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• Debate over closing of B.C. salmon cannery goes to federal committee

  The debate over the closing of B.C.’s last salmon-canning operation shifted to Ottawa this month, where a federal committee heard sharply differing opinions on the issue. Read More »

• Federal fishery disaster money eased Alaska salmon fishery failures, but only for some

  The federal government’s help easing the impact of recent Alaska salmon fishery failures wasn’t enough to provide relief to all the players involved. Alaska initially received nearly Read More »

• EU Commissioner Damanaki will not return to Greece or Greek politics – approached by international organizations

  Greece’s current European Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, will not return to Greece or Greek politics when her tenure ends in October, Kathimerini understands. Damanaki holds the Maritime Read More »

• Nor’easter may spawn 45-foot-plus waves

  Ocean Models Showing Development of Large Atlantic Gale, NOAA weather models are beginning to resolve a storm system expected to develop off the coast of New Read More »

• Owner of Commercial Fishing Business and Local Sherrif’s Deputy Indicted in Scheme to Falsify Fishing Records

  BOSTON – The owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses in the United States and a Bristol County Sheriff’s Deputy were charged in connection Read More »

• ASMFC Summer Meeting, August 5-7, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia

  The information about the 3 day meeting, including attending the meeting in listen mode only via the webinar broadcast can be found here.  09:56 Related Read More »

• NOAA Clarifies Commercial Shark Fishing Regulations to another special interest group

  An online petition signed by thousands of outraged divers aimed at preventing the upcoming shark fishing season in the Atlantic region has drawn the attention of the Read More »

• More Protected Habitat for Endangered Right Whales?

  This article was written by Anne Russell Gregory, the Conservation Law Coordinator at . Progress! The highly endangered North Atlantic right whale is one step closer Read More »

• 7 charged with smuggling endangered fish bladders to China; hundreds seized at US border

  SAN DIEGO –  Federal prosecutors in San  Diego say seven people have been charged in a scheme to sell the bladders of an  endangered Mexican fish Read More »

• Lawsuit filed seeking $464,000 in lawyer fees, Former fish auction owners renew battle with NOAA

  The long and torturous legal battle with NOAA that sent the former Gloucester Fish Exchange into bankruptcy and to its ultimate sale may not be over Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues two fishermen near Block Island

  Coast Guard crews rescued two fishermen from a sinking vessel 10 miles south of Newport, Rhode Island, Monday. At approximately noon, the two person crew of the 38-foot Read More »

• “One Square Mile.” Narragansett Bay: Trawling bay becoming more dire, say fishermen, scientists

  To begin the discussion, Espinoza posed a series of questions to the panelists, seeking input on what it was like fishing in the bay in previous Read More »

• U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sharif C. Sutardjo Talk Fishery Sector

  Mr. Kerry stressed that the world is now facing a significant drop in production from commercial fisheries. The issue is also impacting the U.S., particularly in Read More »

• Maine Lobstermen tired of conflicts, support bill to allow secretly installed tracking devices

  Lobstermen fed up with cohorts who violate fishing regulations testified in favor of a bill to allow Marine Patrol officers to secretly install tracking devices on Read More »

• Apalachicola Bay-Franklin County Oysterman: “We’re going to lose everything we’ve ever worked for”

  “I don’t know how families are going to survive,” said his wife and fellow oysterman, Betty Shiver. For the oystering couple, making a decent living these Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49’11”x 24′ Dixon Lobster/Scalloper, 500HP Lugger, Nothern Lights – 14KW

  Specifications, information and 15 photos click here Vessel very well maintained and clean. To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:47 Related Read More »

• No fish Left in the Ocean by 2048!!! – Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper. By Dr Bik

  Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper.  Y’all might remember the slight media coverage (ha!) of a very controversial fisheries Read More »

• Unsafe work environment led to death at sea, TSB finds – 25-year-old St. Anthony man killed aboard Katsheshuk II in 2012

  A lack of training, a broken piece of equipment, and overall unsafe work conditions led to the death of a crewmember on a fishing vessel,,, [email protected]  Read More »

• Alaska’s Salmon Fisheries are One Step Closer to MSC Certification

  Another step has been taken towards getting Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries recertified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council. Last fall the MSC sustainability certification of Read More »

• TradexFoods 3-Minute Market Insight – Pacific Hake Plugging Up West Coast, Upcoming Puget Sound Chum Salmon Run

  A Major producer in the United States has reported that more than 1000 metric tonnes of Pacific Hake will be unable to ship to Russia due Read More »

• New regs for Tuesday: Imports, small banks and commercial fishing

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is finalizing a rule to establish a single standard for what’s considered a small commercial fishing business.  Any commercial Read More »

• Great lobster catches in Portland, Maine, just don’t name them

  The recommended dress aboard the Lucky Catch was an orange rubber apron and matching glove. Baiting lobster traps is a messy business. First mate Rachel Ashman distributed Read More »

• Uncle vs. nephew in marine-life criminal case

  Two members of an Idaho family are scheduled to appear at the Key West federal courthouse one day apart in September, but the relatives might not Read More »

• Fisherman must abide by agreement involving licence buyout

  A Cape John fisherman has been ordered to abide by a civil agreement he signed with the Northumberland Fishermen’s Association four years ago that involved his Read More »

• NOAA enforcement officers rescue crew members from sunken tugboat

  When the tugboat Nalani sank in waters off Oahu’s leeward coast Thursday, safety for some of the crew members came in the form of a NOAA Read More »