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• $10M spent by N.B. government to expunge crab fishermen’s loans

  Documents obtained by Radio-Canada reveal that from 2000 to 2008, the New Brunswick government spent $10 million to erase the debts of 15 crab fishermen, amassed in the 1980s Read More »

• Andrzejczak & Mazzeo Introduce Measure Opposing Offshore Drilling – no benefit to New Jersey from offshore drilling in the Atlantic

  Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and Bob Andrzejczak have introduced legislation opposing a proposal to open portions of Atlantic Coast for oil and natural gas drilling.“Offshore drilling threatens Read More »

• The Northeast Seafood Coalition digs in vs. fed ‘habitat’ plans

  “It’s all about habitat,” NSC executive director Jackie Odell said when asked what’s next on the coalition’s agenda. And with good reason. It is an extraordinarily Read More »

• Fishing company Sanford Limited rails against Hauraki Gulf “Sea Change” plan

  The plan called Sea Change -Tai Timu Tai Pari was unveiled in Auckland last night and suggests a blueprint to tackle growing problems like depleted seafood Read More »

• Blessing of the Fleet: Chauvin ushers in shrimp season

  HoumaToday.com – Bayou Little Caillou was alive with celebration and brightly decorated trawlers as fishermen and their families celebrated tradition and prayed for a safe and Read More »

• Trump’s NOAA Pick Says He Won’t Censor Global Warming Data

  The Trump administration won’t censor climate scientists or delete temperature data, nominee for Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday. If confirmed, Read More »
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  Federal Judge asked to decide outcome of White Marlin Open after organizers say $2.8 million winner failed lie-detector test

  Fishermen are known to tell tales. But a federal judge in Baltimore is being asked to determine the outcome of the White Marlin Open after organizers Read More »

• The Eel Story: Giant Fish Big, But Not That Big

  A conger eel said to be up to 21ft in length when it was caught off the coast of Devon was actually only about 6-7ft, officials Read More »

• Water managers race to drain rising Lake Okeechobee risking wide spread damage to estuaries

  The Corps could begin sending as much as 4.9 billion gallons of water — about 7,400 Olympic swimming pools — daily into the St. Lucie river Read More »

• Feds Reverse Course, Lift Ban on Fishing for Rare Pacific Bluefin Tuna – Center for Biological Diversity Distraught!

  “Bluefin tuna have been decimated by overfishing, and the world has called in their Pacific bluefin tuna fleets — but California fishermen continue to catch endangered Read More »

• Meet One of Canada’s Last Great Lakes Fishermen

  Fish purveyors Kendall Dewey and his wife Joanne do everything: fish, gut, filet, weigh, and package the fish that nearby restaurants like the Drake Devonshire can’t Read More »

• Last In-First Out: Todays various articles from the region

  ‘More questions than there are answers,’ FFAW says on scrapped LIFO policy – Click here Federal fisheries minister’s decision on dispute in the Atlantic region sure Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ LeBlanc Cape Forchu Sword/Tuna, CAT 3406, Loaded!

  Specifications, information and 17 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:19 Related Read More »

• Seattle salmon fishing industry reacts to FDA approval of genetically engineered salmon

  On Thursday the FDA ruled genetically engineered salmon are just as safe to eat as any other salmon.  The news was not well received at Seattle’s Read More »

• United States continues global leadership to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

  In its 2015 biennial report to Congress on illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), NOAA has identified six nations — Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, and Read More »

• Press Release: WPRFMC – Tuna Commission 2014-2017 Measures Are Driven by Allocation, Not Conservation

  Despite being unjustly cast as the villain in the negotiating process, the United States ceded longline catch and purse-seine fishing effort limits. By contrast, despite being Read More »

• Maine’s youngest lobster fisherman, stepbrother get early start on lobstering career

  As the 32-foot Young Guns lobster boat made its way back into Cutler Harbor shortly after noon on Aug. 30, the crew made ready to unload Read More »

• Man’s body found near boat after search in Lunenburg County

  A 78-year-old fisherman from Lunenburg County is dead after he failed to return home overnight, according to Nova Scotia RCMP. Police said a search for the man Read More »

• Hang on Chesapeake Bay Watermen, EDF has the catch share plan to make your lives just ducky! Say good bye to your way of life and tradition.

  EDF: A better way to manage the crab harvest We need to take crab management to the next level if we want to build and secure Read More »

• Kenai Kings Focus of Alaska Board Meeting – Video

  Many fishermen feel it’s time for a rule change when it comes to the management of the king salmon runs in Alaska. The board will discuss Read More »

• Alaska’s congressional delegation has been churning out press releases to trumpet Alaska-bound funds in the trillion-dollar spending bill

  Alaska’s congressional delegation had been pressing for $150 million in fish disaster funds. Among the other projects they’re highlighting in the spending bill: More than $100 Read More »

• Fisherman dies in Aleutian Islands clinic after medical emergency

  A 44-year-old Unalaska man died Wednesday morning after suffering a medical emergency aboard a fishing vessel, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers say in a Thursday Read More »

• Help stop “catch shares” and more in the South Atlantic

  Last year, the SAFMC promised that the Vision Project would be “stakeholder-driven” (click here, third paragraph) and conducted 26 “port meetings” that were supposed to seek Read More »
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  TSB Canada urges Fishermen to run safety drills in wake of tragic death investigation – New rules coming

  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the crew on board a Nova Scotia fishing boat could have done more to prepare for potential emergencies, and that lack Read More »

• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries sets fall inshore shrimp season opening dates

  The fall inshore shrimp season will have a split opening with the eastern part of the state opening at 6 p.m. on August 15 and the Read More »