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  ICE searching shrimp boats docked at Mayport, Fernandina

  A shrimping boat docked at Mayport and another at Fernandina Beach were searched Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office dive team and at least one Read More »

• Washington State Fisherman indicted for manslaughter following a conflict that left one man dead in Unalaska

  The grand jury on June 1 indicted Anthony F. Pouesi, 28, of Shelton, Wash. According to the indictment, he “recklessly caused the death of another person, Read More »

• The Indonesian Navy sinks 2 Thai trawlers

  The Indonesian navy has sunk two Thai fishing vessels after a court ruled on Dec 23 that the boats were illegally fishing in Indonesian waters, the Read More »

• F/V No Limits Captain Christopher Hutchinson recounts tragedy off Matinicus, “I never thought I would make it,”

  Christopher Hutchinson said he and his two crew members were on their way back to the mainland Saturday afternoon after a day of hauling traps when Read More »

• Petersburg fishermen make big catch – nearly 400-pound halibut

  A nearly 400-pound halibut caught by local fishermen near Petersburg over the weekend wasn’t record breaking, but was still pretty darn huge. Petersburg fishermen Brian Mattson and Doug Read More »
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  Boat docks in Green Island Cove after fright from storm

  It’s not often, in January, you see a long liner tied up at the wharf in Green Island Cove. Or a search and rescue Cormorant hovering Read More »

• Gillnet fishermen work to reduce porpoise bycatch, are continuing to make concerted, proactive choices

  Preliminary data from October indicates that delaying the consequence closure of the gillnet fishery did not have a negative impact on harbor porpoises. The National Oceanic and Read More »

• Japan embraces Russ George’s scheme for iron fertilization

  Russ George is semi-famous for dumping over 100 metric tons of iron dust, iron sulfate fertilizer and iron oxide into the sea off British Columbia, Canada Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 14, 2015

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 15:22 Related Read More »

• Do you get tired of Chef’s that think they understand the “situation”? How much dogfish you eatin’ at home, by the way! “y’ want fry’s wi dat”??

  “The fishermen have one of the worst jobs around,” said Kaldrovich, gently touching a plate of just-caught dogfish. “This is the fish that the fishermen eat Read More »

• Portuguese Navy honours White Fleet fishermen lost at sea

  Portuguese Naval officials returned to St. John’s Friday morning for the annual wreath laying ceremony to honour the crew of the Portuguese White Fleet who died off Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues 4 Fishermen from disabled Fishing Vessel 2 miles east of Pritchards Island

  The Coast Guard rescued four Fishermen Wednesday after their vessel became disabled two miles east of Pritchards Island. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watch standers were notified Read More »

• Armies of lawyers to face off in Gulf of Mexico oil spill trial

  One of the biggest legal circuses on Earth — the trial of BP over the extent of its responsibility for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil Read More »
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  Hawaii lawmakers promise reform for confined fishermen

  State and federal lawmakers are promising to improve conditions for hundreds of foreign fishermen working in Hawaii’s commercial fleet, and at least one company has already Read More »

• Four men charged in Anacortes crab poaching case

  Four Anacortes men are facing criminal charges in an illegal crabbing case the state Department of Fish & Wildlife has been investigating for months. In mid-April, Read More »

• Bulger trial Agent details Gloucester gun run to IRA

  Bulger is accused of shooting John McIntyre, a crewman on the Gloucester-based swordfishing vessel Valhalla after learning that he was talking to authorities. [email protected] Related Read More »

• Aussie Fishermen donate lucrative catch to Melbourne Museum

  James Owen and his crew have saved the elusive sea monster from the cooking pot, and have earned praise by donating it to science instead. “I’ve Read More »
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  Reward offered for info leading to arrest in lobster boat sinking

  Maine’s Operation Game Thief is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the sinking of Hooper’s Read More »

• Commercial fishermen see glut of pinks, pricier reds

  If measured in sheer volume of fish, the Upper Cook Inlet commercial harvest of salmon was low: preliminary Fish and Game estimates show it at about Read More »

• Polar Star crew recognized for mission-saving repairs

  Polar Star’s engineering crew knows more about the saga of aging cutters than the average Coast Guardsman. Every patrol, maintenance issues occur regularly, but Operation Deep Read More »

• Great urgency in debate over Great Bay – reduce the level of nitrogen and other pollutants discharged

  This is a point in the regulatory process where all citizens have the ability to affect the final outcome and language of a critical regulatory process. Read More »

• In Maine, green crabs threaten clamming – green crabs’ population explosion

  “They’re consuming everything in the environment, even plants,” said Chad Coffin, president of the Maine Clammers Association, whose group is preparing an all-out offensive against the Read More »

• An anti fishing agenda driven article: Overfishing? Hawaii Longliners Want Even More Tuna

  In 2013, Japan, Korea, China, the United States and other countries with an appetite for bigeye tuna agreed to gradually catch less ahi in the Western Read More »
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  The Eli Seibold Destination Fund

  Eli is the son of Darrik Seibold who is a crew member on board the Destination vessel that went missing in the Bering Sea Saturday. His Read More »

• Community Supported Fishery’s – Membership-driven fishery starts taking orders

  A new community-supported fishery has opened in Carteret County, with a focus on providing seafood to local residents and visitors. On Aug. 27, Taylor Chadwick, a commercial Read More »