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• “Snappy Dresser” Peter MacKay says $280M CETA fisheries fund never meant to be ‘slush fund’

  Ottawa and the provincial government have been at odds over the interpretation of the $280-million fisheries fund for , with the province claiming the federal government Read More »
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  Four fishermen rescued by fishing boat off Newfoundland when boat burns

  Four fishermen are safe today after a rescue at sea from a burning boat about 50 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland’s northern peninsula. The fishermen Read More »

• Bill would prohibit fish farming in US Great Lakes waters

  A member of Congress is sponsoring a bill to prohibit fish farming in waters of the Great Lakes within the United States. Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee Read More »

• Not wanting to be left out of the bin three money.

  “The first round was money distributed by the federal government to permit holders who caught 5,000 pounds of ground fish in either 2010, 2011, 2012 and Read More »

• Council for Sustainable Fishing – First came ‘sea lords’ and now ‘snapper barons.’

  About a year ago AL.com did an investigative report on the Gulf of Mexico commercial red snapper catch share program in which it called the top Read More »

• Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting August 15 – 18, 2016, New Orleans, LA

  The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet August 15 – 18, 2016, at the Astor Crowne Plaza hotel in New Orleans, LA.  Committee meetings Read More »
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  Help for fishing vessels to locate their catch? Why be a fisherman?!!

  Big Data means that professional fishermen will soon be getting their own decision-making tool. It will tell them where fish shoals are located, and how their Read More »

• Acoustics comments extended; Walmart seals AK salmon deal, BOF at UCI

  This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – More time to comment on acoustics, Wal-Mart updates and more – after this –Listen @alaskafishradio  20:00 Related Read More »

• Watch House Natural Resources Committee Magnuson-S​tevens Act Hearing LIVE 10:00 am ET – 3/13/2013

  Watch the hearing live (10:00 AM ET) PANEL I *         Bob Jones, Executive Director, Southeastern Fisheries Association *         Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 2, 2018

  >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here< 12:35 Related Read More »

• Coast Guard Motor Life Boat crew medevacs man from F/V American Triumph off Coos Bay, Ore.

  The American Triumph, a 285-foot commercial fishing and processing vessel, contacted the Coast Guard at approximately 3:30 p.m. to request a medevac of a 37-year-old male Read More »

• Fishing for Creativity – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini.

  Bering Sea sisters are a slimy success. More after this…   [email protected]  16:02 Related Read More »

• Scientists: Warming ocean factor in collapse of Gulf of Maine cod fishery

  The scientists behind the Science report say the warming of the Gulf of Maine, which accelerated from 2004 to 2013, reduced cod’s capacity to rebound from Read More »

• For He is risen

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• 3 Fishermen rescued from sunken shrimp boat near Sabine Pass

  A Coast Guard boat crew rescued three men after their 28-foot shrimp boat took on water and sank in the mouth of the Sabine River, Monday Read More »
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  Charter fisherman catches kilo of cocaine off Miami coast

  Miami fisherman Mark Quartiano takes pride in his ability to catch sharks, but on Wednesday he reeled in something else entirely: cocaine. He thinks the package Read More »

• Helping US Shrimpers, New Trump order might hit India’s shrimp exports

  The $5.5-billion Indian seafood export market might face new restrictions in America. The new Donald Trump government, in an executive order, is set to enforce countervailing duties strictly on Read More »

• Scallopers facing 30 percent catch reduction in each of the next two years – southcoasttoday

  NEW BEDFORD — The scallop catch could be cut up to 30 percent in each of the next two years in what fishermen say would be a Read More »

• “Bullshit!” – Golden king crab fleet loses bid for quota increase

  The Aleutian Islands golden king crab fleet came away empty-handed last week, after the Alaska Board of Fisheries decided against a quota increase, rejecting both the Read More »
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  Fisherman’s Memorial remembers ‘Destination’ crew lost at sea

  Members of the commercial fishing community came to remember those lost at sea at the Fisherman’s Terminal in Ballard Sunday. The Fisherman’s Memorial is an annual Read More »

• NOAA/ Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Gillnet Bycatch Workshop, Ocean City, MD January 22 and 23, 2013 Attend by webinar

  Register for attending via webinar here  Begins at 12:30 pm  Meeting agenda here Related Read More »
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  North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting in Anchorage April 2-10

  The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet the week of April 2-10, 2018 at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK. The Agenda Read More »

• Maine Elver fishermen report ‘horrible’ season

  The 2015 elver fishing season has come to a disappointing end, local fishermen say. “Horrible,” fisherman Abden Simmons described it. “I don’t think I’ve caught half Read More »
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  Vote against fishing restrictions seen as win for RI, Galilee

  At its meeting Tuesday, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted 16-4 to discontinue a proposed squid buffer zone framework off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, according Read More »

• Brooks Falls – Katmai National Park, Alaska – Click to watch live!

  You are watching exclusive LIVE footage from Alaska’s Brooks River in Katmai National Park. Every year over a hundred Brown Bears descend on a mile long Read More »