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The Persistence and Relentless are two of the Seafreeze Ltd. trawler fleet. Seafreeze photo.

Rhode Island fishermen ask Supreme Court to hear challenge to observer fees

Kirk Moore

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Ocean lifeline saves Nova Scotia lobster pound cut off by wildfires

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New Zealand confiscates trawler for failure to report coral catch

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NOAA prevails in labeling prosecutions

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EU ratifies fishing subsidies agreement

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Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ, speaks at a Feb. 19 rally in Point Pleasant Beach calling for a moratorium on offshore wind development. Photo by office of Rep. Chris Smith.

GAO will study impacts of offshore wind projects, N.J. congressman says

Kirk Moore

A report by regional fishery management councils says 72 percent of U.S. waters are now covered by conservation area rules. Council Coordinating Committee image.

Fishery management councils say 72 percent of U.S. seas already under protection

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An Atlas Meridan camera system in the net enables Danish fishermen to know when they are catching nephrops, a valuable small lobster harvested in northern Europe. Ludvig Ahm Krag photo.

Artificial intelligence joins the crew

Paul Molyneaux

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Scores of migrants dead, missing after fishing boat sinks off Greece

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Time is of the essence in B.C. spot prawn fishery

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Ports like Portland, Maine are struggling to maintain their infrastructure and commercial fishing fleets. As the catch share programs tends to shift quota to larger ports the Portland Fish Exchange has had to diversify in order to stay open. Paul Molyneau

Staying Alive

Paul Molyneaux