With the U.S. still importing the bulk of its scallops, this kind of research may prove key in scaling domestic production.

The Limited Entry Act was created to manage open-access chaos. When Alaska gained statehood in 1959, there were no limits to who could fish. This led to ballooning participation, and by the early ...

To safeguard the future of the Bay State’s commercial fishing sector, Massachusetts officially convened its first Commercial ...

The 70-foot Miss Tiffanie, a Delta Marine Industries boat built in 1982, is at anchor in Lituya Bay, Alaska. On its 2021 ...

The coastwide “total removals” of halibut allowed for 2025 is 29.72 million pounds, a drop of 15.76 percent from 2024. For ...

Eugenio Piñeiro Soler was appointed as assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries Monday by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. For 30 years a commercial fisherman, captain and entrepreneur, Piñeiro ...

Alaska’s commercial fishing industry is facing a perfect storm of poor markets, low prices, and rising barriers of entry, but ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, kicked off its annual maintenance dredging in Grays Harbor on ...

The physical toll of commercial fishing is another major factor. The job is demanding, leading to chronic pain, fatigue, and ...

At Dana’s Boatshop on Maine’s Westport Island, Dana Faulkingham and his son Jason are building and outfitting the Shelly ...

The Newfoundland season started on April 1. “The tariffs are supposed to start on April 2,” Efford says. “That complicates ...

Nothing will change that, and many just tough it out, but some fishermen are using supplements to help maintain their health and well-being. Some crews on New Bedford scallop boats, for example, have ...