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• F/V Southern Skies makes it to safe harbor at Criehaven

  As a fall nor’easter brought heavy windswept rain into the state Wednesday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard boat responded to a fishing boat taking on water Read More »

• Council For Sustainable Fishing – Help get the best qualified fisheries managers

  Good news from last week: Governors Nikki Haley and Rick Scott nominated charter boat operators Mark Brown from Charleston and Robert Johnson from St. Augustine respectively Read More »

• NOAA appoints members to Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in consultation with the Department of the Interior, has appointed ten new members to the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Read More »

• Alaska senator Begich ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if more companies left MSC

  “I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that more companies are looking for alternatives to MSC certification,” Begich told Undercurrent News…However, according to Kerry Coughlin, regional director Read More »

• GM salmon in wild might produce bold hybrids

  There could be potential risks, if genetically modified salmon escape into the wild, indicates a new study from Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador. Researcher Krista Read More »

• Can Community Supported Fishing help independent fisheries survive?

  It’s not easy making a living off the sea, but a community commitment can make all the difference — just like it has for family farmers. [email protected]:28 Read More »
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  Good bad news?

  The Copper River commercial salmon fishery ended Tuesday almost 2,000 Chinook over the 5,000-salmon threshold the Alaska Department of Fish and Game set as the acceptable Read More »

• White Marlin Open Polygraph fail could boost N.J. fishermen’s Tuna $767,091winnings up another $2.3M!

  A trio of New Jersey fisherman could land $2.3 million more in prize money for the record 236.5-pound tuna they caught earlier this month in Maryland. Read More »

• Your View: Cod report has no scientific value, by Richard Canastra –

  The Gulf of Maine cod fishery faces some big-ticket problems. Warming waters, concerns of overfishing, an economic disaster and stock assessment controversy all threaten this essential Read More »

• ATTENTION! ATTENTION!! We have an Official Inquiry!

  An article posted yesterday, January 2, 2012, 2013 has brought an issue to the Board of Inquiry at Fisherynation.com. Scientists fear Canada will fish bluefin tuna and Read More »

• Mother Nature to blame for higher shrimp, crab prices – video

  Louisiana hasn’t seen the last of those cold winter temperatures. Mother Nature is having an effect on seafood in the state, Crawfish season was delayed by Read More »

• Traditional Fishery News in 2013 from The Coaster

  The Coaster included a number of stories related to the province’s traditional fishery in 2013. The following is a summary of some of those items covered Read More »

• Hampton Beach Seafood Festival Lobster Roll Eating Contest set for Saturday

  The 6th annual Lobster Roll Eating Contest will take place this Saturday during the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. Jude David, chairwoman of the Seafood Festival, inspired Read More »

• North Carolina’s HB 983,(anti commercial fishing bill) like so much state policy, is based on bogus science

  Beaufort Observer Online – Why would any legislator, especially a conservative “small-government” Republican even consider such an idea? The answer they give is in the bill Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 9, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 19:17 Related Read More »

• Coast Guard medevacs man 35 miles northeast of Oregon Inlet, NC from the 51-foot F/V Bite Me

  PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 44-year-old man from the 51-foot fishing vessel Bite Me Thursday, approximately 35 miles northeast of Oregon Inlet, N.C. [email protected] 07:25 Read More »

• My Turn: Banking on Alaska’s fishing future

  Many people our age have written wills. Have you? It’s a good idea, of course, because wills preserve family harmony while planning for ways our youth Read More »

• Of Sea Barons and Serfs – Selling off the sea: how our fish lost their freedom to market forces

  Over the last two decades, there has been a silent, neoliberal revolution in our oceans. “We are, quite seriously, on the brink.” Jerry Percy, Executive Director Read More »

• Stricken fisherman tangled in Massachusetts state regulations

   FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — September 3, 2012 —  A lifelong fisherman who suffered a stroke and can no longer work says he has been unable to sell Read More »

• The Dangerous Side of Fishing for Squid

  Our cover story this past weekend about John Aldridge, a Montauk-based lobsterman who fell off his boat and was rescued by the Coast Guard after nearly Read More »

• Canada bids to develop a national lobster brand

  CANADIAN lobster fishermen are looking at plans to develop a distinctive national brand for its most popular shellfish. Read [email protected] 09:22 Related Read More »

• The Gulf of Maine has experienced significant warming over the last 40 years “It’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen before,” Will Enviro’s continue to blame?

  Maine’s fishermen must be better informed, more communicative about conditions on the water and responsive to change to survive the constant shifts brought by a warming Read More »

• The Seal Problem – The population of gray seals on the Cape has exploded in recent years. Is it time to cull the herd?

  “Seeing these adorable mammals in their natural habitat,” one tour operator promises, “will make your family vacation one to remember.” Not everybody loves the local seals, Read More »

• UN top court to rule on Japan whale hunt in Antarctic

  The UN’s top International Court of Justice will rule Monday whether Japan has the right to hunt whales in the Antarctic, in an emotive case activists Read More »

• “It’s been a long time coming.” Lobster season in southwestern Nova Scotia may be best in decade

  A lobster fisherman in southwest Nova Scotia says this season, which ends at midnight tonight, may have been the best in a decade. Bernie Berry, captain of Read More »