National Fisherman

The U.S.S. Mobile.

US Navy, Coast Guard deploy on Western Pacific fisheries patrol

March 31, 2023

The trawler Virginia Marise from Point Judith, Rhode Island, U.S.A., near the Block Island Wind Farm.

Offshore wind development could bring major changes to US fisheries environment, report finds

March 30, 2023

A humpback whale and calf.

US court rules NMFS must move on whale take-reduction plan for West Coast black cod fishery

March 16, 2023

A Maine lobster fisherman retrieves a trap.

Maine lobstermen sue Monterey Bay Aquarium over “red list”

March 15, 2023

A shipping vessel in the Arctic.

Arctic Ocean fisheries agreement on fragile ground as global tensions mount

March 10, 2023

A salmon troller in Southeast Alaska.

Alaska salmon troll fleet facing shutdown over alleged killer whale interference

February 6, 2023

Right whales.

Unusual mid-winter feeding aggregation of right whales in Massachusetts prompts gear-removal order

February 3, 2023

US EPA issues rare veto to end Pebble Mine project

February 2, 2023

A map highlighting the Red King Crab Savings Area

Alaska’s Red King Crab Savings Area to remain open for fishing, despite population crash

January 30, 2023

Menhaden fishing in Virginia.

Proposed Virginia menhaden ban blocked by state’s legislature

January 27, 2023