Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Virginia have introduced a bill to eliminate restrictions on harvesting of blue catfish, an ...

This winter, the Bristol Bay gillnetter Starship was hauled at Maritime Fabrication's La Conner, Wash., boatbuilding facility ...

Governor Janet Mills today announced that Patrick Keliher, commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), ...

I had the pleasure of attending the seventh National Working Waterfront Network (NWWN) conference in San Diego, Calif. This ...

Emergency dredging is underway in Montauk, N.Y. to create safer conditions for commercial fishing vessels. The U.S. Army ...

For decades Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has managed all of Cook Inlet, based upon escapement of sockeye and silver salmon into its predominant rivers – mainly the Kenai, Kasilof and ...

With more than 50 miles of coastline, the town faces the critical challenge of no reliable public access for commercial ...

The U.S. Coast Guard detains the captain of the fishing vessel Los Nietos for an outstanding warrant and a crewmember who was identified as being a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally Feb. 15, 2025 ...

While the return of the Bering Sea snow crab fishery is a positive development, it’s clear that fishermen, processors, and coastal communities are still navigating an uphill battle. The road to ...

In just a little over a week, the Maine fishing community will gather once again at the Samoset Resort for the 50th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. This milestone event runs from February 27 to March ...

Luke Hartmann hauling traps off the Deer Isle coast. All on water photography taken by Spike Smigelski.

The 51-foot fiberglass longliner, Ricky B, is a Tompson Trawler built in 1977 by Rodney Thompson at T-Craft Boat Company in ...