Commercial fishing ranks among the world’s most hazardous occupations, characterised by elevated rates of fatal and non-fatal injuries. Crews contend with dynamic and often extreme maritime ...

On the largely undeveloped Delmarva peninsula – which is surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and includes portions of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia – local ...

What it failed to acknowledge was the very industry that has sustained Nova Scotia’s coastal economy for generations, the commercial fishing industry. When a government announces the future while ...

A decades-old Suffolk County program designed to preserve county farmland may soon be expanded to include another heritage industry: commercial fishing. The Suffolk County Legislature is exploring a ...

The Massachusetts Commercial Fisheries Commission held its first meeting to address the economic sustainability of the state's fishing industry. Key priorities include updating port profiles, ...

Trump Signs Proclamation Opening Nearly Half a Million Square Miles of Pacific Ocean to Commercial Fishing President Donald Trump signed an executive proclamation on June 11, 2026, delivering what h ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C.– (WNCT) The North Carolina Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition had its first meeting to advocate for commercial fishing and working waterfronts. The coalition is made up of nearly ...

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument sat off-limits to commercial fishermen for years. That changed in early 2026, when President Trump signed a proclamation reopening its ...

Massachusetts has awarded nearly $1.2 million in grants to support the state's fishing industry. The funding aims to help the industry adapt to the development of offshore wind farms. Grants will fund ...

EVOLVE. JUST GETTING TO BE ON THE WATER EVERY DAY. I MEAN, THIS EVERY DAY IS JUST AMAZING, NICOLE FELDER IS MOST AT HOME ON THE OCEAN. WE SEE A WHALE THAT DAY’S PRETTY MUCH DONE BECAUSE WE’RE JUST ...

This article is brought to you by the Louisiana Commercial Fishing Coalition LLC. Louisiana’s commercial fishing families have long been the backbone of the state’s working coast. From shrimp docks in ...