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 ...

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 ...

The steamer era encompassed a long and important developmental period in the history of the halibut fishery from 1890 to ...

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 ...

Prince Rupert B.C. He graduated from Western Washington University in 1965 and began halibut fishing in 1966. He earned a Master's degree from Central Washington University in 1975, writing a thesis ...

Aerial photos show significant sheening surrounding the stricken scallop boat Eileen Rita, which ran aground in Boston Harbor ...