National Fisherman

US Commerce Department appoints 31 to fishery management councils

July 5, 2021

US Commerce Department declares four fishery disasters

July 2, 2021

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