The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the first-ever state-authorized on-demand fishing gear for use in California’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery, marking a significant step ...

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed a decision by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) to defer ...

"Catching the Codfather" is the latest season of GBH News’ "The Big Dig" podcast. Image courtesy GBH News. A new podcast, ...

New data released by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows the U.S. continues to lead the world in environmentally ...

A recent study by NOAA Fisheries found that shore-based observers can effectively strengthen catch accounting in Alaska’s pollock fishery, offering a viable complement to electronic monitoring systems ...

Lottery entrants must be Maine residents who will be at least 15 years old by the start of the 2026 season and otherwise ...

Following their victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024, commercial fishers are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to vacate a NOAA Fisheries rule requiring them to pay out ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the final closed area of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Humboldt County will open at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 30.

Jones’ passing was the loss of another voice in commercial fishing media that has shrunk along with fleet numbers over the ...

Storms & Seafood grew out of a broader effort called Westport’s Fresh Catch, a joint project between the port, the city, and fishing stakeholders aimed at answering two simple questions the public ...

A 54-year-old commercial fisherman from Stonington, Connecticut, who was reported missing from a vessel at the Stonington ...

The Great Lakes region has effectively ended the practice of landfilling fish “waste” generated by the commercial fishing ...