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• American “celebrity” chefs signing up to boycott Canadian seafood because of the seal hunt are clearly misinformed

  The Humane Society of the United States says it has signed up about 40 celebrity chefs to its Chefs for Seals campaign as part of its Read More »

• Pacific Salmon Foundation – Health of salmon not determined by catch counts

  B.C. fishermen may have to console themselves with limited harvest of salmon in the coming years, but the long-term prospects for wild Pacific salmon are not Read More »

• Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in New Bern, NC February 9 – 11, 2016

  The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s February, 2016 meeting on Tuesday,  in New Bern, NC . Briefing Materials & Agenda Overview Agenda click here   Attend Read More »

• More info on AK IFQ cost recovery programs for halibut, sablefish, Bering Sea crab

  Those who hold quota shares of Alaska halibut, sablefish and Bering Sea crab pay a fee to the federal government for costs of managing and enforcing Read More »

• Gillnet fishermen benefit thanks to a special purchase brokered by the Northeast Seafood Coalition

  Pingers emit a high-frequency sound that harbor porpoises in particular do not like. Gillnet fishermen attach these devices, about the size of a closed fist, to the Read More »

• Fukushima radiation not cause for alarm in US

  Radiation from the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan has reached North American shores, but — despite a number of reports shared on social media— scientists Read More »

• Your View: Groundfish fishery has struggled for generations

  The historical record makes it clear that the current New England groundfish fishery disaster is but one of many disasters that have threatened the industry over Read More »

• NOAA tests camera systems to monitor fish catch

  When we think of technological innovators, most picture daring entrepreneurs and venture capitalists who make clever devices for their investors. However, in the Bering Sea and Read More »

• Papahanaumokuakea Review Spurs Tension With Conservation Groups, Fisheries

  President Donald Trump’s targeting of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the northwest Hawaiian Islands for national review has revived a lopsided debate between Native Hawaiians, Read More »

• Florida Stone Crab Season Begins October 15, 2013

  Florida Stone Crab season begins on October 15, 2013.  Here are the Stone Crab regulations per the Florida Fish and Wildlife website. [email protected]  10:09 Related Read More »

• DFO ends in stalemate – 800 fishermen protested at DFO offices Thursday – Video

  A meeting about lobster prices between P.E.I. fishermen and the seafood processors association ended in a stalemate Thursday afternoon, just a few hours after about 800 Read More »

• Open it all up. ALL of it. New England Council: Get Your Facts Straight Before Acting on Habitat

  With New England’s groundfish populations at historic lows and the prognosis for recovery not getting any better wouldn’t you think that any decision affecting these places—even Read More »

• Local fishing organizations gear up for Cook Inlet meeting

  KENAI — With more than 230 regulatory proposals, some several pages worth of suggested changes to the Cook Inlet finfish fisheries, nearly 500 written comments and Read More »

• Halibut bycatch delivered to Kotzebue food bank – Feed the People!

  The halibut is the bycatch from trawlers that is delivered to Kodiak. The delivery was arranged by Bainbridge Island Wash.-based Sea Share, an organization that redirects Read More »

• DFO: Don’t pet the seals – Sheryl Fink, seals may look like pets, they are wild animals

  Although seals may look like pets, they are wild animals, unpredictable and should be left alone, Waters advised. If a seal is cornered and believes it Read More »

• Missing fisherman may have been shot over lobster dispute – Witnesses tell CBC News gunshots heard morning of Phillip Boudreau’s diappearance

  The case police have put together draws a disturbing picture of an out-of-control fight over lobster fishing territory that ended in gunfire and death. Police officers Read More »

• Researchers to Conduct Harbor Seal Catch-and-Release in Alsea Bay April 7

  Researchers at Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute, Moss Landing Marine Labs, Alaska SeaLife Center and San Jose State will conduct captures of harbor seals within Read More »

• Porch lights to shine in Nova Scotia to commemorate Miss Ally tragedy

  Homes across Shelburne County will keep their porch lights on for the next few days to remember the fishermen who died when the Miss Ally capsized Read More »

• HabCamV4 sees large numbers of young scallops off Delaware Bay

  “We’re seeing many swimming scallops and other behaviors that are providing insights into how the animals live and interact in that environment,” Hart said. “Baby scallops Read More »

• Guest: Wait for the facts on Pebble Mine

  THE proposed Alaskan Pebble Mine, a copper-and-gold mine, has received almost as much attention in Seattle as it has in our neck of the woods in Read More »

• Poachers Supply Juvenile Eels to Asian Markets

  The annual return of blueback herring and alewives this spring to the region’s coastal rivers and streams will be celebrated, but there’s another aquatic migrant that Read More »

• Herring bait shortage could pinch Maine Lobstermen

  Maine regulators are considering intervening to help fix a bait shortage that threatens to affect its signature lobster fishing industry. Lobstermen typically use herring for bait, Read More »

• Marine Resources Committee schedules hearing on elver legislation

  The Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee has scheduled a public hearing on a bill introduced by Rep. Walter Kumiega (D-Deer Isle) that would give the Department of Read More »

• Marine gear goes glam as Maine makers ride wave of nautical chic

  On the cobblestone streets of the Old Port, tourists can scoop up all types of lobster-themed swag, from lobster deely boppers with googly eyes to lobster Read More »

• This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Halibut opens and herring’s up next. More after this –

  Alaska longliners are ready to steam out of town for the Saturday start of the Pacific halibut fishery.  Alaska’s catch of roughly 19 million pounds is Read More »