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• No-wake violation leads to 289 fishing violations for Delaware commercial waterman

  DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a commercial waterman June 3 for nearly 300 fishing violations, after boarding his vessel for a no-wake Read More »

• Sea King replacements: $7.6B Cyclone maritime helicopters lack key safety requirement

  The Conservative government has agreed to accept new helicopters to replace Canada’s 50-year-old fleet of Sea Kings even though they don’t meet a key requirement recommended Read More »

• Fraser River sockeye run looks promising

  “The two components of the early runs are looking pretty reasonable,” said Jennifer Nener, director of salmon for the Pacific region with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Read More »
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  Shrimp boat tangles with a bridge in South Florida

  A visitor to a Southwest Florida bridge captured video of a shrimp boat attempting to pass under the structure and temporarily getting stuck. Abraham Arrasola was Read More »

• Submitted: Here’s an example of the operational tactics of the reprehensible BOEM as it leases tracts of Mid-Atlantic Squid fishing ocean bottom.

  only “insiders” are wanted as attendees  “…the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled a public seminar in Baltimore, Maryland to provide an overview of its Read More »

• The surprising reason you might be seeing more jellyfish in the sea this summer

  Scientists have discovered that offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms provide an ideal habitat in which the creatures can thrive. Until now, the rapid Read More »

• Ecosexuals: For Those Times When Hugging a Tree is Not Enough

  Ecosexuals Believe Having Sex with the Earth Could Save It – If you happen to find yourself in Sydney this week, you have the unique opportunity Read More »
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  Boat owner describes devastation when his 42ft Bruno get’s ripped apart

  The owner of a boat that was ripped apart in Bailey’s Bay by Hurricane Nicole has likened the ordeal to “losing a family member”. The storm Read More »

• More Maine fishermen finding success, supplementing incomes by offering tourist cruises

  Robertson’s boat already was at the pier, and he was getting his vessel ready to go out into Narraguagus Bay and beyond. Unlike Perry’s work boat, Read More »

• Clamming up! – Clearwater Seafoods invited media aboard the Belle Carnell Friday

  But it’s not just the harvesting and processing abilities of the ship that make it a plan for the future. More than either of those thing, Read More »

• Trawlers defeat relief for halibut fishermen – Balk at Compensation

  The emergency measure was opposed by the At-sea Processors Association, United Catcher Boats, and other industry groups. The failed emergency measure was part of the voting Read More »

• Judge: Dongwon knew seiner was unseaworthy before sinking

  A judge with the District Court of Guam has determined Dongwon Industries knew about the unseaworthy condition of a vessel it allegedly owned and operated before Read More »

• Nine Mile Creek fishermen say harbour needs deeper dredging

  Fishermen in a small harbour on the south shore of P.E.I. say they’re worried about their boats getting damaged and possibly even running aground. Giles Clinton has Read More »

• Kim Smith – Fishery Activist

  One of the videos currently featured at Fisherynation.com is making the rounds and having an impact. Usually they are exposed for a short time, then forgotten. Read More »

• Friday Tomfoolery with Captain Paul Watson

  Why We Need to Stop Masking the Reality of Animal Cruelty With Language – Paul Watson. For many years, I have been annoyed at some of Read More »

• The NOAA Drones! Unmanned vessels deployed for Alaska ocean research

  Researchers in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s west coast will get help this summer from drones, but not the kind that fly. The NOAA and private Read More »

• Commercial Gulf shrimpers in Texas afloat for another season

  Greg Seaman, a 49-year-old Palacios native, has managed to stay afloat in a rough business. [email protected] Related Read More »
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  What’s so hard about managing fisheries?

  Nils Stolpe/FishNet USA May 3, 2017  – “We live in a world in which data convey authority. But authority has a way of descending to certitude, Read More »

• Deadliest catch: Fisherman hauls in a 50-lb military shell. Not once, but three times!

  A retired RCMP officer and gunsmith got quite a surprise last week when a local fisherman asked to show him a military-style shell that had gotten caught in his Read More »

• Door-to-door shrimp salesmen busted shorting customers

  Most door-to-door shrimp purveyors volunteer to remove the heads from the crustaceans after a customer agrees to a sale. For many, that’s not just a nice Read More »

• UPDATED!!! – Winter Lobsters Could Bolster Fishery During Shrimp Shutdown

  Fishermen and seafood dealers say a shutdown of the Maine shrimp season is keeping many lobstermen at sea deeper into the winter than typical – a Read More »

• Dear Secretary Ross.

  Dear Secretary Ross, As members of our nation’s fishing communities, we want to express our gratitude for making the attainment of maximum sustainable yield in our Read More »

• New Brunswick lobster fishermen brace for more low prices

  CBCNEWS – With just a week to go before lobster traps are set for the spring season in northern New Brunswick, fishermen are bracing for another Read More »

• Red Cove Seafood Products Inc., owner James Russell Rayner, pleads not guilty on five charges

  The case of a Cape Wolfe fish processing company that allegedly failed to meet quality control standards and sold lobster that wasn’t properly stored is going Read More »

• Watchdog groups fear seismic testing ‘assault’

  MIDDLETOWN — Dozens of area advocacy groups and officials are seeking to delay a seismic testing program they say could have drastic impacts along the Jersey Read More »