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• Fish stocks rebound under federal plan

  Roughly two-thirds of depleted fish stocks across the country have rebounded significantly under federal rebuilding plans. But certain species within the South Atlantic region – which Read More »

• Oak Hill fights looming ban on fishing in wildlife refuge

  “A determination was made that commercial harvesting of fish, crabs and shellfish has inherent impacts upon the marine environment that are not compatible with the purpose Read More »

• ‘Wicked Tuna’ sets sail for filming Season 3 (top search engine story here is Hard Merch sinking at the dock)

  The third season holds new surprises with Marciano taking to the seas in a newly outfitted boat, the Hard Merchandise, after it sank at the dock Read More »

• Report on FY2012 performanc​e of the NE groundfish fleet released

  NOAA Fisheries NMFS today released the third annual report on the economic performance of the vessels active in the Northeast groundfish fishery in fishing year 2012. Read More »

• All options to protect right whales ‘on the table,’ says Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc

  The federal government will bring “absolutely every protection possible to bear” to prevent any further deaths of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Read More »

• BLUE STATE OF MIND #1 – Listen up…

  In 2007, Shannyn Moore — the brilliant mind, clear voice of experience in Alaska fisheries, and nationwide known talk show host — fulfilled her wish to Read More »
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  State of New York finalizes safe harbor rules for commercial fishermen

  New York has finalized guidelines for commercial fishing boats seeking safe harbor in storms and other adverse conditions, eight months after the state lost a court Read More »

• Obama administration agrees to N.J. public hearing on Atlantic oil drilling

  Obama administration officials have agreed to hold a public hearing in New Jersey before deciding whether to let companies drill for oil and gas off the Read More »

• national ocean policy coalition junk

  NOAA Administrator To Step Down In February 2013 In an email to colleagues last week, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco announced that she will step down in February.  Read More »
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  Dory Fleet holds special piece of maritime history

  Pacific City, a beautiful stretch along the stunning Oregon Coast, prides itself in being “The Home of the Dory Fleet.” What is a dory? How did Read More »

• Ret Talbot: First Bluefin of 2015 Sells for Bargain Price of $37,500

  Each year when the first bluefin auction price is announced, there is a predictable, albeit short, media frenzy. While much of the ink dedicated to the Read More »

• Public asked to report illegal fishing on Coast Guard tip line following the big bust

  Days after the owner of a large-scale New Bedford fishing operation was arrested on federal charges that he has been falsifying records to conceal quota violations Read More »

• Conservation Law Foundation and Earthjustice file lawsuits in federal district court challenging NMFS

  Suits challenge plans to open no-fishing zones and to boost catch limits.  Attorneys from Conservation Law Foundation and Earthjustice filed a pair of lawsuits today in Read More »

• South Jersey crabbers fishing old pots out of Great Bay

  pressofAtlanticCity.com – Braving icy winds, choppy waters and frigid winter temperature, six teams of commercial crabbers have combed the muddy bottom of Great Bay the past few months in Read More »

• DFO bust targets 12 year old boy for catching and selling a few smelt

  A Gander Bay South man says his 12-year-old son was unfairly targeted by a Department of Fisheries and Oceans sting over $20 in smelt. Donnie Harris Read More »

• “One Square Mile.” Narragansett Bay: Trawling bay becoming more dire, say fishermen, scientists

  To begin the discussion, Espinoza posed a series of questions to the panelists, seeking input on what it was like fishing in the bay in previous Read More »

• Video: Fisherman airlifted by Coast Guard to South Jersey hospital

  A fisherman aboard a scallop boat off the South Jersey coast had to be airlifted when he needed medical attention on Sunday afternoon. The man on Read More »
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  Fisherman Jack Troake recalls a life on the water

  Jack Troake acknowledges the work was gruesome, but said it had to be done. “No, I don’t miss seal hunting,” the veteran sealer based in Twillingate Read More »

• A government working group is to examine allegations of abuse in Ireland’s fishing industry.

  MOST UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS trafficked into Ireland’s fishing industry are not eligible for work permits, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has said. Bruton was speaking following Read More »

• Murkowski Urges Mickey D CEO to Reject Greenpeace Campaign Against Pollock! Is he nuts??

  Senator Lisa Murkowski today reached out to the President and CEO of McDonald’s, urging him to ignore an anti-fishing campaign from Greenpeace that is attempting to Read More »

• Seismic airgun activities place Georgia’s right whales at risk during oil exploration

  Highly endangered right whales, which give birth in the waters off Georgia, could be harmed by the use of seismic airguns to explore for oil and gas Read More »

• Just Now!! A tight fit.

  Gloucester – A tight fit. The lobster boat Dominatrix drives between the stern of the herring trawler Western Venture and the Coast Guard station’s large vessel Read More »
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  ‘The truth needed to come out’: A decade after the sinking of the Alaska Ranger, a survivor changes his story

  On the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Seattle-based fishing vessel, a survivor and key witness says he left out part of the story — Read More »
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  Puget Sound fishing firms tussle in Congress over new ship that ran afoul of federal law

  By now, the $75 million America’s Finest should be deep into its first winter harvest season, catching and processing yellowfin sole and other fish in the Read More »

• Alaska Crab fishery faces identity crisis, while Fishermen have a tough time finding snow crab

  Fishermen are having the toughest time in the past five years finding snow crab, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, in Unalaska. The Read More »