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• Gulf officials argue for shift in managing Red Snapper fishery

  Gulf Coast officials, joined by charter boat operators from Mississippi, are urging to pass legislation that would shift management of the red snapper fishery to states, saying they Read More »
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  American eel won’t be listed under Endangered Species Act

  American eels will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday, a victory for fishermen of the increasingly Read More »

• The Noise of EDF – What Has Been Known to Fishermen and Must Become Reality. or. Putting Lipstick on the EDF Pig?

  November 8, 2012 — EDF supports greater involvement of fishermen in the stock assessment process. … Taking steps to engage non-government scientists in the stock assessment Read More »

• Thousands of alewives return to Penobscot, tributaries after nearly 200 years without adequate access to upstream habitat

  After nearly 200 years without adequate access to upstream habitat, the alewives finally are back. And not just a few of the river herring have returned. Read More »
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  Queen’s Speech: Access and management of UK waters to return to British fishermen

  A fisheries bill will be introduced to enable the UK to set its own quotas from the point of Brexit. The government’s programme also includes an Read More »

• Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 1979, 72′ Steel Longliner, (2) John Deere, 680HP

   Specifications and Information here 12:29 Related Read More »

• B.C. whaling – an uncomfortable history

  Certain veins of historical study are “sexier” than others. The topics that people shy away from rather ironically tend to be the stories that shaped the Read More »

• DFO Officers seize 1,700 kg of rotten fish near Hay River, N.W.T.

  Fisheries officers then took out a boat and found two kilometres of abandoned net that had about 1,770 kilograms — roughly 3,900 pounds — of fish that were rotten Read More »

• Coast Guard searches for missing Fishermen from Capsized Fishing Vessel 1 mile northeast of Tybee Island

  The Coast Guard is searching Wednesday for missing boaters approximately one mile northeast of Tybee Island, Georgia. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders were notified by the Read More »

• Mako shark catch (1,323.5 pounds) could shatter world record – video

  A Texas angler has likely broken a world record with this 11-foot, 1,323.5 pound shortfin mako shark caught off Huntington Beach, Calif., according to a story Read More »

• At Sea Monitoring – “Catch accountability for the groundfish industry is not optional,” NOAA Regional Administrator John K. Bullard

  NOAA has denied the request by the New England Fishery Management Council in June to use emergency measures to immediately suspend at-sea monitoring for vessels in Read More »
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  U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop visits New Bedford waterfront, speaks with industry reps

  U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, a Utah Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, visited the city to get a firsthand look at the Read More »

• Only a Misunderstanding? He ain’t buyin’ it!

  ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Joe Gill says his comments to Maryland Watermen’s Association president Robert Brown were misunderstood. But Brown isn’t convinced. Read More »

• FISH-NL says proposed Liberal tax changes will hurt inshore harvesters when they sell out; drive up the cost of licences 

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Sept. 25th, 2017 The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says proposed federal tax changes will negatively impact Read More »

• Oregon eyes Cathlamet Channel as gillnet site

  State officials are hopeful they can open a second lower Columbia River off-channel commercial fishing location in 2016, this one in Cathlamet Channel of Wahkiakum County. Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, May 17, 2015

  The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• One fisherman’s tale shows plight of many -Richard Gaines – gloucester daily times

  For a gillnet fisherman, these are trying times — with worse yet to come. Captain Don Smith, a 57-year-old transplanted Mainer whose family roots are in Nova Read More »

• Earle McCurdy Stepping Down as FFAW President

  Long-time President of the FFAW, Earle McCurdy, has announced that after over 20 years at the union’s helm, he is stepping down. McCurdy called a news Read More »

• State legislators call on Brown to declare crab fishery disaster

  A group of nine California legislators sent a bipartisan letter to Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday calling for him to declare a crab fishery disaster in Read More »

• Fishing bills in Olympia fail the smell test

  Yet another volley has been fired in the decades-old conflict between sport and commercial fishing. HB 1660 would change state law so that the Washington Department Read More »

• Study offers view of what turbines may look like off Sunset Beach, NC – Video

  The Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has been looking into adding wind turbines off the coast of Brunswick County. But before any decisions are made, Read More »

• EPA approves “vertebrate pheromone biopesticide” to battle dreaded Great Lakes Sea Lamprey

  After decades of development and testing, an effort to use pheromones to fool the sex drive of lampreys in the Great Lakes has been deemed “good Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for November 6th 2017 Has Arrived!

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. – We are Direct to Read More »

• Catch Shares: NSW fishermen face difficult decisions as deadline looms for reform package

  Friday is a big day for New South Wales fishermen. Those that want to leave the industry and take advantage of a government buyback have to Read More »

• Penalties increased for illegal harvesting of Maine elvers

  State Sen. Christopher Johnson, D-Somerville, said L.D. 632, which became law Tuesday, criminalizes all aspects of illegal fishing in what has become a very lucrative industry. Read More »