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• Steps taken in Chatham Mass. to protect oysters, public health

  Selectmen and the state Department of Marine Fisheries agreed to an emergency  relay request from the Chatham Shellfish Company. [email protected] Related Read More »
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  Pilot Program – Port allows fish sales from boats at Fisherman’s Wharf

  Fishermen have been granted the legal right to sell fish from their boats at Fisherman’s Wharf for the first time in nearly two decades. The pilot Read More »
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  Fundraiser for Fernando Diaz – Lobster business was destroyed by the Vaca Key Marina fire

  I want to thank everyone for taking time to view this page. In the early morning hours of June 5, 2017 there was a massive fire Read More »

• Safeway and Kroger say “No” to GMO salmon

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to say yes or no to genetically modified salmon, but the two largest grocery stores in the country Read More »

• Pacific County a ‘big fish’ in new NOAA update – Big surge in value for county fisheries between 2012 and 2103

  An update on U.S. fisheries released by NOAA last week shows small Southwest Washington ports racking up an impressive amount of economic activity: $77 million in Read More »

• Ray Hilborn: Seafood sustainability, certification ‘about money’

  Seafood sustainability and certification is “about money and value – science has largely been lost”. So claims Ray Hilborn, a professor in the School of Aquatic and Read More »

• Reasons to Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty

  Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth’s surface. As the new focal point of the environmental agenda, oceans are the subject of the United Nations Convention on Read More »

• Man lied about father dying to get off work on fishing boat

  A novice fisherman who concocted a story about his father dying in a car crash just to get off work has been convicted for dishonesty. The Read More »

• PFMC: Ocean salmon fishing options unveiled

  Ocean salmon fishing season this summer off the Washington and northern Oregon coasts likely will be similar or slightly better than in 2016. The Pacific Fishery Read More »

• A Rising Tide of Noise Is Now Easy to See – new york times

  “What quiet, what silence, what peace!” Captain Nemo  That was 1870. Today — to the dismay of whale lovers and friends of marine mammals, if not divers and Read More »

• New species of razor clam was right under our noses, says Philip Sargent

  Scientists have identified a new species of razor clam, based on samples collected more then seven years ago from the ocean just off Long Pond, Conception Bay. “It Read More »

• MPAs: Closing parts of the ocean to fishing not enough to protect marine ecosystems

  A University of Washington fisheries professor argues this week that saving biodiversity in the world’s oceans requires more than banning fishing with marine protected areas, or Read More »
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  Commercial fishermen catch carp and more in the cold waters at Point Douglas.

  It was cold and windy on March 21 when Jim Shiely went down to the beach across from his home in Prescott. Waves washed against the sand. Read More »

• ‘Atlantic’ follows the fortunes of three small fishing communities – in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland

  Narrated by Emmy award winner Brendan Gleeson, ‘Atlantic’ follows the fortunes of three small fishing communities – in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland as they struggle to Read More »

• Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Opposed to Obama MPA Expansion

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• BP to ask Supreme Court to hear claims issue

  NEW ORLEANS — BP PLC said Wednesday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether businesses must prove they were directly harmed by the Read More »

• Fishermen, consumers rallying to fight petition calling for shrimp trawl restrictions

  Jimmy Phillips estimates 100,000 pounds or more of shrimp comes through the family seafood market in a season; all of it fresh from North Carolina waters. Read More »

• Dead squid whodunit verdict is death by natural causes – video

  Hundreds of dead squid mysteriously turned up in Victoria’s Gorge Waterway this past week, but the gruesome sight may just be a sign that the ecosystem Read More »

• Tagging helps track sharks

  A white shark nick-named “Mary Lee” made headlines a couple of weeks ago when she apparently was spotted in the surf zone in Jacksonville Beach. At Read More »

• These California and Oregon farmers lost water in 2001. Now they want to be paid.

  Northern California and Oregon farmers who lost irrigation water in 2001 for the sake of fish are plunging into a climactic courtroom battle for tens of Read More »

• Sitka herring near 10-year average for spawn miles

  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SITKA — Sitka Sound herring spawn measured close to the 10-year average for spawn miles, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Read More »

• Linda Bean’s path to becoming one of the major players in the state’s lobster industry came late in life.

  “I was 67 at the time and going through a divorce,” Bean said about her decision to try a new career in the lobster industry. “This Read More »

• Coast Guard: Deadly F/V Lady Mary sinking in 2009 the result of open hatch and unstable boat

  A number of modifications over the years had gradually made the North  Carolina-based vessel less safe, according to the report. In addition, a  decision to open Read More »
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  Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, Chefs Protest Marine Monument Expansion

  Set against a backdrop of commercial fishing boats at Pier 38 in Honolulu, former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi told a crowd of roughly 200 people Friday that Read More »

• North Lake fish plant to reopen with new owners – California-based owners will employ 100 people at the facility

  The fish plant in North Lake is preparing to open again with new owners who plan to employ about 100 people. The 13-year-old plant, which had Read More »