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National Fisherman has been the industry standard for over 50 years. Readers from coast to coast depend on it to stay up to date on news, regulations, fish stocks, to research purchasing decisions and to stay informed of the newest vessel and product technology.

03/07/2025

When it comes to Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry, shrimp, oysters, and crabs often steal the spotlight. However, a small yet vital fish, menhaden, sometimes referred to as pogies plays an outsized role.

03/07/2025

The Pacific herring fishery in British Columbia’s Strait of Georgie has become a focal point of intense debate between ecological conservation and economic interests. Recent decisions by Fisheries and Ocean Canada (DFO) to increase herring harvest quotas have elicited both support and strong oppos...

03/06/2025

Oregon is set to join West Coast neighbors in banning commercial net-pen aquaculture, a move that has sparked debate among industry advocates and environmentalists.

03/06/2025

Once again, I posted a question on Facebook asking fishermen what sort of gear and personal items they would never go to sea without, and the list is interesting. Coffee, ci******es, and w**d are important for a lot of fishermen.

03/06/2025

Department of Commerce officials said Wednesday they will enter “bilateral negotiations” to reinstate funding for Maine Sea Grant, just days after the 50-year-old program was aburptly terminated by the Trump administration.

03/05/2025

Beginning on Feb. 27, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) faced a 10 percent reduction in its workforce, with the termination of all probationary employees. 

03/05/2025

Since first bringing its products to market three years ago, Vallation Outerwear in Poulsbo, Washington, has steadily grown its customer base and presence in fishing gear shops around the U.S. coasts.

03/05/2025

Today, the Fishing Communities Coalition announces the release of a letter addressed to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, signed by 170 fishing and seafood businesses, organizations, and individuals hailing from 98 coastal communities in 22 states.

03/05/2025

Maine’s working waterfront is more than just a collection of boats and docks; it’s the lifeblood of the state’s economy and a way of life for generations of fishermen. Over the weekend, the announcement of funding for the Maine Sea Grant program ended amid cutbacks to the NOAA budget.

03/04/2025

In 2012, I partnered on a 58-foot fixed-gear vessel with my father and a high school friend, looking to tender in the summer and then target cod, halibut, and sablefish the rest of the year. I had a young family and wanted to stay closer to home, so I transitioned fully off the Baranof in 2015. The....

03/04/2025

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, has called on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to block U.S. taxpayer dollars from financing foreign shrimp aquaculture projects through International Financial Institutions (IFIs). 

03/03/2025

The Maine Sea Grant program was abruptly ended by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, amid sweeping cutbacks to NOAA’s budget.

02/27/2025

When Mr. Lee Craddock started fishing American shad as a child in the 1960s, the fishery in Albemarle Sound, N.C., was still strong but already depleted from what the old folks in his family remembered.

02/27/2025

In a bizarre turn of events, an imposter managed to steal an 80-foot commercial fishing vessel while the crew was still on board.

02/26/2025

Two prominent members of the Alaska House of Representatives have announced their opposition to Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to lift the state’s 35-year old ban on fish farming.

02/25/2025

Teem Fish, launched by Ecotrust Canada in 2019 and acquired by SnapGroup LP in 2021, began developing its onboard monitoring design and program expertise in​ 2011​​ ​in response to a demand from Dungeness crab fishermen in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

02/25/2025

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proposed a bill outlining a roadmap for the state to host closed-system finfish farms for the first time.

02/24/2025

Since getting into tributaries leading to the Chesapeake Bay, the blue catfish has spread through the rivers and into the bay itself. Two Maryland Department of Natural Resources pilot programs aim to depopulate the stock of invasive blue catfish in the bay and its tributaries.

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