According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police, the unauthorized skipper took command of the Jamie ...

Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will nominate Wilson, a highly regarded fisheries scientist at the Maine ...

And support doesn’t stop at the docks. The community extends to how people buy their seafood. It’s simple. If you want us to keep fishing, you’ve got to buy local. Support your neighbor. Eat what’s ...

The Teem Fish equipment runs on 12- or 24-volt electricity with generally low power requirements. “It’s backed with a 2-year ...

The proposed bill, HB 111, would authorize the cultivation of certain finfish – excluding pink, chum, sockeye, coho, Chinook, ...

The National Working Waterfront Network (NWWN) Conference brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and community ...

In July 2024, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal year 2025 funding bill that slashes NOAA Fisheries’ ...

Applications for the 2025 cohort are now open to commercial fishermen from New Hampshire, southern Maine, and northern Massachusetts with at least three years of experience. To learn more or apply, ...

The commercial fishing industry has a very real pulse from the grassroots up, and our readers expect material that is as lively as they are. We cover boats and gear, news and events, but most ...

This winter, the Bristol Bay gillnetter Starship was hauled at Maritime Fabrication's La Conner, Wash., boatbuilding facility ...

That tradition is slowly coming to an end. John’s Bay Boat Co. is currently building its 78th wooden boat, which is also its last commercial vessel. It’s the 34’ tuna boat Lea Katherine, which will ...

Henry Orth V is a third-generation commercial fisherman, writer, and hot sauce connoisseur with home ports in Port Lions and Wasilla, Alaska. When not searching the seas for salmon and mermaids, he ...