National Fisherman

Florida charter boat captain Allen Walburn

US National Marine Fisheries Service must pay USD 160,000 in legal fees to settle charter captains’ VMS lawsuit

December 12, 2023

A halibut being caught in Alaska.

NOAA finalizes NPFMC decision to implement flexible catch limits for Alaska’s halibut fishery

December 6, 2023

Virginia crabbers at work.

Virginia proposal to reopen winter crab dredge fishery aimed at providing winter jobs for watermen

November 27, 2023

A Dungeness crab pot.

US West Coast Dungeness openers delayed to mid-December

November 21, 2023

Sockeye salmon fills the drying racks in the village of Newhalen on Lake Iliamna, Alaska.

Battle flares anew over Alaska subsistence fisheries

November 15, 2023

An oyster farm operated by Island Creek Oysters.

Island Creek Oysters opens cannery in New Bedford to produce shelf-stable shellfish products

November 13, 2023

The Portland Fish Exchange

Portland Fish Exchange considers merging with pier authority amid financial losses

November 9, 2023

A North Atlantic right whale fluke.

Scientists say North Atlantic right whale decline may have slowed

November 7, 2023

An offshore wind turbine development.

Ørsted pulls out of two big US offshore wind power projects

November 6, 2023

Dungeness crab being caught in California.

California delays Dungeness crab season, with next assessment coming 17 November

October 31, 2023