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• Our view: Bay State’s ‘Sacred Cod’ has become NOAA’s sacred cow

  Yes, NOAA can show “scientific” data suggesting that these dire cuts — up to 77 percent for the Gulf of Maine cod catch — may be Read More »

• University of Alaska Fairbanks new polar ocean research vessel “Sikuliaq” won’t get to Alaska until 2015

  A new polar ocean research vessel to be operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks will remain on the Great Lakes this winter because of construction Read More »

• 2016 U.S. treaty deal underlines value of Pacific fishery

  The one-year transitional arrangement for United States vessels for 2016 is a “positive development reflecting the value of rights-based fisheries management” for the Pacific islands, said Read More »

• Letter: We’ve seen the future, and it’s land-based – John McCarthy

  I write in response to a letter written by Leon Fiander from Marystown on Oct. 18, “Will Placentia Bay aquaculture affect native salmon?” Our group, Salmon Read More »

• The New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival…September 29 & 30, 2012 Free Admission – Free Parking

  http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/ Related Read More »

• Fishermen, welfare-bums, friendly drinkers? East Coast stereotypes, fact or fiction

  British Columbians are left-wing pot-smoking radicals, Albertans are ultra-conservative cowboys and Ontarians believe they’re the centre of the universe. Then there’s Atlantic Canada, to most Canadians Read More »

• State surveys whales, turtles to spur offshore wind – So. Mr. Tom Turtle, Do you anticipate any issues with the wind farm we’re,,,,,,,

  Having once hunted whales to the ends of the earth for their oil, Massachusetts is now going out of its way to protect the marine mammals Read More »

• Mixed Response To State Fisheries Bill

  Legislation before the New York State Legislature intended to ease some of the burdens of tightening fishing restrictions and high gas prices on the state’s commercial Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JUNE 2, 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 »
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  The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Famous Fishing Spot

  Houston oil man Alfred Glassell Jr. landed a 1,560-pound black marlin off the coast of Cabo Blanco in northern Peru on August 4, 1953, bagging himself Read More »

• 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 »

• Withdraw Unlawful Plan Forcing Fishermen to Pay for At-Sea Monitors – Cause of Action Institute

  Cause of Action Institute (“CoA Institute”)  has submitted a regulatory comment to the New England Fishery Management Council (“NEFMC”) questioning the Council’s legal authority to move Read More »

• Katsheshuk Fisheries Ltd. will likely plead guilty to safety breaches

  When the case of Katsheshuk Fisheries Ltd. was called in provincial court today, Crown prosecutor Shawn Patten told Judge Pamela Goulding that the case will proceed Read More »

• Northern Dynasty comments on National Marine Fisheries Service status review of Lake Iliamna Seals

  Ultimately, whether the Lake Iliamna seals are considered to be a distinct population segment or not, Northern Dynasty is confident that development of the project by Read More »

• So. Let me get this Straight! Failure of weather buoy could endanger fishermen, but NOAA don’t have the dough to FIX IT??

  A buoy failure off the coast of Half Moon Bay threatens the safety of commercial and recreational fishermen as well as other vessels during the more Read More »

• U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the fiscal year 2015 budget request for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The FY15 budget request supports and Read More »

• Hiring in full swing at Samoa Tuna Processors

  Samoa Tuna Processors is not having problems hiring fish cleaners. STP is on target to open its cannery operations next month. Dan Sullivan, vice president of Read More »

• NOAA Announces Partial Approval of Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

  On November 7, 2013, NOAA – National Marine Fisheries Service, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, partially approved Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid Read More »

• Management challenge: ‘fish wars’ escalate as king productivity ebbs

  This is the seventh in the Morris Communications series, “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” Previous stories may be found at www.peninsulaclarion.com. It’s a Read More »

• Listen to the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, July 18, 2016

  The total run to Bristol Bay through Sunday is now 41.2 million. Sunday was another two million fish day, with 1.5 million landed and 500,000 counted Read More »

• Former Obama Official: Bureaucrats Manipulate Climate Stats To Influence Policy

  A former member of the Obama administration claims Washington D.C. often uses “misleading” news releases about climate data to influence public opinion. Former Energy Department Undersecretary Read More »

• State Department enters trade dispute over Maine lobsters

  The U.S. State Department is adding its muscle to help resolve an impending trade dispute between exporters of live Maine lobsters and the European Union. Responding Read More »

• Activists: Liberty Natural Gas LNG port will lead to fracking

  Jim Lovegren, representing a number of commercial fishing operations from Point Pleasant to Middletown, said his industry contributes nearly $1 billion a year to the New Read More »

• Frustrated Bay of Fundy Lobster fishermen losing gear to ship traffic

  Tuesday marked the beginning of lobster season in the Bay of Fundy, but some fishermen have run into a problem that is costing them time and Read More »

• BOEM releases draft plan for Lower Cook Inlet oil leasing

  Residents of Anchor Point, Homer and Seldovia could see drilling rigs off their coasts in the future if the federal Department of the Interior gives it Read More »