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• Sport groups pressure Oregon governor to stop changes in Columbia River net plan

  Four powerful sportfishing groups have asked Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to keep the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission from significantly altering a plan to move gill-nets Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JUNE 9, 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 »

• Miss Ally captain’s mother pushes for personal tracking devices – Fishermen’s bodies never found after boat capsized in storm

  Della Sears wants fishermen to consider buying and wearing a personal beacon — a tracking device the size of a smartphone and a bit thicker. It Read More »

• They’ve got a BIG Lineup for the Commercial Fishermen’s Festival September 14 – 15, 2013 Astoria, Oregon

  We still have an exciting line-up of Deadliest Catch stars coming to the Festival include Captain Jonathan and Scott Hillstrand, Captain Rick and Donna Quashnick, Hiram Johnson, Read More »

• EDITORIAL: High time for safety sea change in fishery – The Chronicle Herald

  As Nova Scotians gathered Sunday to honour workers who have died on the job, many of them were remembering fishermen who never returned home. continued Related Read More »

• These labels are downright fishy – One of the entrees was listed as “Wild Steelhead,” – Wild, or Free Range Salmon

  The term “wild” has become the most improperly used term associated with salmon. “Wild” is supposed to mean they are the progeny of naturally spawning salmon. Read More »

• Does this fish look like a piranha to you?

  Bryton Shockley, a commercial fisherman, was out on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee when he reeled in a creature that caused him to wonder, “is that … a piranha?” Read More »

• ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME DIVISION of COMMERCIAL FISHERIES. NEWS RELEASE

  2013 Southern Southeast Inside Subdistrict Sablefish Fishery News Release here Related Read More »

• Fraser River pink salmon run a poor haul for U.S. fishermen

  The fishery for Fraser River pink salmon has ended for local U.S. fishermen — one marked by low catches here but another record run in parts Read More »
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  Denny Hamlin freaked out by 22-lb live lobster after winning New Hampshire NASCAR race

  Like many NASCAR tracks, New Hampshire Motor Speedway has a distinct tradition where it rewards winning drivers with a prize representative of that particular region. Similar Read More »

• The guilt never fades over wasted fish

  I have been a commercial fisherman for more than 30 years, and I’ve caught a lot of fish. I feel good about that. But there is Read More »

• Massive tiger shrimp invaders likely have settled in Louisiana to stay

  A recent study reports that the enormous shrimp invaders will become “established” in the Gulf of Mexico within 10 years. That means the species is becoming Read More »

• Cooke Aquaculture announces $203M Scottish purchase

  New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture is buying the Scottish subsidiary of Marine Harvest in the Orkney and Shetland Islands in a deal worth $203 million. The company operates Read More »

• Lobster wars: discount stores slug it out on the UK high street with £5 shellfish

  Lobster, once associated with only the swankiest restaurants, is now on the frontline of the supermarket price war. Discount stores fighting to lure Christmas shoppers are Read More »

• Recreational Fishing Alliance supports “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act.”

  “Groups like Environmental Defense Fund, Pew Environment Group, Oceana and Ocean Conservancy hate this bill because it would allow America’s fishermen to continue fishing as stocks Read More »

• On this day, January 11, 2006: Lady of Grace rescued a year before she sank

  January 11, 2006: Coast Guard tows disabled Lady of Grace to port Rescued 10 miles east of Great Point, Nantucket, a year later she was sunk Read More »

• Two lobstermen accused of fishing violations following seven-month DMR investigation

  A fisherman accused of trying to secretly catch lobsters and his sternman have been charged with multiple fishing violations, according to state officials. Duston Reed, a Read More »
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  Speaking of Science, DFO says trust the science!

  In the midst of ongoing protests outside of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in St. John’s Friday, several DFO staff briefed reporters on fisheries science Read More »

• Michael Smith told him to “grow a pair”: Curtis Stone Says Chefs for Seals Misrepresented Him

  Michael Smith told him to “grow a pair”. John Bil took him to task for a $75,000 payola from a Prince Edward Island shellfish festival. Now, Read More »

• Program To Explore History Of Commercial Fishing In Door County

  The July 11 Gibraltar Talks program will focus on the interesting history of the commercial fishermen who ventured out into the waters of Green Bay from Read More »

• OSHA cites seafood processing plant, temp agency in death

  NEW BEDFORD – City based seafood processor Sea Watch and an affiliated temp agency were cited by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, five months Read More »

• Maine Rep Proposes Owner/Operator Requirement for Scallop and Urchin Fishery

  Rep. Lydia Blume, D-York, is proposing legislation to require license holders in the scallop and urchin fisheries to own and operate their own vessels. Owner-operator provisions Read More »

• Four men arrested on elver charges in two incidents

  Two men, a father and a son from Massachusetts, are facing criminal charges after Maine Marine Patrol officers found them with 31 pounds of elvers in Read More »

• This is good! Mullet plan could create hundreds of jobs, preserve fishing industry

  Mullet could one day be Florida’s desired fish, help create hundreds of jobs and preserve the fishing industry. Local organizations have teamed together to study the Read More »

• Update on the F/V Golden Nugget

  We received an update from the skipper of a vessel outbound to the fishing grounds, and he sent this update. Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 12:48 PM Read More »