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• Editorial: Feds must hold Commerce to law on fishery aid

  Disappointing, embarrassing, offensive — all of those words can be applied to the fact that White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett largely ignored Gov. Deval Patrick’s Read More »

• Congress Members Ask Commerce Secretary to Stop Summer Flounder Quota Cuts

  Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and a bipartisan group from the New Jersey Congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker asking her to Read More »
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  Popular Notre Dame beach turned into salvage spot for damaged vessel

  A tour boat operator in Little Burnt Bay is astounded that a company has been allowed to built a temporary road on a popular public beach, Read More »

• European buyers more acceptant on Alaska salmon MSC withdrawal. (to MSC, or to not MSC – that is the question)

  undercurrentnews.com – An acceptance of Alaska salmon producers decision to withdraw from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is very much in evidence at the European seafood Read More »

• Salem considers commercial marina

  A city that once had one of the busiest harbors in the country is trying to return to the days when this was a working port. Read More »

• BC Commercial Crab Harvester Fined $20,000 for Fishing Illegally

  MASSET, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired ) – On December 11, 2013, in Masset Provincial Court, Stan William Steer was found guilty of violations of the Fisheries Act. Justice Read More »

• NOAA Draws Criticism Over Revised Steller Sea Lion Measures

  Oceanic senior scientist and campaign manager Jon Warrenchuk, in Juneau is critical of NOAA’s decision. “We had hoped that the Fisheries Service would show the leadership Read More »

• Wastewater Treatment Plants: Pharmaceutical fish – SCSU experiments

  An experiment that started last week in St. Cloud State University’s Aquatic Toxicology Lab expands upon 2012 studies that determined fish might be affected by pharmaceuticals Read More »
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  P.E.I. scallop fishermen propose temporary exclusion zone compensation go to rationalization

  Prince Edward Island scallop fishermen are proposing the money Maritime Electric is promising as compensation be applied towards rationalization. The utility is offering $500,000 as compensation Read More »

• Companies to Provide Modernization and Implementation of entellitrak® to Power NOAA’s Law Enforcement Personnel Activities

  MicroPact, Inc., the global leader in Data-First™ Case Management and Business Process Management (BPM) software, has secured a contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Read More »

• Bristol Bay reds late again; late run Kenai kings start strong

  It’s the second late run in a row for the state’s most valuable salmon fishery, and the late run of king salmon in the state’s most Read More »

• Columbia River fisheries: Expect declines in hatchery production, Kent Martin, Skamokawa

  I was interested to see the pictures of beach seining in last week’s Eagle. I was troubled, however, by the third caption which read, “Fishery managers Read More »

• Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Funding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Facilities To Be Repaired

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will receive $68.2 million to make repairs to 25 national wildlife refuges and three national fish hatcheries from Florida to Read More »

• Species groups follow patterns reacting to climate change on US northeast shelf

  Researchers studying marine fishery species grouped by similar depth and temperature distribution have found that those groups have similar responses to the effects of climate change. Read More »

• “Time is not on our side, so we must act now” – Grassroots petition asks US President to save canneries

  A grassroots movement has been formed by local businesswoman Mrs Kathy Pilimai and local businesses and working class people to help save the local tuna industry. Read More »

• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee Hearing: Fishing industry angling for lower catch limits in Atlantic and Gulf

  WASHINGTON — Recreational and commercial fishing interests are pressing Congress to relax catch limits in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, citing increases in fish Read More »

• Low haul, rough waves expected for North Coast commercial crab season

  While last year’s crab season got off to a rocky start due to contentious price negotiations, North Coast fishermen this year will instead have to worry Read More »

• $1,000 REWARD! Vandalism that occurred on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area

  An LDWF bulldozer and utility vehicle (UTV) were first noticed missing on July 24 on the Big Island portion of Atchafalaya Delta WMA.   The bulldozer was buried Read More »
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  Parasitic sea lice plagues global farmed salmon industry

  A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world. The tiny lice attach themselves to salmon and feed on them, killing or Read More »

• ‘Wicked Tuna’ premier party set for July 23 at Pirate’s Cove Pavilion

  “Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks,” the third season of the National Geographic TV channel series featuring North Carolina fishermen, will have a local premier party on Saturday, Read More »

• Keith Sullivan set the tone early at FFAW shrimp rally Thursday, railing against “that bullshit policy, LIFO”

  Fishermen’s union president Keith Sullivan set the tone early at a shrimp rally Thursday, railing against “that bullshit policy, LIFO” — last in, first out — Read More »

• Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: LOADED 36′ Northern Bay Lobster/Charter – 6 cylinder Volvo, Northern Lights 6.5kw genset

  Specifications and information here  23:13 Related Read More »

• DONOFRIO: Federal fisheries law in need of reform

  As a longtime Jersey charter boat captain, listening to my customers’ needs was critical to business success. Now as executive director of the Recreational Fishing Alliance, Read More »

• Fed Farm Bill includes provisions for fishermen

  The federal government’s 2013 Farm Bill approved last week by the U. S. Senate also includes a pair of provisions aimed at providing help for the Read More »

• Man-Overboard Transmitter becomes new standard

  Emerald Marine Products announces the release of the ALERT418™ Man-Overboard Transmitter. Made in the USA, the enhanced unit is based on the company’s proven ALERT2 Transmitter, Read More »