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• WCPFC meeting stirs dissatisfaction

  Several non-government organisations as well as members of the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) have shown dissatisfaction at the results of the Western and Central Read More »

• Civil penalities from NOAA could be next for Carlos Rafael

  Judge William Young’s judgment filed Wednesday appeared to be the finish line to Carlos Rafael’s case. Young, though, by ordering the forfeiture of four vessels and Read More »

• Seafood marketers face challenges in 2015

   are facing some strong headwinds heading into 2015, notably, for sockeye salmon and crab. Snow crab is Alaska’s largest crab fishery, underway now in the Bering Read More »

• Report: Gloucester landings down, but worth more – Haddock Skyrockets

  The value of those 2014 Gloucester landings, however, actually rose to $46 million in 2014 from $42 million the previous year. The report showed landings of Read More »

• savingseafood.org: Inaccuracies Abound in Joint Press Release from the Conservation Law Foundation & Earthjustice

  The press release misstates important facts about groundfish, starting with a quote from CLF’s Senior Counsel, Peter Shelley: “cod are in the worst condition ever in the Read More »

• Growing number of lobstermen looking to unionize, gain voice in Augusta

  VINALHAVEN, Maine — Union-fished. It’s a slogan that has yet to, well, catch on — but if a growing group of lobstermen have their way, some Read More »
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  Coast Guard rescues 2 on fishing vessel near Frying Pan Tower, NC

  The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen aboard a vessel disabled and taking on water 20 miles southeast of Bald Head Island Friday. Watchstanders in the Coast Read More »
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  Good news for fishermen. FDA Bans Antibacterial Triclosan in soap.

  Antibacterial soaps were banned from the US market on Friday in a final ruling by the Food and Drug Administration, which said that manufacturers had failed Read More »

• These Dweebs never question the science unless its THEIR crusading issue. How many sharks in the sea? Enviros want feds to reconsider endangered status

  MONTEREY — Environmental groups are appealing a federal finding that West Coast great white sharks aren’t teetering on the brink of extinction. With concerns that the Read More »

• Concerns about feeding changes at Cooke Aquaculture’s Jordan Bay salmon farms are unfounded, say’s Cooke Aquaculture

  “It’s purely a case of people who don’t understand our business,” Nell Halse said in an interview Wednesday from Trondheim, Norway. Well Nell, seems people understand Read More »

• Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo open to audit to assess efforts to ensure fish farms don’t harm wild salmon

  The Trudeau government, now helping B.C.’s controversial aquaculture sector expand, would welcome an outside auditor to assess its efforts to ensure fish farms don’t harm wild salmon, Fisheries Read More »

• In the Race to Control the Arctic, the U.S. Lags Behind

   It’s a new kind of geopolitical cold war, and the U.S. is in danger of losing. “We’re not even in the same league as Russia right Read More »

• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Affected fishermen frustrated with proposed regulations

  The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is collecting feedback from dozens of fishing areas from Florida up to North Carolina about the snapper-grouper fishery. “We want Read More »

• Appologetic Taiwan EPA head in hot water with animal rights and environmental groups for eating shark fin soup!

  The head of the Environmental Protection Administration Lee Ying-yuan found himself in hot water with animal and environmental groups Sunday, after he was caught eating shark Read More »

• Alaska Wildlife Troopers do job without discriminating – Col. James E. Cockrell

  Protecting Alaskans and their wildlife resources is the mission of the Alaska Wildlife Troopers. This mission is executed fairly and equally with no discrimination to any Read More »
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  CETA Deal could be in force for opening day of lobster season on P.E.I.

  Canada’s free trade deal with Europe is only steps away from being ratified in Ottawa, and the Lobster Council of Canada is telling exporters to get Read More »

• Letters to the editor – New fee will add to lobstermen’s woes, lobsterman Nelson King, East Boothbay

  A recent article (“Maine lobster industry supports new fee,” March 6)  is  incorrect. The article states that the majority of lobstermen are  in  favor of L.D. 486 Read More »

• Bay de Verde residents in plant fire evacuation left to ‘pick up the pieces’

  Bay de Verde’s mayor says residents and workers will need to ‘pick up the pieces’ following a fire that destroyed the eastern Newfoundland community’s fish processing plant. This morning Read More »
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  Gulf of Maine: What happens when a small Maine town and an offshore energy project collide

  A project taking shape about 12 miles offshore from the village of Port Clyde is creating a rift in the tight-knit fishing communities on the St. Read More »

• Maine lobster catch on track to hit lowest value this decade

  Maine’s 2017 lobster harvest is on pace to hit its lowest value this decade, due to an unfavorable combination of a dwindling catch and falling prices, Read More »

• Abandoned Fishing vessel runs aground in Katmai National Park

  KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska – The National Park Service says a fishing vessel abandoned after a fire last month has run aground at Katmai Read More »

• Council for Sustainable Fishing applauds proposed Magnuson-Stevens Act reforms offered by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Hastings

  The legislation would, among other things, increase the time period for regional fishery management councils to end overfishing from 2 to 3 years, give the councils Read More »

• Gulf oyster harvest has nose-dived since BP spill

  Gulf Coast oyster harvests have declined dramatically in the four years since a BP PLC oil well blew wild in the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster. Read More »

• “The Plan” – Mid-Atlantic states draft regional plan for improving coastal waters

  With the ocean facing significant challenges in the near future, Mid-Atlantic states, federal agencies, and others have banded together to draft a plan to promote more Read More »

• The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters closing May 23

  The Texas closure applies to gulf waters from the coast out to nine nautical miles. The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced federal waters out to Read More »