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• Newfoundland fishing tragedy claims members from three generations of St. John’s family

  Former NHLer Terry Ryan laughed through tears Wednesday, recalling how playing ball hockey with fishermen now lost off Newfoundland made him feel like the superstar he Read More »

• Nova Scotia fishermen mourned

  WOODS HARBOUR, N.S.—Hundreds of people gathered in churches in southwestern Nova Scotia on Sunday as friends and religious leaders urged their communities to offer support to Read More »

• Coast Guard searching for overdue fishing boat near Majuro

  HONOLULU – The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue 82-foot commercial fishing vessel near the Republic of Marshall Islands, Friday.  reportedly went missing with nine people Read More »

• Mixed start in Monterey Bay for commercial salmon season opener

  Santa Cruz >> Martin Towne said he considered himself lucky when he landed 18 salmon on the first day of commercial salmon season Thursday. Towne docked Read More »
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  New Lobster Boat Under Construction in North Carolina

  Custom Steel Boats, Inc. of Merritt, N.C., in collaboration with Ted & Todd’s Marine of Beaufort, N.C., announced a new construction project. Custom Steel Boats is 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 »

• Didn’t the train leave the station? FFAW will try to do a better job at communicating with members

  As the FFAW (Fish, Food and Allied Workers) union faces an exodus of members, staff representative Jason Spingle said the union is taking the issue very Read More »
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  Western Gulf fishermen bristle at other P.E.I. fisheries group resolution

  The Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association has answered back to the Prince County Fishermen’s Association. Last week the PCFA voted in favour of a sending a motion Read More »

• Some Alaskan Trout Use Flexible Guts for the Ultimate Binge Diet

  Organs such as the stomach and intestines in the Dolly Varden doubled to quadrupled in size when eggs from spawning sockeye salmon became available each August, Read More »

• Maine: Penalties for lobster fishing violations stiffened

  Harsher penalties for fishing law violators went into effect last month after aspects of state Sen. Brian Langley’s (R-Hancock County) bill aimed at curbing violations was Read More »

• Coast Guard searching for missing lobsterman off Ogunquit Maine coast

  The Coast Guard is searching for a man missing since just before midnight off the waters of Ogunquit, Police Sgt. Matt Buttrick said early Friday. The Read More »

• Young Introduces Legislation to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

  Alaskan Congressman Don Young has joined Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) in introducing H.R. 774, the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, which would enhance the Read More »

• Derelict fishing nets have turned the bottom of the sea into a death trap

  Each year, at least 640,000 tonnes of nets and other fishing gear goes overboard and never comes back. But just because it’s lost to the sea doesn’t mean that derelict Read More »

• No, it’s not an oil slick – it’s an enormous shoal of anchovies and it’s got scientists baffled

  The California coastline was gripped by an epic oil spill on Tuesday. Or so it appeared. In truth the ominous dark band that formed off the Read More »

• Deep Cove Aqua Farms Ltd. of Blandford, Nova Scotia agreed to a $45,000 fine

  A South Shore company that buys fish has been fined $47,000 for buying and possessing tens of thousands of kilograms of illegally caught groundfish and clams. Read More »

• REBRANDING DOGFISH

  In Chatham, where Feeney is part of a co-op of about 30 fishermen, more than 4 million pounds of dogfish have been harvested this year since Read More »

• Worm harvesters angered by ANP enforcement actions

  As Acadia National Park celebrates its 100th anniversary, a simmering dispute over worm and clam harvesting on the intertidal zone flats bordering park lands is coming Read More »

• Bi Partisan Amendment to Support Monitoring of New England Fisheries

  United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a bipartisan budget amendment to support at-sea and Read More »

• Tri Marine disappointed with NMFS decision – Purse seiners will continue to fish but…

  The decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service not to issue an emergency rule to exempt purse seiners that deliver at least half of their catch Read More »

• Recreational Cod study aims to help fish crisis

  With cod at historically low population levels and commercial fishermen limited to landings that are just a fraction of what they once were, the recreational catch Read More »

• Working the on the fishing boat in the chilly Gulf waters will test a man! – Video (yer kidding, right?)

   MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – Working as a fisherman at sea is made even more challenging by the lingering cold air that has clamped down on the Read More »

• F/V Merit Rescues Crew From Sunken Tug South of Narragansett Bay, Credits F/V Tradition for assist

  Four crew members aboard a 55-foot tugboat towing a barge were rescued when it overturned south of Narragansett Bay Wednesday night said Coast Guard officials. Update: 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 »

• Spanish fish barons admit taking illegal catches in UK waters

  Two companies run by Spanish fishing tycoons are set to receive one of the largest ever fines for illegal fishing – expected to be more than Read More »

• National Fisheries Institute – Top Ten List, a Familiar School of Fish

  10 Most Popular Make up More than 90% of the Fish Eaten Washington, DC – September 24, 2012  –  From Canned Tuna to Cod the top Read More »