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• Federal ‘Fluke Fairness Act’ would correct inequitable treatment of L.I. anglers: Schumer, Zeldin

  The current system of federal regulations for fluke fishing has created a complicated patchwork of quotas and rules for each state in the region, according to Read More »
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  From Fisherman to scrap dealer – A Fisherman For Life, This Man Misses The Glouscester Fishing Industry

  Sam Sanfilippo was once part of a booming cod fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Today, government regulations put in place to maintain cod populations have forced Read More »

• Fraser River sockeye run still avoiding U.S. waters, frustrating Whatcom County fishermen

  With the sockeye salmon run into the Fraser River nearly complete, the fortunes of local U.S. commercial fishermen haven’t improved much. In recent years about 50 Read More »

• BEAUFORT NC Grayden Paul Bridge piling damaged by F/V Alex Marie, Point Pleasant, N.J

  BEAUFORT — A vessel that broke free late Saturday from the dock where it was tied up caused structural damage to the Grayden Paul Bridge beneath the Read More »
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  Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: February 14-16, 2017

  The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s February 2017 meeting to be held February 14-16, 2017 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Read More »

• State permanently closes lower Penobscot River to lobster fishing

  BUCKSPORT, Maine — State fishery officials have decided to permanently close 7 square miles of the lower Penobscot River to lobster and crab harvesting. The closed Read More »

• Cape Porpoise Harbor – A lobstering family

  At 17 and 18 years old, Ben and Cooper Nunan are the two youngest siblings in a family of five. They’re also the  in Cape Porpoise Harbor where Read More »

• Editorial: Fed lawmakers miss key point on fishery ‘disaster’

  That’s the fact that, while Superstorm Sandy brought unforeseen cleanup costs, the economic disaster recognized by the aptly named Blank and her Commerce and NOAA colleagues Read More »

• Tsunami hits New Zealand after magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes near Christchurch

  A tsunami has hit after an earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.8 quake hit just after midnight (11:02 GMT Read More »
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  An online home delivered service is going off the hook!

  Door to door fish deliveries are taking off in Taranaki like never before. “It started as a part time business, three days a week. But now Read More »

• Two opposing views of the Gulf Red Snapper Fishery

  John Sackton —   Feb 11, 2013 — A new allocation fight is taking place in the Gulf of Mexico with recreational charters, backed by the Coastal Read More »

• Goliath grouper grows in anglers’ wrath

  Goliath grouper, lionfish eggs, shark chum and gun silencers are among the topics top state wildlife regulators will ponder next week. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Read More »

• Crew stranded in Argentia receives help from fisheries union

  Life aboard a cargo vessel that is stranded in the port of Argentia became a little more bearable for 11 crew members this week following the arrival Read More »

• Kampachi Farms want to release grouper, but face resistance

  Eventually Kampachi acquired broodstock from Taiwan, intending to raise them and hoping to release their offspring. Sarver figured there would be no problem from a regulatory Read More »

• Fall onto Hampton NH fishing dock prompts fisherman’s lawsuit

  BRENTWOOD – A commercial fisherman is suing the Pease Development Authority and the state’s Division of Ports and Harbors after he was seriously injured in a Read More »

• Fishermen on Prince Edward Island are still fuming at last year’s low lobster prices and some want a firm $5 a pound rate set before the spring season begins.

  At the annual meeting of the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association Friday, there was support for a marketing levy, but continued frustration at prices that dropped as low Read More »

• Frozen fish more dangerous than knives at Dutch Harbor

  According to a report from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health: “It is not surprising that the majority of the Read More »

• Bahamas search finds life ring but no other sign of El Faro

  An intensive search by U.S. Coast Guard and Navy aircraft has turned up a life ring but no other sign of a cargo ship with 33 Read More »

• Haddock Boom! The number of haddock believed to have survived their first year off N.S. is “extraordinary,” says biologist

  Exactly how many of the haddock that hatched in 2013 are still swimming off the coast of southern Nova Scotia is not certain, but researchers agree the numbers Read More »

• Council Coordinating Committee’s response to the February 19 National Environmental Policy Act Policy Directive Memorandum.

  Council Coordination Committee –  The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (P.L. 109-479) contained a new paragraph, section 302 (l), which establishes the Council Coordination Read More »
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  In Remembrance – Recalling the Heather Lynne II

  Sometime before dawn on Sept. 5, 1996, the Heather Lynne II — a 45-foot fishing boat out of Newburyport — capsized off the coast of Cape Read More »

• Genetic study of river herring populations identifies conservation priorities – Most by catch in Mid Atlantic and Southern New England

  A genetic and demographic analysis of river herring populations along the U.S. east coast, published October 2 in Evolutionary Applications, has identified distinct genetic stocks, providing Read More »

• East Coast fishermen spar with federal government over cost of at-sea monitors

  Every year, the federal government spends millions monitoring New England commercial fishermen to ensure they ply their timeless maritime trade in accordance with the law. Now, Read More »

• Louisiana Shrimpers optimistic over new season

  Shrimp season opened Monday morning, and fishermen headed into state waters with a certain amount of optimism following years of dismal catches. “Fishermen are always optimistic,” Read More »

• Federal regulators consider lessening ban on single lobster pots

  New regulations set by the National Marine Fisheries Service ban the use of lobstering equipment from Feb. 1 to April 30 off the Massachusetts coast. The Read More »