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  Death of deckhand in Hurricane Irma leaves void in Tarpon Springs

  The boat was 32 feet, white fiberglass, with sails stretching up, up, up. It was, Carl Shepherd decided that day, the boat he would retire in. Read More »

• Boaters advised to secure vessels, gear – High wind forecast for northern Florida, Georgia

  Strong cold front will push into the area, bringing gusty north winds between 15 to 25 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph over land late Read More »

• Lots of lobster, few workers – Curb on foreign employees imperils industry, processors say

  Changes to the  might mean the lobster on your plate may someday be processed outside of the Maritimes. “The other alternative they have is to go Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Fiberglass Gillnetter/Lobster, Permits, John Deere 6068 Diesel

  Specifications, information and 8 photo’s  click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:18 Related Read More »
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  Woman Reported Missing in Lake Erie After Falling From a Fishing Boat

  Pennsylvania State Police have issued search warrants as they are called in to assist in the case of a woman missing in Lake erie, after her Read More »

• The Ocean Grabbing, Ripping, Gutting, and Fishing Restrictions Begin Off Block Island!

  Construction will begin the week of July 20, and take about 8 weeks. Vessels are also prohibited within the Coast Guard’s 500-yard Safety Zone around each Read More »

• New England Fisheries to be Topic of Discussion on Boston’s WHDH Urban Update: Airs Sunday, December 9th at 11:30am

  Barnett will be joined by Jon Mitchell, the Mayor of the City of New Bedford; Chris Basile, President of the Boston Fisheries Foundation; Dr. Les Kaufman, Read More »
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  Western Gulf fishermen bristle at other P.E.I. fisheries group resolution

  The Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association has answered back to the Prince County Fishermen’s Association. Last week the PCFA voted in favour of a sending a motion Read More »

• Scottish fishermen fear they will lose out after voting for Brexit

  James Stevens has spent 37 years fishing out of Peterhead. When he began, some 450 boats frequently filled the granite harbour on Scotland’s rugged northeast coast. Read More »

• No friend of the fishing industry, Sally Jewell at a different kind of summit: Head of the Department of the Interior

  Sally Jewell would rather scale the Washington Monument than sit in one more meeting about cutting her budget. This is not just hyperbole. The secretary of Read More »

• Retired Key West fisherman gets year for defrauding BP oil spill program

  A retired Key West commercial fisherman who swindled $30,000 from the BP relief program set up after the 2010 oil spill will spend one year and Read More »

• $1.6 million in disaster aid split among 50 Maine fishermen

  “The fishermen have been regulated so tightly they can’t earn a livelihood anymore,” he said. Maine fishermen have stayed within their catch limits for years but Read More »

• Fisheries law renewal reignites conflict between fishing industry, environmentalists

  The impending reauthorization of the federal laws governing commercial fisheries has mobilized environmentalists who contend that any relaxation of existing rules amounts to capitulation to reckless Read More »

• Baltimore crab houses haven’t any crabs

  The crabs aren’t coming in. The problem is on the supply side. The Maryland crab harvest doesn’t begin until April 1, and the supply from the 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 »

• 4 men charged in $1M Canada Day lobster heist

  Four men have been charged in the theft of $1 million worth of lobster in northern New Brunswick company on Canada Day, say RCMP. Police believe Read More »
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  P.E.I.: North Lake fishermen offer $10K fishermen offer $10K reward on lost traps

  Fishermen in North Lake, P.E.I., are offering a $10,000 reward in the hope that it will elicit tips from the public regarding 240 traps lost earlier Read More »

• BLUE STATE OF MIND #1 – Listen up…

  In 2007, Shannyn Moore — the brilliant mind, clear voice of experience in Alaska fisheries, and nationwide known talk show host — fulfilled her wish to Read More »

• UPDATE: Coast Guard crews suspend the search for fisherman Gary Ketlehut near Egmont Key, Fla.

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard crews suspend the search Thursday evening  for a missing 53-year-old male resident of Madeira Beach, Fla., who was last seen aboard the 42-foot fishing boat, No Bull, 78 Read More »
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  Fisherman Anthony Coffey’s funeral Fund – Please help if you can

  A shrimping trip turned tragic after a Pasco County boat sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, claiming the life of 29-year-old Anthony Coffey. His cousin, William Read More »

• Seafood fraud cases plummet as NOAA cuts investigators

  In a sprawling warehouse five miles inland from the port of Newark, N.J.,  Scott Doyle was dwarfed by the metal shipping container that had just arrived Read More »

• Shark liver, giant squid, and commercial fish species on seal sea-food-and-eat-it diet

  A first of its kind study may make selfie-snapping tourists take a step back from the seemingly indolent New Zealand fur seals scattered around our craggy coastlines. Read More »

• “Ask Any Mermaid You Happen to See…” Whats her name? Catalina the Mermaid from Chicken of the Sea!

  Chicken of the Sea Picks Name for Its Mermaid after 60 Years of Anonymity . Today, though, she finally swims home with her own name. After seafood Read More »
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  Trump Administration Facing Battle Over New England Marine Monument

  “We will challenge in court any action to roll back the Coral Canyons and Seamounts monument and we expect to win,” said Priscilla Brooks, director of Read More »
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  Hurricane Jose Expected to Bring High Surf to the Eastern Seaboard in the Upcoming Week; Tropical Storm Conditions Possible

  Jose, a Category 1 hurricane in the western Atlantic, will continue to produce dangerous high surf and rip currents as it moves parallel to the Eastern Seaboard Read More »