NTSB.

NTSB faults inadequate lookout in fatal Coast Guard cutter collision with fishing boat

Kirk Moore

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/1ecb30666196dfc72d8a67d73d413f44.jpg — Photo by Damien (DAM) Right: https://www.pexels.com/photo/broken-boat-632079/

Couple offer reward for man videoed sinking their vessel

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Commercial fishing and sharks are striking a balance between thriving marine ecosystems and sustainable fishing industries. Photo freepik.com

A Balancing Act between Sharks and Commercial Fishing

Doug Stewart

Cutting a vermillion snapper with a Dexter model 1376, one of the company’s most popular traditional knives. Dexter photo.

Fillet knives that are a cut above

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/a8e4efa36b43195e9e7727daccffaa29.jpg — Photo by Noriely Fernandez: https://www.pexels.com/photo/george-washington-bridge-in-ney-jersey-12757666/

Opinion: Can a N.J. fish outfit upend the administrative state?

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Divers in New Hampshire working with a prototype feed buoy for underwater offshore finfish pens. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s ARCTIC Act would slash funding for offshore aquaculture research and prevent permitting projects without Congressional action.

ARCTIC Act limits offshore aquaculture

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/8ed5b821852766e0b2e52c994258ff20.png — Pilot Whale. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Beached pilot whales euthanized after rescue fails

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https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/c2fa21dfebf3276229309787aaf30ab4.jpg — Bluefin tuna. Courtesy of University of Maine

Book review: In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat

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A picture of radio frequency emissions from marine traffic all over the world, based on data from the HawkEye 360 monitoring system, shows challenges the company faces in identifying which vessels are engaged in IUU fishing. HawkEye 360 image.

Eye in the sky

Paul Molyneaux