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• They Told Us – Joel Hovanesian F/V Excalibur RI. Fishermen’s Alliance

  They told us we were using twine that was too small and not allowing juvenile fish to escape. We accepted and went to the largest mesh Read More »

• The Long Haul, Part 5 – Combatting the Sea of Debris

  Marine debris is a big issue for fishermen – for environmental, monetary and practical reasons. Things like lost lobster pots, spools of microfilament and lengths of Read More »

• “I don’t know what we’ll find here,” Enigmatic eels a focus of concern

   On a chilly morning when other watermen on the Patuxent River dredged for  oysters, Jimmy Trossbach sought more slippery quarry — American eels. Last week, the Read More »
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  Coastal shark population on rise in southeast U.S, Gulf of Mexico

  A recent analysis of population trends among coastal sharks of the southeast U.S. shows that all but one of the seven species studied are increasing in Read More »

• Censored! No Media Allowed: FFAW Union Boss to meet with protesters but not interested in ‘spectacle’

  The Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) will meet with fish harvesters who protested outside the union building on Monday, but says media will not be allowed. “To Read More »

• The real culprit behind the war on watermen is pollution

  The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been accused of waging a “war on watermen,” and watermen are fighting back, seeking changes in the way Read More »

• La. and Texas Fisheries Agencies File Joint Lawsuit challenging National Marine Fisheries Service Red Snapper Emergency Rule

  As published in the federal register on March 25, the emergency rule would authorize the National Marine Fisheries Service southeast regional administrator to reduce the red Read More »

• NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

  The “blame it all on fishing” management philosophy “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as Read More »
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  A Look Back At Cape Cod’s Fish Traps

  Captain Steve Karras – My father was a commercial tuna fisherman in the 1940s and 50s, when the predominant way to catch tuna in New England Read More »

• Truck vs Tug: who will win in the ultimate tug of war?

  Click here to watch the show! 09:54 Related Read More »

• The outdated 1972 federal law protecting the seals has worked well — too well, in fact. Time to stop tagging and start bagging seals – Chris Yerkes, Brewster

  June 25, 2013 While it’s great to see that a few of us are capitalizing on the recent influx of great white sharks by hawking T-shirts Read More »

• The Bottom Line: Time to Protect Pacific Forage Fish. The Real Bottom Line- The Forage Fish Farce

  Time to Protect Pacific Forage Fish I learned long ago that it pays to plan ahead before I hit the water for a day of fishing. Read More »

• Certified salmon: Park Service director endorses Alaska fish without the MSC label. He does NOT go far enough.

  Sen. Lisa Murkowski put Jon Jarvis, director of the National Park Service on the hot seat, and he tried to wiggle his way off the hook by Read More »

• Island silverside fishery sees strong prices

  Fishermen catching Atlantic silverside on Prince Edward Island are seeing a rise in demand as the lobster industry increasingly uses the small fish as bait. Read Read More »

• Letter to the Editor – Oil sheiks must celebrate our offshore wind fixation – James H. Bodurtha, Cotuit, Ma.

  We have an opportunity to be energy independent in five to seven years, but instead of using our resources to further environmentally safe production of natural Read More »

• Mulcair fisheries commitment brings hope to Newfoundland and Labrador

  JUNE 8, 2015, ST. JOHN’S – Last Thursday in Corner Brook, nearly a hundred fish harvesters, concerned citizens and political leaders gathered to stand up for Read More »

• Shrimpers cited for fishing in BP closure zone – Catch dumped back into the water

  BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited numerous fishermen on May 26 for allegedly fishing in the BP oil spill Read More »

• Canada: Nature’s Past: Part 5 – Fisheries, Regulation, and Science

  Canada’s fisheries have been subjects of controversy and sites of tension for over 200 years. On this episode, we speak with five leading historians of Canadian Read More »

• NPFMC Shares Future of Electronic Monitoring Program with Fishermen

  The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is trying to figure out the best way to use video and camera technology for catch monitoring, and it’s on Read More »

• Rhode Island company proposes wind farm 30 miles off Montauk

  “It’s green energy for investors only,” said Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Assoc., a Montauk-based group that has opposed some of Read More »

• Coast Guard medevacs 2 ailing fishermen from 2 different vessels off Atlantic City, NJ

  The Coast Guard medevaced two fishermen from two separate fishing vessels near Atlantic City, New Jersey Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MAR 15, 2015

  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 »

• Panel eyes sea coral protection in mid-Atlantic – Atlantic mackerel, squid and butterfish fishery’s could be become jeopardized

  Lars Axelsson, a commercial fisherman from New Jersey, who serves on a council advisory panel, said some of the proposed alternatives could virtually put an end Read More »

• Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB) releases draft Northeast Regional Ocean Plan

  The Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB) is proud to release the draft Northeast Regional Ocean Plan for public review and comment. Several years of public engagement, Read More »

• Maintaining ‘Rigs to ‘Reefs’ program vital to Louisiana

  In 2009 and 2011, a combined $44.6 million was swept from “Rigs to Reefs.” In 2013, the Legislature intervened to stop another sweep. These funds are Read More »