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• Murkowski to place hold on FDA commissioner nominee

  A Senate panel on Tuesday approved Dr. Robert Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, but President Barack Obama’s nominee may face trouble. Read More »

• British Columbia: Dead humpback found entangled in fish farm anchoring equipment

  A dead humpback whale has been found stuck in equipment at an empty fish farm on B.C.’s central coast. Marine Harvest Canada says in a news release that Read More »

• Deadliest Catch Dungeness Cove – Meet Captain Kenny Ripka

  Tell me about your career.  I’m a commercial fisherman.   I’ve been doing this since I was 14 years old. It’ the only job I’ve ever had Read More »

• Weir fishermen struggling to catch herring in Bay of Fundy

  Some fishermen in the Bay of Fundy are worried the centuries-old herring weir fishery could be coming to an end because of a lack of fish. Read More »

• Third party subpoenas denied in Pebble litigation

  A federal court judge has ruled against motions from the Pebble Limited Partnership to compel testimony and documents from third party interests in Pebble’s lawsuit against Read More »

• If you’re looking for fresh fish, your best bet is to buy directly from the people who catch them.

  On their 44-foot salmon boat, the Cash Flo II, Mike and Yvette Hudson are at sea year-round, catching salmon, albacore tuna, and California halibut by hook Read More »

• Striped bass died by the hundreds in Blackhall River – Old Lyme fish kill blamed on cold snap

  Old Lyme – On the banks of the Blackhall River near low tide, dozens of lifeless striped bass lie helter-skelter amid the mud and marsh grass, Read More »
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  Reidar’s, like others, part of Sector IX collateral damage

  It was just before thanksgiving that NOAA shut down Sector IX after Carlos Rafael had been found guilty and sent to jail and, three months later, Read More »

• Back to the ways of the past to save the future of our coastal waters – Salvatore Novello

  Lets look back into past of fishing ,In 1950s to 1980s ,most of the fishing boats were eastern rigged side trawlers, and were limited to how Read More »

• Coastal Conservation Association Mississippi spokesman attacks Gulf Menhaden Fishery

  The menhaden fishery is a bit of an enigma to the public, but the activity of the purse seine boats is well-known to many recreational anglers, Read More »

• Lobster Fishermen Gather for Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association’s Conference, Talk of Future

  The future is uncertain for lobster fishing south of Cape Cod, a top state fisheries biologist told a gathering of lobster fishermen at a conference last Read More »

• Fighting for Boston’s fishing history – “We are a world leader in the preparation of fish,” – Video

  But in the heart of Boston’s Innovation District, a place where every week it seems you hear about another multimillion-dollar development plan, Boston’s Fish Pier and Read More »

• Alaska – Early salmon catches underweight – “We’ve seen small fish before, But nothing like this.”

  Workers statewide from offices of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, or ADFG, are just beginning to notice an early in-season trend of smaller-than-average fish. Read More »

• 151 Cape Ann crew, dockhands to share in $3M disaster relief funds

  The state will distribute about $3 million in federal fishery disaster aid to 525 eligible Massachusetts-based crew members, dock workers and owner-operators, including 136 from Gloucester Read More »
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  Lou Boudreu – The brave souls who bring you lobster

  There is a good eight-foot sea running and 35-knot winds off the port bow. She’s taking a beating, but her classic Cape Island hull handles it. Read More »

• Date set for rockfish lawsuit hearing – To my Alaska Connection – ABOLISH CATCH SHARES NOW!

  U.S. District Court judge Marsha Pechman has announced that a long-awaited hearing on the fate of the new Kodiak rockfish catch share plan will take place Read More »

• Alaska Editorial: Fishery research a crucial investment

  Gov. Sean Parnell visited the Kenai Peninsula this past week, and, as is almost inevitable in this neck of the woods, the discussion turned toward salmon Read More »
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  9PM TONIGHT ON PBS – ‘Saving New England Fisheries’

  The documentary “Saving New England Fisheries” was premiered during a screening on Friday night at the Sheraton in Portsmouth. The hour-long special, created for New Hampshire Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues 3 people from fishing boat that ran aground in Gloucester

  The Coast Guard has rescued three people from a fishing boat that ran aground in Gloucester. The boat can be seen washed up on the jetty. Read More »

• Ocean acidification: yet another wobbly pillar of climate alarmism

  Last year, no fewer than 600 academic papers were published on the subject, so it must be serious, right? First referenced in a peer-reviewed study in Read More »

• National Ocean Policy: A New Bureaucracy That Could Compromise Regional Fisheries Management By Stephanie Madsen

  The most disappointing aspect of the Obama Administration’s relationship with the Pacific Northwest/Alaska commercial fishing industry is its rigid and inflexible approach in creating a National Read More »

• Huge Thanks To The Captains Of Wicked Tuna- Dave Carraro and Dave Marciano – Who the Hell is Dave Carraro?!!!! LOL

  I’m not sure people around here outside of the restaurateurs and shop owners realize the impact that these guys have had on local business. These hard Read More »

• Sea squirt invasion destroying N.S. mussel industry – Slimy creatures attach themselves to mussels and rob them of nutrients

  Invasive tunicates — also known as sea squirts — are slimy creatures that attach themselves to mussels and either rob the shellfish of nutrients and water, or Read More »

• Lobstermen share concerns about 2013 season – Glut of lobster expected next season – video

  The commissioner of the  Maine Department of Marine Resources met with concerned fishermen in Scarborough  and Bath on Wednesday. There was a great deal of  concern, Read More »

• Mississippi to start voluntary snapper reporting program – (It should be mandatory)

  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will start its voluntary red snapper reporting program for recreational fishermen on June 1. The purpose Read More »