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• WATCH: Ted Danson Fights for Marine Life with Oceana

  Ted Danson is the latest male activist to be welcomed to GQ’s The Gentlemen’s Fund, an initiatives that “encourages men to become agents of change by Read More »

• Sheriff Allman speaks in Sacramento at ‘Fish, Flows and Marijuana Grows’

  Allman opened by offering a subtitle to the Fish, Flows and Marijuana Grows named hearing. “Wildlife, Water and Weed, that’s what we’re seeing in Mendocino County,” Read More »

• F/V Tracy D saves five people from the Columbia River after boat capsizes

  ILWACO, Wash. A nearby boater rescued five people from the Columbia River bar after a boat capsized Friday morning.  A commercial fishing vessel, the Tracy D, called Read More »

• U.S. Department of Justice seeks to join Maine tribal lawsuit over the enforcement of fishing regulations by the State of Maine

  The tribe seeks to stop Maine game wardens from policing the river and preventing tribal members from engaging in sustenance fishing. “The nation’s jurisdiction over sustenance Read More »

• McDonald’s McLobster seen as boost for Maritime fishery – Industry veteran believes lobster sandwich is key to brighter future, with a few culinary upgrades

  A 33-year veteran of the lobster business in the Maritimes thinks he may have stumbled upon a way to help the struggling industry during a recent Read More »

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s MSA reauth hearing, fishing industry outlines wish-list to Congress

  Boston — Amid calls from fishermen for better science to measure ocean fish  populations and more financial supports for the industry, Sen. Edward  Markey on  Monday said he Read More »

• WPRFMC Press Release – Milestone Reached in Setting of New Bottomfish ACLs for US Pacific Island Territories

  HONOLULU (18 Sept. 2015) A milestone was reached this week in the setting of the 2016 and 2017 annual catch limits (ACLs) for federally managed bottomfish Read More »

• Maine – Bill to reduce scallop daily catch limit sunk by committee

  A bill that, if voted into law, would allow fishermen with lapsed licenses back into the rebuilding scallop fishery was not well received by a standing Read More »

• Massachusetts Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close Wednesday, August 7, 2013

  The Commonwealth’s 2013 commercial striped bass quota of 997,869 pounds is projected to be taken by the end of the day on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Read More »

• 81 False killer whales die off South Florida coast

  81 false killer whales have died after stranding themselves off the South Florida coast. NOAA announced the grim news on Monday afternoon. NOAA initially reported that Read More »

• New evidence points to former EPA official pushing pre-emptive Pebble Mine veto

  When it comes to a controversial proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay, the Environmental Protection Agency long has insisted that it is assessing, Read More »

• US haddock-to-cod swap begins as further price hikes loom

  With the global haddock industry facing the possibility the Barents Sea haddock quota going down 25% next year – a decrease that would bring the harvest level Read More »

• Sandy grant program open to N.J. fishing businesses – From NOAA federal fishery disaster declaration fund

  Fishing businesses upended by Hurricane Sandy may be eligible for up to $10,000 in grants to recover from the 2012 storm that tossed around boats and Read More »

• A lobster boat captain said a freak storm killed his crew. Then doctors found drugs in his system.

  Christopher Hutchinson said he had no idea the storm would grow so strong so fast. It was November 2014, and Hutchinson, 28, had set out in his 45-foot Read More »

• The Long Haul, Part 3 Dwindling Baitfish Stocks Worry Fishermen and Regulators

  When it comes to commercial fishing, the little fish are just as important as the big ones. It’s the baitfish—smaller species like river herring and Atlantic Read More »

• Filling Christmas Eve Tables A Labor Of Love For Shellfish Harvesters

  Many Connecticut families will enjoy the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve, thanks to the 40 or so shellfish harvesters licensed in the state. Read More »

• Just Now! Gloucester, Ma

  16:07 Related Read More »

• Fishing Partnership Support Services – Hyannis Safety Training, October 23, 2014

  Fishing Partnership Support Services is offering two hands-on training sessions taught by Coast Guard-Certified Fishing Vessel Safety Instructors. These day-long trainings are FREE for commercial fishermen Read More »

• Video: The Phil Paleologos Show – A Talk About At Sea Monitors and Other Regulations For Fishermen

  Phil Paleologos hosts a conversation regarding a lawsuit over a provision that would require fishermen to pay for at-sea monitors. This conversation included David Geothel, a fisherman Read More »

• WTO panel to report on EU seal products ban Monday

  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Advocates both for and against Canada’s commercial seal hunt will be watching Monday as the World Trade Organization rules on the European Read More »

• 2014 study shows haddock is booming and cod remains in decline in the northeast

  U.S. government scientists reporting on fish stocks off New England are reaching the same conclusions as their Canadian counterparts who have found that haddock is booming Read More »

• Environmentalists Wield Powerful Endangered Species Act to Kill Jobs

  Think fish when you read this. From the article: The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is a radical environmental legal action group that’s known for frequently Read More »

• Ocean wind project making waves to get guaranteed funding

  A committee appointed by Governor Kate Brown has begun work to figure out how to pay for what would be the first offshore wind project on Read More »

• Protecting a Home Where the Puffer Fish Roam in Biscayne National Park

  BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK, Fla. — For 15 years, officials, environmentalists, fishermen and boaters have struggled to put together a plan to protect one of South Florida’s Read More »

• Rhode Island MAGA March!

  Saturday, March 25, 11:00 – 14:00, at the Rhode Island State House. This is a NATIONAL event. All states will be marching the same day. We Read More »