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Fishermen, farmers call for global boycott of GE salmon

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Digital twins: a stepping stone to achieve ocean sustainability?

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Sea squirts covering a Maine lobster trap. The Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance photo

Invasive sea squirts: A threat to fishermen in Maine and beyond

Carli Stewart

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Nations pledge $12B to protect coral reefs

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Curt Brown and his son, Finn, are holding a lobster trap in front of Portland Head Light—courtesy of the Brown family. — Curt Brown and his son, Finn, holding a lobster trap in front of Portland Head Light. Courtesy of the Brown family.

National Fisherman Highliner: Curt Brown

Carli Stewart

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Study offers insight into yellowfin tuna migrations

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NOAA expects to rule on 10-knot right whale rule

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Fisherman Joel Collier of West Coast Wild Scallops and his wife Melissa, have run the small family operation since 2017 in BC, Canada. Joel is pictured here with his son, Caleb and daughter Cora.

Canadian government threatens B.C. closures; what fishing families are doing to survive

Megan Waldrep

Five generations and counting, Frank Sr., Frank Jr., and Frank III together in Rockland, Maine. Frank Sr. was at his desk at the O’Hara Corporation’s Rockland headquarters until age 81. O’Hara Corp. photo.

Remembering Frank J. O’Hara

Paul Molyneaux

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Commentary: Proposed cuts in NOAA funding would hurt us all

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Seaweed farming in Doyle Bay, Alaska, with the Seagrove Kelp Company. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo.

Seaweed growers gather at Seagriculture USA 2023 conference