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• Cod on rebound, haddock takes hit

  The codfish is on the rebound, and that means High Liner Foods CEO Henry Demone has never been more confident in the global supply of wild Read More »

• DNR Question of the Week – Is there commercial fishing in Minnesota?

  A: Commercial fishing in Minnesota for walleye and other game fish was eliminated in 1983. Today, commercial harvest is mostly limited to rough fish such as Read More »

• THE APPARENT MENTALITY OF EDF & CATCH SHARE PROPONENTS

  My Alaska connection was ranting about the scmucks at EDF and I thought I’d share it with you. It is the second EDF related communication to Read More »

• Marine Accidents Investigation Branch: Make wearing lifejackets on fishing boats compulsory

  The wearing of lifejackets on commercial fishing boats should be made compulsory, accident investigators have said. This year had been “particularly bad” for drownings, the Marine Read More »
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  Our opportunity: Modernization of the North Pacific Fishing Fleet

  The fishing fleet in the North Pacific and Bering Sea, much of which is homeported here, needs to be replaced. Leaders are pushing for Washington to Read More »

• Ocean food chains remain elusive

  The marine biologist’s cod-food web looks more like the architecture of an acid-tripping spider than a depiction of what cod eat, and get eaten by, on Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49ft.x27ft. Crab/Lobster vessel, 6 Cylinder Cat C-18

  Specifications, information and 30 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:05 Related Read More »

• Make sure fish counts are right

  The federal government owes it to the people, businesses and natural resources it oversees to get it right when it comes to questions of science. The Read More »

• As ‘ghost fishing’ ravages ocean stocks, efforts build to retrieve killer lost nets and traps

  Abandoned or lost fishing gear — including traps, crab pots and nets — litters the ocean floor in coastal areas around the world. Many continue to Read More »

• Experience unique seal hunting on Åland

  Seal hunting demands much from the hunter, both before and after the hunt. In the outer archipelago of Åland there is a great population of grey Read More »

• Fisherman bit in the ass by sea lion in Sitka!

  A 19-year-old crewman sitting on the railing of a fishing vessel in Sitka received minor injuries Sunday after a sea lion bit him from behind, according Read More »

• Former Cortez fisherman shares his side of case that has reached U.S. Supreme Court

  John Yates remembers the day his life as a commercial fisherman was forever changed. The 62-year-old sat inside his Cortez furnishing store Off the Hook on Read More »

• Traceability to help Newfoundland tell its unique story to the world

  The world will now be able to find out if their seafood came from such colourfully named places as Black Duck Brook, Cow Head, Spirity Cove, Read More »

• Judge dismisses Humane Society lawsuit that opposed killing sea lions at Bonneville Dam

  A U.S. District Court judge in Oregon today dismissed the Humane Society of the United States’ challenge to the government’s plan to kill salmon-munching California sea Read More »

• Price of bait to rise? Herring Fishermen Denied More Haddock Bycatch

  The council denied the request at a meeting Friday   TODAY . Federal regulators say Atlantic herring fishermen who fish from mid-water trawl boats are on track Read More »

• New England Fishery Management Council November 2012 Meeting Report

  http://www.nefmc.org/actions/council_reports/CR_NOV2012.pdf Related Read More »

• Book Chronicles Young Man’s Commercial Fishing Experiences – Terror!

  Being a deckhand can be tough, especially if you work for a boat owner who acts like a tyrant. In his new book Dead Reckoning, blank Read More »

• La Scie fisherman nets $15K fine for illegally poaching halibut

  A stakeout of the wharf in St. Lawrence two summers ago has netted a hefty fine for one halibut fisherman convicted of violating the federal Fisheries Act.  Keith Bath Read More »

• Twillingate fishermen received fines totalling more than $24,000 on charges laid during the 2013 crab fishery.

  The charges include failing to fully and accurately complete their fishing logs and exceeding the crab pot limit during the 2013 snow crab fishery. Gary Stuckless, Read More »

• How Did ‘The Codfather’ Rise? Some Say Fishing Rules Pull Up Big Fishermen

  While Carlos Rafael waits to hear his fate, some wonder whether there could be another “Codfather.” Critics say fishing industry regulations pave the way for bigger Read More »

• Fifteen Years Ago Lives Were Lost Aboard The Starbound- My Cousin Joe Marcantonio Speaks Out About The Events Which Took Place That Night

  The Starbound sank 130 miles off Cape Ann August 5th, 2001. It was six months after that fateful night fifteen years ago today when my cousin Read More »

• Gulf shrimpers contend with falling prices, tainted imports

  Worrying about bills and plummeting shrimp prices, Dwayne Harrison stopped to apply for a mowing job one morning recently before dropping his nets in the Houston Read More »

• 2 fishing boats charged with fishing in prohibited areas

  cbcnews – Two Nunavut fishing vessels face charges under the federal Fisheries Act for fishing in Greenland waters. Workers on board are said to have been Read More »

• Louisiana – Shrimp prices up as season closes

  “This catch was probably about average. The size was larger than normal and the price has been much higher than normal,” said Danny Babin, owner of Read More »

• The California Department of Water Resources reveals its $25b Delta plan — but questions remain

  A new future for the troubled Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was laid out for public review Monday in 34,000 pages of analysis associated with two giant water Read More »