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• Audio – Federal Shutdown Could Delay Crab Fisheries – NMFS’ law enforcement division is one of the few departments that’s still open.

  State managers set catch limits. But the National Marine Fisheries Service is supposed to divide up the crab and assign individual fishing quotas, or IFQs, to Read More »

• MSY Threat to Small-Scale Fisheries

   A rational, balanced and proportionate fisheries management approach would aim to continue this steady climb towards high-yield fisheries, without bankrupting the fleets.,, political courage – to Read More »

• Downeast Boat builder Richard Stanley tinkers with a ‘hybrid’

  It goes without saying that Richard Stanley has wooden boats in his blood. But at Richard Stanley Custom Boats, he is working on a new design Read More »

• Big Pine Key Lobster fisherman court ordered to surrender 400 traps

  David Lee Boggs, 51, was ultimately charged with more than 100 counts of misdemeanor fishing without proper tags after state wildlife officers and the Monroe County 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 »

• Great white shark numbers off Massachusetts rose sharply last year

  A big jump in the number of great white sharks seen off Massachusetts has given rise to a couple of compelling mysteries. Greg Skomal, senior marine Read More »

• Biscayne National Park’s management plan is problematic – Capt. Bill Kelly

  The special interests Lloyd Brown refers to in his Aug. 26 letter, Park plan will save fish and jobs, about Biscayne National Park’s General Management Plan Read More »

• Gulf Seafood Institute names former Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board Exec Director Ewell Smith Interim Executive Director

  “I am excited to once again be involved with Gulf fisheries as the Interim Executive Director of the Gulf Seafood Institute, and to help them grow Read More »

• The Long Haul, Part 6 Not Just Fun, Recreational Fishing a Big Business for Massachusetts

  Sunrise was half-an-hour off, the sky was brightening, and already fishermen were stationed along the Cape Cod Canal every ten or twenty yards: each a solitary figure, Read More »

• Being ignored at the Council or being publicly called an “asshole” by the Council Chairman doesn’t often make the news

  Catch Shares Take Toll Council Called To Task – At the April New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Mystic, Conn., a dozen university students from Read More »

• Spanish Wells Fishing Industry in Serious Decline says Association – Dominican and US poachers a problem.

  (Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, Bahamas) – The commercial fishing community in Spanish Wells has seen a downward trend in their ‘catch’ for the past four to five Read More »

• UNH historian wins prestigious 2013 Bancroft Prize – “The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail”

  While overfishing is often thought of as a contemporary problem, Bolster reveals in “The Mortal Sea” that humans were transforming the sea long before factory trawlers Read More »

• Commercial fishing much more fun when catching lots of fish, even above the Arctic Circle

  It is my first day commercial fishing with my father again. As he fires up our 115-horsepower Suzuki boat motor, it roars on the back of Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Duffy Lobster/Scalloper – 500HP Lugger L6125-A Diesel

  Specifications, information, and 14 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 20:07 Related Read More »

• In a chat with ‘Her Deepness’, Earle reveals her thoughts on eating seafood today, I don’t, and you shouldn’t either!

  As Sylvia Earle, renowned marine biologist and pioneering oceanographer, sets out to establish ‘Hope Spots’ in the ocean that would work like national parks for protecting Read More »

• Up to $6.2m in payroll rebates for expansion of Mulgrave fish oil plant

  A Guysborough County plant that produces fish-oil supplements is getting a $30-million expansion, with $6.2 million in help from the province. DSM Nutritional Products announced plans Read More »

• Louisiana – Shrimp prices up as season closes

  “This catch was probably about average. The size was larger than normal and the price has been much higher than normal,” said Danny Babin, owner of Read More »

• Gang Green Canada misleads the public claiming DFO Response Misleads Public – Bows to Corporations

  The video is very misleading, but, hey. When you want to mold public opinion, what the Hell! Show a few dead fish floating, and that’s all Read More »

• Cod salvation and devilish interference

  The more people I talk to about the fishery the more I become convinced that there are three root causes of the reoccurring catastrophes in the Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for October7, 2015

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click Here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Source-We Read More »

• Vessel replacement, Steller sea lions and crab on menu. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council meets Oct. 3-9 in Anchorage

  The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which meets Oct. 3-9 in  Anchorage, is poised to act on a vessel replacement plan, as well as discuss  Steller Read More »

• New Bedford Mayor urges reopening of US-Canada discussion on yellowtail flounder

  Urges council to accept SSC recommendations including suspension of directed fishery; notes widespread lack of confidence in fishery assessment. WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) Nov. 14, 2012 — Read More »

• Northern Gulf of Maine State Waters Exempted Scallop Fishery Meeting Scheduled

  The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will take public comment on a possible state waters exempted scallop fishery in the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) scallop Read More »

• I Dunno. Maybe that union ain’t a good idea.- Undersized turnout for talk on lobster fishermen’s union

  Are they lobstermen or fishermen?! No such thing as a lobsterfish anyway, and I guess that union thing ain’t workin’ out to good. “It’s like a light has Read More »

• Arctic Commercial Fishing Deal Would Set a Precedent

  World Politics Review – Later this month, representatives from Russia, Norway, Denmark, Canada and the United States will meet in Washington to discuss a possible accord Read More »