National Fisherman

Gulf Coast reef fish fishermen, including those on the Blackjack, target snappers, groupers, amberjack, triggerfish, and mackerel.

Recreational quota grab sets dangerous precedent, Gulf of Mexico fleet warns

July 2, 2021

The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into the likely cause behind the Scandies Rose sinking.

NTSB: Operator error likely didn’t sink Alaska’s Scandies Rose

June 29, 2021

Bowpickers line up at the dock in Cordova, Alaska for the next opener.

Copper River salmon returns to menus after first 24-hour opener of the season

June 25, 2021

Maine scallop fishermen harvest their catch.

US Atlantic scallop prices high as rotational closures reduce supply, boost production costs

June 24, 2021

Mike McGowan and Steve Schwartz off-load California king salmon at Fisherman's Wharf for the first deliveries of the 2021 summer commercial salmon season in San Francisco.

San Francisco markets welcome first salmon of the season

June 23, 2021

A Belford, New Jersey-based fishing port was one of 29 appraised for a new NMFS gentrification study.

Gentrification pressures fishing communities in US Northeast

June 18, 2021

Striped mullet swimming.

Atlantic mullet production, roe prices down in Florida

June 17, 2021

US Coast Guard won’t monitor masking

June 16, 2021

Commercial fishing restrictions on the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument could be reinstated.

Biden administration may reinstate Northeast marine monument restrictions

June 16, 2021

Alaska’s Bristol Bay region is being eyed by Pebble Mine developers.

Alaska Native group protects land coveted by Pebble Mine developers

June 9, 2021