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• Letters to the Editor – Managing bycatch, Earl Southworth

  Bycatch from Seattle-based trawlers is killing Alaska’s fisheries and local fishing economy. In the early 1990s, my personal livelihood was negatively affected. Now, all Alaskan fishermen Read More »

• People at work

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• Fishing Partnership Support Services – No-cost safety training for commericial fishermen April 9 and 10 in Plymouth

  Fishing Partnership Support Services will offer safety and survival training for commercial fishermen at no cost on Thursday, April 9, and drill conductor training on Friday, Read More »

• Local crabs testing clean of neurotoxins prior to Dec. 1 commercial opener

  The commercial opener for Dungeness crab fishing is set to take place on Dec. 1, and to the relief of Humboldt County crabbers, there is little Read More »

• In halibut turf wars, no one’s looking out for the little guy

  The time is well past for contemplating why the U.S. government would stick it to Alaska halibut fishermen least able to defend themselves, but that doesn’t Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 8, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 09:15 Related Read More »

• MSC orders WWF Canada’s to yank the ‘We don’t farm like this’ animation that they thought was, oh so clever!

  The MSC understands the concerns about the animation recently released by WWF Canada and appreciates their swift action at the request of MSC to remove it Read More »

• Inlet Fish Producers sold to North Pacific Seafoods, a subsidiary of the Japanese trading house Marubeni

  Two Cook Inlet processing facilities will be added to a growing list of salmon production businesses owned by the Seattle-based North Pacific Seafoods. The acquisition, announced Read More »
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  Pushing Propaganda: Underwater video shows marine life growing at wind farm

  Offshore wind proponents are touting new undersea footage that suggests a vibrant marine habitat is growing around the nation’s first offshore wind farm — a five-turbine Read More »

• What happened to all the Chinook Salmon? New research points to potential predators

  In the 1960s, king salmon were abundant in Alaska, and it stayed that way through the 90s. After the new millennium, though, Chinook numbers fell — and they’ve Read More »

• National Marine Fisheries Service deny petition from radical environmentalists to ban cod fishing

  A group of radical environmental groups including the Center for Biological Diversity and Greenpeace petitioned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service to shut Read More »

• From sea to sale: Fishermen skip processors, go straight to buyers

  Many of the salmon that wind up in the nets of the fishing vessel Ounce have their buyer’s name on them from the moment they come Read More »

• Former Board of Fisheries nominee charged with Permanent Fund fraud

  A former head of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association and Alaska Board of  nominee is being charged with illegally collecting $7,422 in Alaska Permanent Fund Read More »

• NOAA wants fewer lobster fishing buoy lines to protect whales

  Federal officials want Northeast fishermen to use more traps on fewer buoy lines to keep whales from getting entangled in vertical ropes, according to an announcement Friday Read More »

• Few waters contain a more baffling hodgepodge of fishing rules than the Florida Keys

  Recreational and commercial fishing in South Florida waters falls under the jurisdiction of three government agencies: The federal South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf Read More »

• IJMS Editor’s Choice – are fisheries scientists best utilizing research based on knowledge of fishers?

  A review of over 500 research outputs analysing fishers’ knowledge shows that their experience is not regularly being given due consideration by fisheries scientists. This is Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36.3′ Wood Lobster,6 Cylinder John Deere 6076 Diesel

  Specifications, information and 10 photos click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:38 Related Read More »

• “What is the price people paid to become a crab fishermen?” – Film maker seeks to preserve Kodiak King Crab History

  Matt Stevens is a man on a mission. Born and raised on Kodiak Island in the late 70’s, he has grown up hearing the stories of Read More »

• The Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant is leaking radiation contamination into Biscayne Bay

  Wednesday’s news of radiation contamination emanating from the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant leaking into Biscayne Bay alarmed Florida Keys citizens on every level. First, the Read More »

• This is happening now. Click to listen 13-15 June 2017 | WASHINGTON, DC Capitol Hill Ocean Week Live Streaming

  https://www.marinesanctuary.org/oceanslive/   Related Read More »

• MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: COAST GUARD RESCUES 3 FISHERMEN OFF LA PUSH, WASH.

  Coast Guard personnel rescued three fishermen from a life raft after their fishing vessel sank 38-miles west of La Push, Monday.  Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a Read More »

• Coast Guard monitoring intentionally grounded Tender Vessel 65-foot Hana Cove in Prince William Sound, Alaska

  Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez personnel are monitoring the salvage of the 65-foot fishing tender Hana Cove after the vessel was intentionally grounded on Culross Read More »

• Public meeting scheduled for input on Magnuson-Stevens fishery guidelines – Make your Public Comment!

  Everyone’s got a chance to weigh in on possible revision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act Guidelines. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of Read More »
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  The Next “Big Thing”? Researchers Propose Ecuador-Costa Rica Swimway To Protect Marine Life

  A group of scientists, marine ecosystem protectors and government officials from several countries throughout the Americas are working together to create the “Galapagos-Cocos Swimway.” The swimway will Read More »

• Lifting the Ban: After 20 years, Georges Bank clam beds reopen

  The National Marine Fisheries Service banned dragging for clams and other molluscan shellfish in Georges Bank in 1990, when state and federal officials found a spike Read More »