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• Joe Lane, the lobster guy

  Joe Lane is a multi-generation lobsterman. He said his lobstering ancestors probably date back to when fishermen started fishing for lobsters.,, This summer, he’s lamenting that Read More »

• 3-Minute Market Insight – Shrimp Market Nearing Record Level Prices, Pollock at Low Prices

  Pricing for East Coast Pandalus borealis and West Coast Pandalus jordani, Canadian Shrimp meat, Pollock is being offered at $1450/MT, more 11:25 Related Read More »

• State review triggers talk of cutting back Alaska’s Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission

  A new state review suggests the three-member state commission overseeing some of Alaska’s most lucrative commercial fisheries is prone to inefficiency and ripe for overhaul, with a Read More »

• North/South Carolina Views vary on drilling – Feds take comments until Monday

  The Associated Press reports five congressmen representing coastal districts in the Carolinas reflect the opposing views in states where both governors are strong advocates of offshore Read More »

• Researchers highlight negative impact of antidepressants on aquatic life

  (Phys.org) —Two teams of researchers have published separate papers in the journal Aquatic Toxicology regarding the negative impact of antidepressants on aquatic life. Read more here Read More »

• Lobster only major seafood to lose value over 10-year period, report says

  It’s a tale well known in Maine: Lobster prices have tanked over the past decade as the harvest has surged. Among 10 key species that the Read More »

• Let’s take control of our future – why the industry must take centre-stage in implementing the discard ban.

  Newlyn skipper of the Crystal Sea (SH118), David Stevens – I have been fishing now for nearly 25 years and in all of that time, the Read More »

• Coast Guard medevacs another injured fisherman. This one near Dutch Harbor

  Watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received a request for assistance from a crewmember aboard the Patricia Lee who reported a 27-year-old fisherman suffered Read More »

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission extends Herring catch limits to prolong catch of lobster bait

  The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has extended some of Maine’s emergency Atlantic herring restrictions to Massachusetts to try to close a loophole that threatened to Read More »

• Lobstermen battle for bragging rights in 52nd annual Winter Harbor boat race

  Boats lined up along both sides of the course to watch each wave of racers barrel down the stretch between Grindstone and Schoodic. The few landlocked Read More »

• How Maine came to play a central role in an international eel smuggling scheme

  Years after officials launched an investigation into baby eel poaching on the East Coast, the first of several men to plead guilty to participating in the Read More »
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  43rd Annual East Coast Commercial Fishermen’s and Aquaculture Trade Fishermen’s Expo is Jan. 15

  The Maryland Watermen’s Association will host its 43rd annual East Coast Commercial Fishermen’s and Aquaculture Trade Expo at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City this Read More »

• Bull shark caught in the Potomac

  A bull shark was caught last week in the Potomac River in a commercial fisherman’s net. Robert T. Brown, president of the Maryland Watermen’s Association, and Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 2013 45′ Hutt Bros. Lobster boat, 6 Cylinder Lugger Diesel- Exceptional condition

  Specifications, information and 26 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:50 Related Read More »

• Closure Notice: Aggregated Large Coastal Shark, Hammerhead Shark, Blacknose Shark, and Non-Blackn​ose Small Coastal Shark Management Groups in the Atlantic Region

  The National Marine Fisheries Service is closing the commercial aggregated large coastal shark, hammerhead shark, blacknose shark, and non-blacknose small coastal shark management groups in the Atlantic region Read More »

• Cool Fish, Hot Water III – Black Sea Bass

  Previous posts in our Cool Fish, Hot Water series have introduced two of the species that are moving into the Gulf of Maine, Black Sea Bass Read More »

• NOAA a big part of New Bedford’s groundfishing woes, says new report

  Magnuson lies at the root of many problems, conclude the six authors, among whom are economics professor emeritus Dan Georgianna of UMass Dartmouth and Rodney Avila, Read More »

• Keeping the Nut’s Out – Federal agencies, Point Lay seek to minimize media enacted walrus disturbances

  Federal agencies are stepping in to shield a North Slope village from the possibility of a deluge of international attention should a large walrus haulout develop nearby, as it has Read More »

• The Fisheries Broadcast with Jamie Baker – What happens when you can’t sell the cod you already have?

  Tonight you’ll hear why some fishermen on the south coast have asked government to give them an exemption to sell their cod outside the province. more@thefisheriesbroadcast  Read More »

• OP-ED: Fears Mount over NPFMC halibut bycatch quota vote

  I have been an Alaskan since 1996. I live and work in Dutch Harbor and have built a labor and equipment company providing services to the Read More »

• Careers@Pew: Officer, Ending Overfishing in Northwestern Europe (Policy)

  Position Overview: This position will be responsible for driving Pew’s European Union (EU) fisheries policy objectives in Europe, particularly for ensuring, as part of a team Read More »
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  The Kings of Crab from Castletownbere – The Shellfish Ireland Story

  It’s 1987 and sitting in a kitchen in the small town of Castletownbere in the west of Cork, two young friends with a keen interest in Read More »

• Peter Shelley -Conservation Law Foundation – Enviro group urges fishery shutdown

  While fishing industry group and federal lawmakers have sought to ease dire new catch limits seen as threatening Gloucester’s and New England’s groundfishery, a leader of Read More »

• New Bedford Working Waterfront Fesival – September 28 & 29, 2013- Fisherpoets catch the soul of New Bedford’s signature industry

  NEW BEDFORD — When Jon Broderick graduated from college in Seattle in 1976, he was interested in three things: Poetry, guitar and fishing. So he headed out Read More »

• Import Alert! Barriers go up against shrimp and prawns from Malaysia

  American consumers are scooping up more shrimp than ever at lower prices, but it is not all good news because some aquaculture-grown shrimp and prawns from Read More »