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• California fishermen, once blocked by conservationists, now work with them

  Morro Bay, a town on California’s central coast, touts itself as a fishing community. Fishing has been vital for the town’s economy, but it collapsed at Read More »

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources considers commercial fishing in Lake Huron

  Michigan is exploring the possibility of commercial fishing for whitefish in southern Lake Huron. The state Department of Natural Resources says it issued a research permit Read More »

• Sussex waterman nabbed for mutiple crabbing violations – cops a plea

  Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Sussex County man May 19 for multiple commercial crabbing violations on the Inland Bays, officials Read More »

• Katsheshuk Fisheries fined $90K for incident that killed worker

  A St. John’s court has fined Katsheshuk Fisheries $90,000 for occupational health and safety charges laid after a man was killed on a shrimp trawler two Read More »

• California sea lions suffering from brain damage caused by algal blooms

  The thousands of sea lions stranded on California beaches every year may be suffering from brain damage caused by algal blooms, according to a study of Read More »

• California moves to close suction dredge mining loophole

  In response to an emergency request from a coalition of tribal, environmental and fisheries groups, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife proposed emergency rules today Read More »

• Some Inconvenient Truths about California Squid Marketing: C W P A responds to Paul Greenberg’s “The long journey of local seafood to your plate”,

  On July 11 the Los Angeles Times carried an opinion editorial “The long journey of local seafood to your plate”, by author Paul Greenberg, who made Read More »

• Fishermen make last-ditch plea to feds over harbor porpoises closure date

  Members of the regional fishing industry have made a last-ditch effort to negotiate with the National Marine Fisheries Service about a closure scheduled to begin Oct. Read More »

• Georgia: Longtime St. Marys dock owner ready to rebuild

  At 91 years old, it would be easy for Calvin Lang to throw up his hands and decide not to rebuild the businesses he has operated Read More »

• Georgia asks the U.S. Supreme Court to stay out of the latest legal battle in its 24-year fight over water rights with neighboring Florida.

  Georgia filed its response last week to Florida’s request for the high court to intervene in deciding how they share water that flows across the state Read More »

• Telling it like it is! NOAA has done enough already and has failed in spectacular fashion

  One wonders why a Marine Sanctuary is needed to protect shipwrecks.  Sanctuaries are usually established to protect ecosystems.  The typical reason for establishing a Sanctuary off Read More »

• Scientists develop new method of estimating fish movements underwater

  The radio signals that are the backbone of traditional GPS cannot pass through seawater.  But sound travels remarkably well, so scientists often use acoustic telemetry to Read More »

• Commercial fishermen protest proposal as they anchor boats, pack public hearing

  Fishermen showed their opposition on Tuesday as well, with nearly two dozen fish captains anchoring their commercial vessels in the Neuse River in protest and more than Read More »

• Fisheries of the E E Z Off Alaska; Amendment 95 to the FMP for Groundfish – comment period ends (10/28/2013)

  Notification Of Availability Of Fishery Management Plan Amendment; Request For Comments. – NMFS announces that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 95 to the Read More »

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting continues in Nome, Listen Live!

  AGENDA, and SCHEDULE OF EVENTS; The agenda will be continually updated with the associated documents. For information on how to access these documents through an app on Read More »

• NovaScotia: Fishing is good, business is rough

  BAYFIELD — Brendan Doyle has a few hundred square yards of bottom to call his own. For nine years, every dollar he’s hauled aboard the Dethadol, Read More »
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  Protesters hope to change course of tidal project

  Energy Minister Michel Samson, Emera representatives and members of FORCE weren’t the only ones to go to Parrsboro on Tuesday to witness flicking the switch to Read More »

• As eels grow in value, US government clamps down on poaching

  Law enforcement authorities have launched a crackdown on unlicensed eel fishermen and illicit sales along the East Coast.,, In Maine, more than 400 licensed fishermen make their Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, May 18, 2014

  “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• Seal hunt should be encouraged, not shut down

  We have an exploding seal population, our crab and shrimp stocks are declining at a fast rate, our caplin are at an all-time low and our Read More »

• Think seals as a substitute for deer, cod as a substitute for sapling – Growing deer population taking a toll on forests

  Environmental leaders blame bigger herds, fewer predators and decreased harvests by area hunters for the state’s dwindling vegetation. Wow! “The deer just munch, munch, munch,” said Read More »

• North Carolina Commercial Fishermen, Go to this public hearing

  We urge attendance in a 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday public hearing in the New Bern River Convention Center that the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Read More »

• Newlyn fishermen to stage protest ahead of EU referendum

  NEWLYN fishermen were among those who decorated London-bound boats to campaign against Britain remaining in the European Union last week – and they’re not finished yet. Read More »

• Alaska fishermen reaffirm Responsible Fishery Management (RFM) support

  04 March, 2013 – The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute released a resolution this week supporting the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s decision to withdraw from Read More »

• The EU is making poor countries poorer

  The EU likes to present itself as a global force for good, fostering aid and development in the world’s poorest societies. It boasts of its £12 Read More »