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• ‘Wicked Tuna’ may be as good as it gets this winter – The Bermuda perspective

   The show basically follows the lives of several boat crews, all of whom fish on boats based in the fishing seaport of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Apart from Read More »

• HOOKED UP! PART II: Gulf Council chief talks about IFQ’s

  The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council manages the fishery resources in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s one of eight regional fishery management Read More »

• Tradex 3 Minute Market Update

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• Malpeque lobster boats stranded by sand bar

  At least two boats were stuck and nearly a dozen more stranded in Malpeque Harbour on P.E.I.’s North Shore over the weekend. Low tides created a Read More »
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  Albacore Tuna: A Thrilling Fishery at the Westport Marina

  Imagine the thrill of hooking a 20 pound fish that can swim up to 50 mph. Every year, hundreds of such thrill-seekers journey to the Westport Read More »
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  Commentary: CCA, GOP to blame for proposed license change – “redefining a commercial fisherman.”

  Imagine you hold a state license in your profession, say as a general contractor. Then you start a side business that takes off. Maybe it’s a Read More »

• Greenpeace ranks Clover Leaf Seafoods worst in 2013 tuna ranking

  “Clover Leaf has become synonymous with ocean destruction in a can,” said Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada’s oceans campaign coordinator. “Until Canada’s biggest brand sources its tuna Read More »
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  Alaska task force’s final report calls for new rules and more research to address seafood bycatch

  Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who created the task force a year ago, released the group’s final report late Thursday. “I look forward to working with task force Read More »

• Alaska Board of Fisheries focus will be on Pacific cod Oct.18-22

  Thirty-six proposals related to Pacific cod will be up for consideration when the Alaska Board of Fisheries meets Oct. 18-22 in Anchorage. In addition to submitting Read More »

• The elephant on the wharf – ‘Salt-water mafia’ term coined for a reason

  I wish to reply to Russell Wangersky’s March 11th column (“FISH-NL goes cap in hand”) by stating for the record that the characterization of the FFAW Read More »

• NEFMC Executive Director Tom Nies warns of deeper cod cuts if NOAA data holds

  The New England Fisheries Management Council expects to move to reduce the annual catch limit for Gulf of Maine cod in 2015 if an impending peer Read More »
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  U.S., China Reach Substantial ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal

  The U.S. and China agreed on the outlines of a partial trade accord Friday that President Donald Trump said he and China’s Xi Jinping could sign Read More »
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  29 years of northern cod moratorium have cost NL at least $26 billion

  In his 1992 book, No Fish and Our Lives, Some Survival Notes for Newfoundland, Cabot Martin wrote that a rebuilt northern cod stock could support annual Read More »

• Eel fishermen meet with DFO to prevent gear conflicts

  The eel fishing season has started on Prince Edward Island and representatives from the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans have met with fishermen to help Read More »

• NOAA’s John Bullard to NEFMC on GOM Cod, GOM Haddock, SNE/MA Winter Flounder and Carryover Provisions

  We are bound by what the law says, not what it does not say and§ 305(c) is clear on its face that interim rules are limited Read More »

• March 25-26 – Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s 4th Science Symposium in Seattle, Washington – Webinar Broadcast

  Join us for the Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s 4th Science Symposium, taking place at NOAA’s Western Regional Center in Seattle, Washington. Read information here  Webcast instructions Read More »
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  Southeast rivers are economic gold mine

  An economic study commissioned by Salmon Beyond Borders concludes that transboundary watersheds facing potential adverse impact from British Columbia mines are valued at just under $1 Read More »
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  RI lobsterman goes overboard, drowns off NY coast

  Justin Zinno, 26, is being remembered by his family as a loving son and a hard-working man. His mother told Eyewitness News he was well-liked in Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 26, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 19:18 Read More »
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  Maine: Residents rise up against industrial scale aquaculture

  American Aquafarms intends to “establish a hatchery, fish farm facilities, and a state-of-the-art processing plant in coastal Maine,” according to its website. “There are so many Read More »

• Why this Newfoundland chef is hungry for controversy with ‘delicious’ seal meat

  Chef Todd Perrin’s got a challenge on his hands. Convincing people to eat seal, one of the world’s most controversial ingredients, is not a simple task. Read More »

• Maryland’s blue crab season will likely have a slow start

  “I think we can expect a slow start,” to the season, said Brenda Davis, blue crab program manager for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Read More »

• Fisherman dies after being hit by anchor, pulled overboard

  Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating after a 40-year-old fisherman from Shelburne County died Sunday night in a fishing accident near Georges Bank. Richard MacMillan Hiltz, 40, Read More »

• Coast Guard rescue boat, helicopter crew rescue fisherman off Monomoy Island, Mass.

  Coast Guard Station Chatham and Air Station Cape Cod crews teamed up to rescue a fisherman Tuesday four miles east of Monomoy Island. A crewmember aboard the Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49’11”x 24′ Dixon Lobster/Scalloper, 500HP Lugger, Nothern Lights – 14KW

  Specifications, information and 15 photos click here Vessel very well maintained and clean. To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:47 Read More »