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• Gloucester Daily Times Editorial: NOAA ‘openings’ hardly the help fishermen deserve

  The announcement by NOAA Northeast Administrator John Bullard that the agency is looking to open up portions of long-closed groundfishing areas primarily off Cape Cod and Read More »

• Don Cuddy: Collaborative research can save the New England groundfish industry

  The data used for fish stock assessment in the Northeast is derived primarily from the annual spring and fall surveys conducted by the Henry B. Bigelow, Read More »

• Kenai, East Forelands setnets open for first period

  A skiff called the Santa Maria, flying a pirate flag, skidded into the Nikiski beach, grating to a heavy halt. The crew efficiently hauled the boat Read More »

• Back Fishing – Former UFC Fighter Cody McKenzie Retires from MMA, Cites Poor Pay and Treatment

  Cody “The AK Kid” McKenzie (15-6) retired from the sport of mixed martial arts Thursday evening.  B/R: Now, just for comparison, can you say how much you Read More »
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  Clearwater to lose monopoly on Canada’s lucrative Arctic surf clam

  Halifax-based Clearwater Seafoods is losing its monopoly on Canada’s lucrative Arctic surf clam. Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced Thursday that DFO will give 25 per Read More »

• NSC Statement Clarifying Position On Amendment 18

   The Northeast Seafood Coalition is pleased to provide the following comments on the Amendment 18 scoping document. This cites 2 objectives identified by the Council for Read More »

• Division of Coastal Management director now Division of Marine Fisheries director as well

  State environmental department Secretary Dr. Donald van der Vaart today named , director of the state Division of Coastal Management, to lead the state’s Division of Read More »

• NMFS – Northeast Multispeci​es Fishery Management Plan – Final Rule

  Final Rule to Implement Interim Measures for Framework Adjustment 48; Framework Adjustment 50; and 2013 Sector Operations Plans, Contracts, and Allocation Annual Catch Entitlemen​ts to the Read More »

• A ‘commotion’ at the dock – ‘We didn’t know’: DFO investigating possible tuna fishing infractions

  The licence was granted to Hunt’s late father some 55 years ago, and has remained in the family. It’s been a good year for the fishery, Read More »

• Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday that the state will spend $90 million to further hydrate the Everglades

  During a stop in Fort Myers, Scott discussed a plan to construct a 2.6-mile bridge on Tamiami Trail in Miami-Dade County. A similar 1-mile bridge opened Read More »

• Maine Elver fishermen report ‘horrible’ season

  The 2015 elver fishing season has come to a disappointing end, local fishermen say. “Horrible,” fisherman Abden Simmons described it. “I don’t think I’ve caught half Read More »

• Good luck or genetics? Dave and Joe Marciano

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• Shrimpers fear long-term harm from dead zone

  CHAUVIN — Shrimpers gather each morning at Dirk Guidry’s Pizza Express restaurant across the street from the bayou here, where shrimp are so seared into the fabric of Read More »

• Do Not Allow Proposed Environmentally Damaging Aquaculture Activities Regulations – Coalition to Canadian Prime Minister

  Business leaders, commercial and recreational fishing associations, scientists, lawyers and environmentalists are calling on Prime Minister Harper to halt the implementation of the proposed Aquaculture Activities Read More »

• Fit to eat, or what? Sea urchins worth scarfing, say fans

  They’re the snack of choice for thousands of seagulls, and a delicacy on dinner plates in Japan, and now some foodies in Newfoundland and Labrador say sea urchins Read More »

• Catching Jonah: Could an overlooked crab break Maine’s lobster dependence?

  Tina Gray of Deer Isle recalls when picking and selling crabmeat was a prevalent cottage industry along the Maine coast. She and other lobstermen’s wives routinely Read More »

• Death of Four Ladies Captain Larry Wayne Sears blamed on poor planning, open stern

  Lack of preparedness and poor adherence to regulations contributed to a fishing death off Cape Sable Island last year, according to a Transportation Safety Board investigation. Read More »
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  Search continues for Fishing Vessel Destination

  On February 11, the 98 foot long fishing vessel Destination was reported missing and presumed lost in the Bering Sea northwest of St. George Island, Alaska. The Read More »

• Petersburg harbor board balks at use of fish tax for police station

  Petersburg’s harbor board is not excited about one part of the borough’s plan to fund a 10 million dollar remodel of the police station and municipal Read More »

• Experimental Gear – Another try at video-counting the fish – Video

  The black hull of owner Danny Eilertsen’s F/V Justice emerged in the distance on Tuesday as a half dozen marine researchers from UMass Dartmouth waited on Union Wharf in Read More »

• Fit to Serve? Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District has a poacher on its board of commissioners.

  Commissioner Aaron Newman, on the eve of trial, recently entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in which he admitted to misdemeanor charges of illegally obtaining Read More »

• Innovation competition seeks solutions in Nova Scotia’s seafood industry

  Louisbourg Seafoods and Cape Breton University have teamed up to launch a competition that aims to crowdsource solutions to problems facing Nova Scotia’s billion-dollar fishing industry. Read More »

• Fishermen Plan Demonstration during NEFMC Meeting in Plymouth Wednesday, 2 to 4 p.m.

  The Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance is the group spearheading Wednesday’s demonstration, which is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. outside the fisheries council meeting at the Read More »

• Wanted: captain for 172-year-old whaleship Charles W. Morgan

  The Charles W. Morgan is about to get its first captain in 92 years. Mystic Seaport, which has been restoring the 172-year-old wooden whaleship for the Read More »

• Discards by Gulf of AK hook/line fleet “substantial” says observer data

  This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch — A first look at observed catches from the longline fleet. More after this –@fishradio  16:32 Related Read More »