National Fisherman

West Coast & Pacific

Tire in a puddle of water. — A group of West Coast Native American tribes petitioned to have a chemical found in almost all tires banned due to it running into the ocean and killing salmon. U.S. regulators say they will review the use of the rubber preservative 6PPD-quinone.

U.S. regulators to evaluate car-tire chemical deadly to salmon

Carli Stewart

Thank you from Pacific Marine Expo

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Pacific Marine Expo 2023. Photo: Britton Spark @couchchronicles

Pacific Marine Expo's Coastal Challenge: Knots, Nets, and Victors

Ben Hayden

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'Halibut whisperer' survives loss of his new boat

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Connection and conversation define the commercial fishing community at Pacific Marine Expo

Jeremiah Karpowicz

Navigating the Waves of Stress: Empowering Mental Well-being in Commercial Fishermen

Carli Stewart

Sockeye salmon fills the drying racks in the village of Newhalen on Lake Iliamna. Scott Bartlett photo.

Battle flares anew over Alaska subsistence fisheries

Charlie Ess

Photo by Jermaine Ee on Unsplash

San Diego fishermen, chefs team up to fight hunger

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Oregon Tribes declare opposition to wind energy areas

NF Staff

Plan your next big purchase with financing from First Fed

Carli Stewart

Fishing industry in ‘fight of our lives’ over offshore wind

Kirk Moore