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Who Owns America's Fish?
Inside the decades-long fight over how the nation's most valuable fisheries are divided, and why a quiet allocation formula now decides who fishes, who profits, and who gets left at the dock.
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Field Report
Inside a Gulf reef-fish survey, start to finish
A field report following a Gulf reef-fish survey from the dock to the data sheet.
By Newsroom · 2mos ago
Editorial
Keep reporting straight and editorials honest
Arguing hard and staying credible are not in tension.
By The Editors · 2mos ago
Trade
Seafood export value climbs despite soft dock prices
Strong overseas demand is reshaping where the catch lands, and at what price.
By Dana Whitfield · 2mos ago
Bookings
Booking platforms court the for-hire captain
Apps promise reach, but take a cut of every trip.
By Dana Whitfield · 2mos ago
Gear
Tackle retailers report strongest spring in five years
Demand surges as a long season pulls anglers to the water.
By Sam Ortiz · 2mos ago
Labor
The rising cost of crewing a Gulf boat
Wages, visas, and an aging fleet reshape the economics.
By Marisa Cole · 2mos ago
