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Weather Forecasting Is Deadly for Marine Wildlife
By Danielle Beurteaux. Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data become a threat to marine animals after they burst—though the scale of their impact remains unknown. On a fall day in 2023, a juvenile Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross was lying listless in southeastern Brazil’s Santos Basin. Beach monitors found the young bird in… SEE MORE
The Salty, Sun-Dried Shrimp Paste That Tastes Like Home
By Sumer Rao. A fermented seafood delicacy keeps the Karen people of India connected to their homeland in Myanmar. Our dungi, a six-meter-long dugout canoe, chugs mechanically along the western coastline of India’s North Andaman island. Saw Atto, a veteran shrimp fisher and the captain for this voyage, turns the wooden… SEE MORE
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Quotas Soar by 80 Percent in 2025
By nationalfisherman.com. According to NOAA Fisheries, commercial Pacific bluefin tuna fishermen in the United States will be able to harvest nearly 80 percent more tuna in 2025-2026, thanks to new catch limits set by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. The decision, made in September, follows an encouraging stock assessment by the International… SEE MORE
October 11, 2024 Fishing Back When: Crab Landings Down, First Time in History
By Carli Stewart. For the first time since the birth of the industry, Alaska King crab landings declined in 1967 to 135 million pounds, down 24 million pounds from the 1966 landings. The hardest hit area was Kodiak, where landings decreased by 26% in the course of the year, a… SEE MORE
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Block Island Sound, RI
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Narragansett Bay, RI
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2024's "Best Harbor" Contest Winners Announced
You Voted, and We Have a Clear Winner! Grand Winner, Best Harbor in the U.S. for 2024: Block Island, RI Top 10 Results: Block Island, RI (also 2024’s Northeast regional winner; first time on winners list) Destin, FL (also 2024’s Gulf Coast regional winner; first time on winners list) Padanaram,… Learn More
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Weather Forecasting Is Deadly for Marine Wildlife
By Danielle Beurteaux. Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data become a threat to marine… More
The Salty, Sun-Dried Shrimp Paste That Tastes Like Home
By Sumer Rao. A fermented seafood delicacy keeps the Karen people of India connected to… More
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Quotas Soar by 80 Percent in 2025
By nationalfisherman.com. According to NOAA Fisheries, commercial Pacific bluefin tuna fishermen in the United States will… More
October 11, 2024 Fishing Back When: Crab Landings Down, First Time in History
By Carli Stewart. For the first time since the birth of the industry, Alaska King… More
Record Lobster Seizure Amid Rising DFO Concerns
By Carli Stewart. During a significant operation last Friday, federal fisheries officers seized over 13,000… More
Where the Rivers Run Pink
By Jude Isabella. Non-native pink salmon have swarmed Norway’s rivers, prompting a relentless—and potentially fruitless—fight… More
Climate Change Destroyed an Alaska Village. Its Residents are Starting Over in a New Town
By Rick Bowmer and Thiessen. Growing up along the banks of the Ninglick River in… More
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal is About to Go Big
By Ramin Skibba. Following its Singaporean pilot project, carbon sequestration start-up Equatic aims to build… More
Migrating Seabirds Are Bringing Forever Chemicals into the Arctic
By William von Herff. New research shows how toxic chemicals hitch a ride with seabirds… More