National Fisherman

AFDF's newest members.

AFDF hires new staff, grows organizational capacity

June 6, 2022

California Wetfish Producers Association new Executive Director Mark Fina

Mark Fina named executive director of California Wetfish Producers Association

May 30, 2022

The 2022 herring season in the U.S. state of Alaska has concluded successfully, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Above-average herring season winds down in Alaska

May 27, 2022

Gillnetters line up to deliver to the tender in Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery.

EPA moves once more to protect Bristol Bay, proposes Pebble Mine veto

May 26, 2022

The University of Washington’s Alaska Salmon Program has partnered with BBRSDA to research the Pacific salmon fisheries of Alaska.

University of Washington research aiding salmon run forecasting in Alaska

May 25, 2022

Climate change effects in the ocean are already shifting fish populations, and a new study by Rutgers University scientists predicts changes in the food web could prevent those species from thriving in their new geographic ranges.

Ocean warming will scramble fish species diversity, Rutgers study finds

May 18, 2022

The National Marine Fisheries Service has decided not to enforce the exclusion zone struck down by a federal court ruling.

US Northeast midwater trawl exclusion zone won’t be enforced – for now

May 3, 2022

The possibility of allowing leasing in the Atlantic scallop fishery is being explored by the New England Fishery Management Council, which manages wild fisheries on the U.S. East Coast.

Scallop access area leasing under consideration in US Northeast

May 2, 2022

A salmon hatchery in Alaska.

Hatcheries produced a third of Alaska’s salmon catch in 2021

March 25, 2022

The National Seafood Council Task Force said at a 14 March panel at the 2022 Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. it is requesting USD 25 million (EUR 22.5 million) in funding to support the creation of marketing body for U.S. seafood.

USD 25 million annually for US seafood promotion is within reach, task force says

March 17, 2022