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  White spot – Shellfish disease unlikely to become major threat to shrimp

  A shellfish killing disease discovered in crawfish ponds around Louisiana about a month ago isn’t as likely to be a major threat to the shrimp population, Read More »

• Alaska’s Chinook salmon – Army of researchers tracks chinook decline

  More than 100 researchers and three dozen projects are underway to find clues as to why Alaska’s Chinook salmon production has declined since 2007. The ambitious Read More »

• Where did global warming go? The deep ocean, experts say

  The deep oceans have recently been soaking up much of the excess heat trapped under the ever-thickening blanket of greenhouse gases that humans pump into the Read More »

• GDT Editorial: Warren right to note need for fishing aid beyond ‘loans’

  While our federal lawmakers join the push for offering federal Small Business Administrations loans to Gloucester’s and other fishermen (see news story, Page 1), it’s encouraging Read More »

• Enviro Lobby’s Coordinated Efforts to back door NE Marine Monument’s exposed!

  One month ago, environmental groups were strategizing over their latest bid: Get the Obama administration to create its first marine monument off New England. They had Read More »

• Fisherynation.com welcomes our newest sponsor, AFG Flame Guard USA

  If you own a commercial vessel, an inboard pleasure boat, a boat with a cabin, or desire convenient fire protection in your home or vehicle, get the Read More »

• I’ll be damned! An editorial about fishing from southcoasttoday! Our View: A bad day of fishing …

  We don’t hear much from the newspaper in the highest money port in the nation, another New England port in serious trouble. Shamefully they rarely have Read More »

• Proposal to Protect Antarctic Waters Is Scaled Back – The Russians care diddly about Pew and your playmates, Andrea!

  A proposal by the United States and New Zealand to create a huge ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been sharply reduced in scale after opposition Read More »

• Longline permits and alia fishing questions raised at Sanctuary meeting

  Local businessman Omar Shalhout raised the issue regarding longline permits and alia fishing during a public meeting hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS) and Read More »

• User conflicts over halibut, salmon on horizon for 2016

  The year about to end saw the beginnings of some fisheries regulations and legal battles that will either resolve or present further issues in 2016. Halibut Read More »

• A sudden increase in the number White cross jellyfish in Bay of Fundy

  There has been a sudden increase in the number of white cross jellyfish in the Bay of Fundy in recent weeks, and a researcher says the scientific world Read More »

• Lobstermen relieved at routine pace of harvest – After last year’s glut sank prices, they call this season’s normalcy ‘a good thing.’

  Lobster season appears to be back to normal this year. And normal is good. [email protected] Related Read More »

• Must be tough for these guy’s when their progressive champions are on the “wrong” side! CLF: New rules could allow ‘full collapse’ of cod stocks

  STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE – Boston —While many Massachusetts elected officials have lobbied for less severe  reductions in fish catch limits than the cuts set to Read More »

• Gang Green Canada Starts Fire – Say Federal Investigation is Scapegoating Fishermen

  Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has announced they are investigating  the fishermen shown in a controversial video released last week that documents  serious violations of Read More »

• Louisiana shrimpers, fishermen rally for changes to federal seafood import regulations

  Local shrimpers and fisherman say the U.S. government’s poor regulations on importing seafood has been affecting their livelihoods, and they need things to change soon before Read More »

• Pacific Fishery Management Council considers closing ocean salmon seasons due to projected poor coho returns

  Poor forecasts for returning coho salmon are prompting state and tribal fishery managers to consider closing all salmon fisheries in Washington’s ocean waters this year as Read More »

• Groups oppose three universities and the National Science Foundation ocean blasting plan off N.J. coast

  Environmental and fishing groups are opposing a plan by three universities and the National Science Foundation to carry out seismic blast tests on the ocean floor Read More »

• In 100 Years, Maryland’s Crab Cakes Might Be Shrimp Cakes

  For centuries, the Chesapeake Bay has been a natural seafood factory along the East Coast, and that wealth of marine resources has shaped the area’s food Read More »

• As green crab invasion takes toll on Maine clams, researchers worry that lobsters are next victim

  In recent years, clammers say the rapid growth of the green crabs along sections of Maine’s coast has ravaged shellfish populations, particularly mussels and soft-shell clams. Read More »

• Fisheries minister Ron MacKinley wants fishermen, processors to negotiate lobster prices

  Fisheries Minister Ron MacKinley says he is pushing for a pilot project that would see P.E.I. lobster prices negotiated by fishermen and processors before the spring Read More »

• Toxic road runoff kills adult coho salmon in hours, study finds

  A new study shows that stormwater runoff from urban roadways is so toxic to coho salmon that it can kill adult fish in as little as Read More »

• The Louisiana Senate approves commercial fishing tax break

  The Louisiana Senate today approved two bills by a local lawmaker aimed at restoring sales tax exemptions for commercial fishermen and the purchase of fuels for Read More »

• Flag hopping fishing companies drive small fishermen to piracy. – The link between illegal fishing and piracy

  Government authorities and shipping industry insiders are increasingly concerned that maritime piracy will rise globally as huge, commercial fishing firms—especially the ones that operate illegally—drive fishermen Read More »

• Fisherman on P.E.I. fined for having too much halibut

  A Kings County fisherman who said he failed to make the correct conversion in fish weight was fined over $1,400 in a rare case of exceeding Read More »

• Climate change and agricultural run-off top two threats identified in NSW marine threat report

  Climate change and agricultural run-off are listed as two of the biggest threats to the state’s marine waters listed in a new report. The Marine Estate Read More »