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  Click Here – Cod, Cod and more Cod! – Various articles from the region indexed in this post. More will be added

   Feds reduce cod fishing, cite new evidence – Read it here   Cod fishing in Gulf of Maine effectively banned for six months – Read it here  Read More »

• A commercial fishermen’s group Plans Ads Thanking Begich for Pebble Stance

  A commercial fishermen’s group is running TV ads thanking Sen. Mark Begich for his opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine. Bob Waldrop is executive director of Read More »

• Princess Cruise Lines To Pay Largest-Ever Criminal Penalty For Deliberate Vessel Pollution

  Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. (Princess) has agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges stemming from its deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to Read More »

• Government Considers Protecting Iliamna Harbor Seals Under Endangered Species Act

  Mysterious harbor seals are the latest point of contention in the Pebble mine debate as the government considers the possibility of listing Iliamna Lake Harbor Seals Read More »

• Scientist, legislators voice opposition to fisheries procedures of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission

  A scientist and two legislators joined the state commercial fishing lobby in protesting the procedure planned by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission for possible drastic changes Read More »

• North Carolina’s Walter Jones Calls On Administration To Fight For Bluefin Tuna Quota Increase

  “After years of steep quota reductions, U.S. bluefin tuna fishermen have more than done their part,” said Congressman Jones.  “The economic costs to them, their families, Read More »

• N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission give final amendment approval

  The MFC also has on their meeting agenda adoption of the draft amendment to the Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan and accompanying rules. Among the Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues 4 from F/V Jo Marie near Brookings, Ore.

  SEATTLE — A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Chetco River, in Brookings, Ore., rescued four people after a 62-foot fishing vessel allided (collided?) with the Chetco River South Read More »

• Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman near Kodiak, Alaska

  The Coast Guard medevaced a 26-year-old fisherman from the 79-foot fishing vessel Pacific Star approximately 74 miles southeast of the city of Kodiak, Alaska, Saturday. A Read More »

• Three Sites Under Study (Siege) As Marine Sanctuaries in Waters Off Vineyard

  An Island-based group that includes fishermen ( a very loose term), a documentary filmmaker and a world-renowned oceanographer are leading an unprecedented effort to create three Read More »

• Pissed off Towed Up Sea Lion Flings Russian Fisherman, Attacks Boat Dog. This is real entertainment, folks!

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• FFAW, fish processors come together to revitalize groundfishery

  As shellfish stocks decline in Newfoundland and Labrador, members of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union and a number of fish processors are putting aside age-old differences to help Read More »

• As ‘ghost fishing’ ravages ocean stocks, efforts build to retrieve killer lost nets and traps

  Abandoned or lost fishing gear — including traps, crab pots and nets — litters the ocean floor in coastal areas around the world. Many continue to Read More »

• High Sea Surface Temperatures on Northeast U.S. Shelf Moderated in 2013, Other Ecosystem Shifts Noted

  The  Northeast Shelf ecosystem continues to experience wide swings in physical  conditions. The biological responses  to these pronounced physical fluctuations have significantly influenced the dynamics of Read More »
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  Storm damages fishing boat, raises Holy Hell in western Newfoundland

  High winds tore through a home in Lark Harbour, Nfld. on Friday, ripping off the roof and leaving the building in shambles. The RCMP said Friday night the Read More »

• Coastal Fisheries Reform Group wants ‘otter trawl’ shrimping equipment banned

  The Coastal Fisheries Reform Group has presented the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission with a position paper asking for the removal of otter trawls – widely used Read More »

• Partnerships for Fisheries Innovation, Growth, and Change: An Update on Travels to New England, Collaboration with the Community Fisheries Network & Other Inspiring Fisheries Organizations

  A team from AMCC along with other Alaskan fishing friends embarked on an amazing voyage to Maine and Boston in early March. I accompanied the “Kodiak Read More »

• PD Editorial: No more red herrings in water talks – “Without a healthy Bay-Delta system, there is no salmon fishing,”

  The delta smelt is an easy target. Substitute “salmon” for “smelt” and try making the case for giving up on an endangered species to secure a Read More »

• Dog presumed lost at sea from a commercial fishing boat reunited with family

  Luna, a 1½-year-old, blue-eyed German Shepherd, was presumed to have died after falling overboard from a commercial fishing boat near San Clemente Island on February 20, Read More »

• Day at the Docks kicks off Thursday night – Hatteras, North Carolina

  Day at the Docks was started to celebrate the “Spirit of Hatteras” when the village recovered from Hurricane Isabel in 2003 as an intact community, anchored by Read More »

• Congressional delegation battles to save Apalachicola Bay

  News Service of Florida – This week, the U.S. Senate was the scene of the latest skirmish in a tri-state water dispute between Florida, Georgia and Read More »

• Angler lands 1,368-pound blue marlin from 21-foot boat; just shy of world record

  An angler fishing off Kona, Hawaii, landed a 1,368-pound blue marlin on Tuesday, while fishing aboard a 21-foot skiff. The massive billfish, caught by Guy Kitaoka Read More »

• Fishing Partnership Support Services – No-cost safety training for commericial fishermen April 9 and 10 in Plymouth

  Fishing Partnership Support Services will offer safety and survival training for commercial fishermen at no cost on Thursday, April 9, and drill conductor training on Friday, Read More »

• N.C. Fisheries Association, Carteret County Fisherman’s Association consider legal action

  Two area organizations representing commercial fishermen are willing to take their efforts from local waterways to the courtroom in order to get an accurate stock assessment Read More »

• Wärtsilä Design & Propulsion Machinery for Pelagic Trawler

  A new pelagic fishing trawler ordered by Scottish owner Mewstead LLP will be built according to a Wärtsilä design and will feature a broad scope of Read More »