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• Louisiana Fisheries 2013, will take place at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. focuses on commercial fishing

  HOUMA, La. (AP) – A program on seafood promotion and marketing for commercial  fishermen will be held Wednesday and Thursday in Houma. Sponsors include the LSU Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, January 4, 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 »

• Misfits for Magnuson – Written by Jes Hathaway – Support HR 1335

  I admit I had the wind knocked out of my sails late last week when I read that President Obama has opted to dismiss out of Read More »

• Petition Calls for Drastic Cuts to Striped Bass Fishing Limits

  In recent years both commercial and recreational fishermen on the Vineyard, as well as along the eastern seaboard, have noted a decline in the abundance of Read More »

• Golden fish

  Update: This story was updated on May 21, 2017 to include new prices. In economic crisis, there is often opportunity. Commercial fishermen in Cordova, Alaska are Read More »

• Fisheries board member cited for violating fishery closure

  A member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries was cited by wildlife troopers in the commercial fishing hotbed of Dillingham last week for continuing to fish in an area Read More »

• The secretive and slippery world of glass eel fishing

  The night before my scheduled interview with a fisherman, I get a text that reads: “sorry decided not to do article can’t help our suffering fishery Read More »

• Invasive seaweed spreads along New England coast

  As it continues to proliferate, Heterosiphonia japonica can create problems for Maine lobstermen as it has for lobstermen in Massachusetts. Last spring, the plant clung to the sides of Read More »

• Canada lobster fishery delayed; Maine prices start to drop

  While Maine lobster prices have been high throughout the winter and spring because of rough weather conditions, they started to decline this week in anticipation of Read More »

• Two Hundred Million Dollar Scientific Grant Fraud Case against Duke University

  Federal Prosecutors have launched a gigantic fraud case against Duke University, North Carolina, accusing Duke University of embezzling $200 million in federal research grants, by presenting Read More »

• Willapa Bay plan cuts Chinook production by one-third

  The production of hatchery Chinook in Willapa Bay will decrease by more than one-third as a result of a policy adopted recently by the Washington Fish Read More »

• Baker Beach – Body identified as Fisherman Josh Paulus from Eagle III

  A body that was found washed ashore at Baker Beach Saturday afternoon has been identified as Josh Paulus, 31, one of the crewmen from the Eagle Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 18, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 12:22 Related Read More »

• Dam blocking prime fish habitat on Walla Walla River will be removed in September

  A diversion dam blocking nearly 50 miles of prime fish spawning habitat on the Walla Walla River is slated for removal by September as part of a decadeslong Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 135′ RSW Trawler 12 Cylinder (2) CAT 3412, CAT Auxiliary’s

  Specifications, information and 14 photo’s  click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:27 Related Read More »

• Herring sac roe prices down from last year

  Sitka sac roe herring fishermen sold their catch at around $150 a ton this season-a dramatic decrease compared to last year’s sac roe average price per Read More »

• Selling out the Fishermen and Consumers in Port Phillip

  Nets ban snares fishermen – The lost campaign to continue in Port Phillip has had a devastating impact on established participants. One Rye fisherman of long standing Read More »

• Former Fish Board appointee Roland Maw fined $7k in Montana charges

  Roland Maw, Gov. Bill Walker’s controversial appointee to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, pleaded no contest last week to illegally obtaining resident hunting and fishing licenses in Read More »

• Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel fire off Grays Harbor, Wash. 314-foot F/V Arctic Storm reported an uncontrollable engine room fire

  ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard is responding to a fire aboard a vessel approximately 32 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash., Monday. Coast Guard Sector Read More »

• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries opens shrimp refrigeration cost-share program

  The (LDWF) is opening a shrimp refrigeration cost-share program for eligible industry members Monday, Aug. 31, 2015 at 10 a.m. This program will offer eligible industry Read More »

• Hurricane Katrina turned this guy into a seafood mogul

  It’s a spring day on the Louisiana bayou, and Bozidar “Bo” Jakov Cibilic is hauling in a metal crate of oysters. Cibilic grew up on the Read More »

• Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting – September 12-17, 2013 – will be streamed live in “listen-only mode” (audio) on the internet.

  The live audio will be broadcast starting on Thursday, September 12 at 8 a.m. Mountain time.  Get the September meeting agenda.  Webinar Registration here  Webinar ID Read More »

• Vessel Incidental Discharge Act awaits action – If you wash your deck or pump a bildge, it affects you.

  Commercial fishermen like Bradley Styron, owner and operator of Quality Seafood of Cedar Island, wash their decks and pump out their bilge water on a regular Read More »

• Drastic groundfishing cuts approved by fishery management agency

  UPDATE… 6:27 PM Wed. New England Fisheries Management Council recommends cutting Cod fishing limits in the Gulf of Maine by 77% and in George’s Bank by Read More »

• Bill C-555 – Government of Canada Stands Behind Sealers

  The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Read More »