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• Sounding off on Magnuson

  GLOUCESTER — The final word fell to Gloucester fisherman Paul Vitale, the last speaker of the day at the fisheries listening session,, “How many businesses could Read More »

• Panhandle Blue Crab Trap Closure Starts January 5th

  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Release Read More Related Read More »

• Facing restrictions, fishermen welcome possible disaster aid

  Another EDF puff piece from the boring broadsheet! A lot of BS in this one. South Shore fishermen welcome the prospect of aid from September’s federal Read More »

• Ghost traps major problem in the Keys – Bill Kelly says there would be a lot of fishermen out of business

  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fisheries biologist Tom Matthews and other scientists found that 85,000 spiny lobster ghost traps which have lost their buoys, Read More »

• Kodiak needs a crab restoration effort – LudgerDochtermann

  Toby Sullivan wrote a great piece on the early Kodiak crab fishery. A kick in the mouth with a reminder that the community of Kodiak was Read More »

• Fisherynation.com Editorial: The Great Atlantic Sturgeon Debacle

  This Sturgeon debacle should serve as a pretty clear indication of how our fisheries “management” system works, or more to the point, how it doesn’t work. Read More »

• Experienced Lobster Professional seeking employment – Fisherynation Classified

  Don’t let this guy get away!  http://fisherynation.com/fisheynation-classified Related Read More »

• Late night welding is the suspected cause of New Jersey boat fire

  POINT PLEASANT BEACH – A fire that damaged a commercial fishing vessel on Sunday off of Baltimore Avenue and Channel Drive may be the result of welding work, Read More »

• Giant squid makes rare appearance in Japanese port

  A giant squid that wandered into a Japanese port has been guided back out to sea almost a week after it was spotted, giving enthusiasts and Read More »

• Shad make a run up the Hudson River

  Poughkeepsie Journal – One of the Hudson River’s signature species has begun its annual spring run up the river. American shad come back to the Hudson Read More »

• Methane Is Discovered Seeping From Seafloor Off East Coast, Scientists Say

  The methane is emanating from at least 570 locations, called seeps, from near Cape Hatteras, N.C., to the Georges Bank southeast of Nantucket, Mass. While the Read More »

• Walker announces North Pacific council nominations

  Gov. Bill Walker announced late on March 13 his nominations for two North Pacific Fishery Management Council seats, which expire August 10 of this year. The Read More »

• DFO cracking down on deals that flout rules to keep inshore fishery in local hands

  Two Maritime fishermen have lost their fishing licences following a Department of Fisheries and Oceans investigation into the use of so-called controlling agreements in the past year. They Read More »
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  Aboard the Tradition: Fishermen work to get Trump’s attention on Thames River

  Supporters of President Trump are gathering in southeastern Connecticut Wednesday. Among them are a group of fishermen who organized on the Thames River. These fishing vessels Read More »

• EXTRA!!! Weinstein Wins Movie Rights to N.Y. Times Ocean Rescue Story

  Harvey Weinstein has won a bidding war for movie rights to Paul Tough’s rescue story “A Speck in the Sea.” The story focused on lobster fisherman Read More »

• 7th right whale found dead in Gulf of St. Lawrence

  The carcass of a seventh North Atlantic right whale has been found off the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, reports Radio-Canada. The Canadian Read More »
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  UPDATED: One Fisherman Survives, Two missing – Greymouth boat Wendy J sank on southern West Coast

  The commercial fishing boat which sank on the rugged coast of South Westland ran aground on the rocky shore after becoming entangled in a rope. Two Read More »

• Groundfish Recovery and Revitaliza​tion Plan Press Release Tomorrow, June 17th at 11am Umass Dartmouth SMAST

  Dear Friends, We just obtained an announcement that tomorrow, June 17th at 11am UMass SMAST will host a press event on its “Groundfish Port Recovery and Revitalization Read More »

• Marin Voice: Science shows Drake’s oyster farm doesn’t harm the estero’s ecology

  JOE MUELLER’S July 31 Marin Voice column (“Doing what’s right for the ecology”) is surprisingly devoid of facts. Almost everything in his column is contradicted by Read More »

• Ag Giant Cargill Is Spending More Than $1 Billion to Get Into Fish Farming

  Cargill, one of the largest agricultural companies in the world, is making big investments in aquaculture. On Monday, it announced a 1.35-billion-euro deal (roughly $1.5 billion) Read More »

• NO SEAL, NO DEAL – Petitioning Arctic Council: Refuse observer status for the EU until they repeal the seal ban

  We the undersigned call on the Arctic Council member states and permanent members to: Be mindful of the rights of law-abiding Inuit and other seal hunters Read More »
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  Coast Guard rescues 4 from disabled fishing vessel 230 miles off Kodiak

  The Coast Guard rescued four people from a disabled fishing vessel in heavy seas 230 miles east-southeast of Kodiak, Friday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk crew hoisted Read More »

• New yellowtail flounder survey on tap – Long awaited commercial fleet collaborative research inclusion is finally realized

  NEW BEDFORD — Five fisheries scientists based in Woods Hole came to the city Wednesday and spelled out the details of a new yellowtail flounder survey to Read More »

• Fishing’s Low Ecological Footprint

  Confirmation of fishing’s relatively low ecological footprint was provided recently in the publication of the European Environment Agency statistics on energy use by sector. Fisheries are Read More »

• Victoria Co. snow crab fishermen could be hit hardest by quota cuts

  Snow crab fishermen in the waters off Cape Breton are preparing for a leaner season this year, with quota cuts approved or proposed in both the Read More »