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• Two panel seats for the International Pacific Halibut Commision open

  A call for nominations was originally put out early last year. However, the National Marine Fisheries Service decided to reissue the call for nominations in February. Read More »

• Big Tuna News. Pew: Best Available Science? Credible Scientists in the Field label it an “irresponsible distortion”

  Pew: The Best Available Science on Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna  Read it here Four leading scientists with expertise in large pelagics call Pew Bluefin Tuna fact Read More »

• Maine Voices: ‘Overfishing’ or ‘mismanagement’? By Alan Tracy (thank you mr. tracy)

  Instead of using the term “overfishing,” perhaps news coverage should use “mismanagement” or “overprotection” as the underlying cause leading to quota cuts and a crisis. It Read More »

• Kenai kings barely meet goal; record set for salmon catch

  The seem to have met their escapement goal after all, but it was still the lowest return on record. more@alaskajournal of commerce  13:25 Read More »

• Buckley Diversion Dam: Army Corps foot-dragging damming pink salmon to a cruel fate

  To date, the Corps of Engineers has shamelessly dragged its feet despite the fact that NOAA’s Fisheries Service called in 2007 for Buckley Dam to be Read More »

• ahh,,, what the Hell. Saving Seafood ALERT – PRESS RELEASE: Federal, State, & Local Officials, Industry Leaders to Speak at Groundfish Industry Rally Today at Boston Fish Pier

  10:50 AM (4 minutes ago) WHAT: Groundfish Industry Rally WHEN: Monday, April 29, 2013 Program begins at 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Boston Fish Pier Rally event will take Read More »

• Prowler Fisheries Ready to Christen New Freezer Longliner

  Prowler Fisheries, an Alaska freezer longliner company, will christen its newest freezer longliner vessel, the F/V Arctic Prowler, in ceremonies Oct. 5 at the Ketchikan Shipyard in Read More »

• Industry Says U.S. Fish Law Works Well in Alaska

  The Magnuson-Stevens Act, the 1976 law that governs fishing in the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and other federal waters, is up for reauthorization in Congress. Read More »

• From the Deckboss

  McPollock, Yes, you’re all doing great!, Halibut harvesters catch a break. Read more, and read the comments. Read More »

• UFA Ready to Fill Executive Director Position – Fishermen’s News

  Three fisheries industry veterans appear to be under serious consideration for executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska, the statewide commercial fishing trade association that represents Read More »

• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission limits take of sea cucumbers to 200 a day

  Operators of a Ramrod Key processing facility for sea cucumbers came up short in their appeal to Florida’s fishery managers Wednesday. Agreeing with concerns of agency Read More »

• Greater Atlantic Region fisheries to receive $36 million in disaster relief funds – (post- tropical cyclone Sandy?)

  As part of the Fiscal Year 2014 federal budget, Congress approved $75 million in fishery disaster relief funds. Today, NOAA NMFS announced that the New England groundfish Read More »

• Florida Net Ban: Florida’s ban on net fishing near shore debated again

  “We would like the opportunity to harvest Spanish mackerel, pompano and mullet in state waters,” Kelly said. “We’d like to see the use of gill nets Read More »

• Connecticut: Crustaceous canary? Prevailing lack of confidence that this sacrifice will do much of anything

  The state’s lobstermen seem to be stoically and inexorably accepting the first-ever ban on lobster gathering in Long Island Sound. What is most distressing, however, is the Read More »

• Project hopes to define lobster brand for one of nation’s iconic foods

  When asked what foods represent Canada, people may think Canadian maple syrup before considering one of Canada’s most iconic foods: lobster. The Lobster Council of Canada, Read More »

• Blame Game Excuses – “You know what it’s like down here right now,” Warren on fisheries aid bill – SBA loans Better ‘n Nuthin’!

  Warren also understands why the same fishermen and shore-side businesses might be underwhelmed by the offer, given the advanced state of the industry’s demise against the Read More »

• Board of Fisheries to tackle thorny Cook Inlet issues

  What to do when the Kenai River late-run king salmon may not meet escapement is up for discussion in Anchorage, in hopes that users and managers Read More »

• Right whale, calf make rare winter appearance near Plymouth Harbor (the article comments are priceless)

  A North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted outside Plymouth Harbor on Saturday, the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies said — a sighting so Read More »

• GDT Editorial: Hearing rightfully turns spotlight on Magnuson reforms

  Monday’s Boston hearing did not focus on how to throw money at the fishing crisis, but on carrying our reforms to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which is Read More »

• 2014 Pacific Halibut catches likely to be cut 21% — ‘blue line’ catch recommendations by AK region

  Fishery scientists with the International Pacific Halibut Commission have put forth a 2014 coast wide commercial catch total of 24.45 million pounds, a 21% decrease from Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MARCH 17, 2013

  “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• Gloucester Mayor Kirk: NOAA pullout threat ‘folly’

  Mayor Carolyn Kirk Thursday labeled a Senate Appropriations Committee threat to close down NOAA’s Northeast Regional Office in Gloucester and ship its 200 jobs elsewhere as Read More »

• Lake Pontchartrain basin commercial fishermen report crippling shrimp and crab shortage – Video

  “What caused Lake Pontchartrain basin to not produce like it normally has, I think it is a combination of reasons,” said Patrick. “The closing of the Read More »

• Northwest shellfish industry dismayed at China’s partial ban of some shellfish exports

  The ban has brought the geoduck industry here to a virtual halt. Fish inspectors in China notified the U.S. Embassy on Dec. 3 that China was Read More »

• New poll shows majority of Canadians support the seal hunt and oppose WTO ruling

  Read the report here 11:09 Read More »