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• Seal in Veal Reduction with Sour Cherries: recipe – video

  Toronto Star – Food reporter Michele Henry follows the seal hunt from ice floe to plate in the April 20, Toronto Star Life section. Watch online Read More »

• Cormorants – A problem on our local marshes?

  Medina Journal-Register – This destruction of the environment became more evident to me in recent years when I went on a few fishing trips to the Read More »

• Yukon River king run hits the border

  FAIRBANKS — The first Yukon River ; now it’s just a matter of how many more will follow. The state is hoping at least 42,500 kings Read More »

• Feds may ease fish population goals for non native, salmon eating Striped Bass

  A still-controversial 1992 law intended to boost California’s striped bass population can be scaled back, the Obama administration now believes. In a modest softening of the Read More »

• Let’s hope Alaska revenue solution isn’t too hard on ‘the other guy’

  I keep hoping that the motto of the famous Anchorage bar Chilkoot Charlie’s, “We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you,” can work Read More »

• Whale Protection Rules: Maine Lobstermen Divided Over Whether to Sue – Wait’ll the Cod Protection Rules Kick In!

  Maine lobstermen are considering taking the federal government to court over regulations designed to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. The Maine Lobstering Union has filed Read More »

• Communications: Prices Drop and Services Increase

  As advances in communications and navigation equipment technology change at a seemingly alarming rate, there is something to be said about mixing the old with the Read More »

• Massachusetts Lobstermen go back to work after three-month closure

  Just a few weeks ago, Green Harbor was mostly empty just a few weeks –  aside from the unoccupied mooring balls dotting the water. But the Read More »

• MAFMC Votes15-4 AGAINST Hudson Canyon Sanctuary bid

  In their official nomination, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and their Coney Island Aquarium staff outlined their specific reasons for nominating the offshore Hudson Canyon as Read More »

• Decision coming Monday on Menhaden management

  The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will decide on a new management plan for Atlantic menhaden at a meeting near Baltimore on Monday. Fishermen and environmentalists Read More »

• Dutch captain found guilty of breaching EU sea fishery regulations in Irish waters

  The State alleged Klass Dirk Meijvogel was the master of the Wiron 5 when she had on board equipment capable of automatically grading herring, mackerel and Read More »

• BREAKING: $33 Million to New England in Disaster Funding.

  Bruce Tarr confirms officials expect NOAA to announce about $33 million in fish disaster aid for New England. More to follow.  11:36 Related Read More »

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council allows sport guides to buy commercial halibut quota

  The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, master of the nation’s most valuable fishing region, decided on Dec. 10 to implement a new plan that in some Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 30, 2017

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 14:30 Related Read More »

• Nova Scotia Lobster fishermen urged to find common ground

  Politicians of all stripes agree addressing challenges in the lobster industry will require finding ways to unite fisherman in the two largest (and most lucrative) fishing Read More »
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  Fishermen freed years after capture by Somali pirates

  A group of 26 hostages, all of whom were Asian crewmen of an Omani-flagged fishing vessel seized nearly five years ago by Somali pirates, have arrived Read More »

• Fish harvesters raise industry concerns at Fish-NL meeting in Marystown

  Harvesters from around the Burin Peninsula had an opportunity to raise their concerns about the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor) union during a series of Read More »
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  Cameras on boats ‘an invasion of privacy’

  A group of fishermen could be heading to court to fight a plan to use cameras and GPS trackers to monitor commercial trawlers. Consultation by the Read More »

• Maine says it must curtail the elver harvest because of declining population, but fishermen say their livelihood is being interfered with.

  Industry officials supported quotas based on historical catch during the first public hearing hosted by state regulators this week in Augusta. Another hearing will be held Read More »

• Opposition to Atlantic Siesmic Blasting – The Bipartisan Fight for Quieter Oceans

  Last night, to celebrate the fourth of July, the air over the U.S. filled with fireworks. The noise they created was extremely loud and, mercifully, brief. Read More »

• Angry MP holds news conference on cuts to shrimp quotas – First In, First Out ain’t sitting right.

  “I don’t even want to sit in front of this Canadian flag,” Watkins said. “It’s disgraceful. We, as Newfoundlanders are down here. They don’t care about Read More »

• Accused drug smuggling kingpin flown to US after living in Queensland

  Alleged US marijuana smuggling kingpin Peyton Eidson is locked up in a California jail cell after 30 years on the run as a fugitive in Australia. Read More »
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  NY Dems’ Anti-Energy Policies Forced New Yorkers To Pay 46 Times More For Power

  Natural gas prices in the New York City region skyrocketed in January, costing New Yorkers roughly 46 times more than the 2017 average for the area, Read More »

• Anyone want a boat? Fishing boat stuck in Penobscot River flats for more than 2 years up for salvage

  HAMPDEN, Maine — More than two years after it ran aground, a 57-foot fishing boat remains firmly lodged in the flats of the Penobscot River. The Read More »

• Don’t let this legislation get away: Open the St. Croix to alewives – Dennis Damon

  Alewives are river herring that need to return from the ocean to their river to spawn. It is part of their natural life cycle. If this Read More »