State regulators in Washington have approved a new line marking rule for traps used in the state’s Dungeness crab fishery in ...

Massachusetts is calling on federal regulators to act swiftly to ensure the 2025 commercial groundfish season opens on time.

According to Spinrad, the layoffs threaten the stability of the U.S. fishing industry, which relies heavily on NOAA’s data ...

California’s commercial salmon fishing season has been canceled for the third consecutive year, marking an unprecedented halt ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction activity on Equinor’s ...

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

In a significant enforcement action, a commercial fishing vessel operating out of Westport, Washington, has been apprehended ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...