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• The Kodiak fish debate: Senate candidates square off

  Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski squared off with her challengers Wednesday for the first time, fielding criticism and questions from Democrat Ray Metcalfe and independents Margaret Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Fiberglass Lobster boat, 500HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo D9 Diesel, “like new” condition!

  Specifications, information and 14 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:31 Related Read More »

• OUR VIEW: Let’s make waves with fishing regulations

  Just when it seems life can’t get harder for local fishermen, the state Division of Marine Fisheries releases another statement. The state division recently announced that Read More »

• Commercial fishermen seek to halt recreational angling?

  You think the differences between commercial fishing groups and recreational anglers has been heated in the past? Well … consider this just in from the “you Read More »

• SHAHEEN, AYOTTE URGE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO RECONSIDER FISHERY DECISION

  January 28, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) are calling on the Department of Commerce to reconsider its decision to require drastic Read More »

• Man charged with punching police canine during suspect pursuit

  A 54-year-old Coos Bay man, one of three arrested on Friday afternoon after police responded to a report of criminal trespass in progress, is accused of Read More »

• Crab fishermen look to black cod for New Year’s boost

  With the crab season shut down since before its November start, there may be another fish in the sea to help the crabbers start 2016 off Read More »

• Council for Sustainable Fishing – First came ‘sea lords’ and now ‘snapper barons.’

  About a year ago AL.com did an investigative report on the Gulf of Mexico commercial red snapper catch share program in which it called the top Read More »

• Can North Carolina’s Local Seafood Movement Help Save its Fishermen?

  North Carolina’s commercial fishermen—who work primarily in independent, small-scale operations—landed 66 million pounds of fish last year, but rather than ending up on North Carolina plates, Read More »

• Lobster larvae settlement index shows highs and lows

  Scientists and researchers in both Canada and the U.S. are developing a lobster larvae settlement index that could predict “what’s coming down the pipe” for the Read More »

• Senate Passes Legislation to Combat Pirate Fishing

  The Senate unanimously passed the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015. In May, Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Brian Schatz Read More »

• Menhaden: The stock is healthy, so should harvest cuts remain?

  February, a regional fisheries commission reversed course and announced Atlantic menhaden were neither being overfished nor experiencing overfishing — an important finding for Virginia, which has Read More »

• Sitka Tribal Government Disappointed With ADF&G

  (SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska –  Sitka Tribe of Alaska said they are disappointed in the recent decision by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to allow Read More »

• WPFMC Press Release: Fishery Scientists Address Overfished Striped Marlin Stock,

  HONOLULU (20 June 2014) A group of prominent scientists, resource economists, sociologists, population modelers and other knowledgeable experts from throughout the Pacific concluded its three-day meeting Read More »
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  New net opens a way to help fishermen and protect cod

  Catching the wrong fish, or catching too much of a low-quota fish like cod, can end a season for a commercial fisherman. In recent years, the Read More »

• Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Sacramento April 6-11, 2017

  The Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet April 6-11, 2017 in Sacramento, Ca. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento to address issues Read More »
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  Fishermen gather on Yarmouth wharf concerned that out-of-season lobster sales are taking place

  Fishermen in Yarmouth have been gathering on Lobster Rock Wharf during evenings this week to draw attention to their claims and beliefs of commercial fishing taking Read More »

• Red Snapper scheme could destroy fishery

  If this scheme becomes law, it could soon become difficult or impossible to legally buy American Red Snapper. Retailers, restaurants and grocery stores will be simply Read More »

• The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is laying the blame – Oystermen React to the Report

  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is laying the blame for the oyster crisis in Franklin County, squarely on the US Army Corps of Engineers. Read More »

• N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission advisers don’t back reduction goal

  To reduce bycatch in shrimp trawls, advisers to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission recommend allowing more types of bycatch reduction devices and turtle excluder devices, but Read More »

• The Bottom Line: Coming Together for Bluefin Tuna

  It’s not every day that fishermen and environmentalists agree. But in a significant move, the American Bluefin Tuna Association and the International Game Fish Association are Read More »

• 2 R.I. shipyards win grants under maritime funding program revived by Reed

  U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Saturday announced that two Rhode Island shipyards will be awarded $1,114,370 in federal funding to make capital improvements intended to help Read More »

• Pollock as halibut bait shows mixed results, Good in the GOA! This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch

  Pollock has been tested as a halibut bait to replace pricier chum salmon.  Each year halibut researchers use over 300-thousand pounds of chums in their stock Read More »

• Maine congressional delegation asks forfeited groundfish permits be redistributed through Northeast

  Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin sent a letter Monday to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross asking Read More »

• Southeast’s first crab fisheries of the year set to open

  Alaska has dozens of crab species—about seven that are commercial harvested. So what’s Tanner crab like? To help answer that question, I asked Joe Stratman, the Read More »