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• SAFMC REMINDER: January 1, 2015 brought changes to federal fishing regulations in the South Atlantic

  The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council reminds commercial and recreational fishermen about several fishery openings and closures in federal waters of the South Atlantic effective January Read More »

• Shell pleased with early seismic data – Company doing 3D mapping of Shelburne Basin

  That data, gathered over 88 days of exploration, is very preliminary, said Lalonde. It covers about 10,000 square kilometres of the basin and will take the Read More »

• F/V Cornelia Marie will not be featured on “Deadliest Catch” Season 13

  From Josh Harris – Thank you to all for your patience. I had a family matter to attend to, so I have had to leave the Read More »

• Federal fisheries minister expresses fish export optimism

  Shea joined industry representatives on a conference call Monday from Seafood Expo North America in Boston to share her optimism for the industry. The free trade Read More »

• Newport lobsterman opposes plan for marine national monument

  Newport lobster fisherman William Palombo is quite familiar with the territory designated for the new monument. Palombo issued his own press release Wednesday night, asserting that Read More »

• Grafton IIlinois to buy 10 acres for light industry – Asian carp fish processing plant to make byproducts such as fish oil and fish meal.

  The Telegraph – American Heartland is the licensee of Falcon Protein’s patented process of turning Asian carp – an invasive species of U.S. inland waterways – Read More »

• Campobello Island mourns loss of fisherman originally from Chester who freed dozens of entangled whales

  A small island community in New Brunswick is mourning the loss of a fisherman who friends say was killed moments after freeing a whale that was Read More »

• Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are found in surface waters worldwide. Wastewater treatment plant effluent is a major source

  Fate and Transport of Three Pharmaceuticals in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – The sharp decline of four pelagic fish species in the Delta in the last Read More »

• Office of the State Auditor is looking at a potential audit of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries

  Dr. Louis Daniel, DMF director, confirmed Friday the division has been contacted about a potential audit. He said he received a letter from the OSA on Read More »

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game Releases New Chinook Salmon Stock Assessment

  Chinook Salmon Research Plan and 2012 Symposium Draft Research Plan.  Here Related Read More »

• Advocates decry holes in safety net for Maine fishing industry

  PORTLAND — Advocates said they were baffled when one of the first serious attempts at improving fishing industry safety was stripped down in an annual act Read More »

• New England’s Lobstermen face growing bait shortage

  The state of Maine has implemented further restrictions on the amount of herring caught off its coast as New England faces a growing shortage of the Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 7, 2015

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 10:32 Related Read More »
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  Three commercial fishing boats burn in Southeast Alaska marina fire

  The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a fire that burned three commercial fishing boats at a Southeast Alaska marina early Sunday morning. Fire was reported aboard Read More »

• Hurricane Katrina turned this guy into a seafood mogul

  It’s a spring day on the Louisiana bayou, and Bozidar “Bo” Jakov Cibilic is hauling in a metal crate of oysters. Cibilic grew up on the Read More »

• Former NOAA official pushed regs that benefit his company

  The head of a company that receives millions of dollars from the federal government to provide at-sea watchdogs has a long history of advocating for the Read More »

• ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES NEWS RELEASE

  2013 Yukon River Summer Salmon Fishery News Release # 1 Yukon Area Regulatory Changes Districts Affected: Yukon River Area. The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) met Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Edward T. Gamage 68′ Steel Stern Trawler 540HP, CAT 3412 Diesel

  Specifications, and information, including 40 photo’s click here 09:59:32 Related Read More »

• Controlling Agreement? Labrador fisherman Kirby Elson is ending his legal challenge filed with the Federal Court

  Nova Scotia fish harvester Susan Beaton is breathing a little easier now that a legal challenge that could have overturned the rules protecting the independence of Read More »

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service unveil vast, $1.24 billion 50-year tidal marsh restoration plan for San Francisco Bay

  FREMONT, Calif. — A 50-year plan for the restoration of San Francisco Bay and other coastal wetlands was released Thursday by federal wildlife officials who say Read More »

• WPFMC Press Release: Fishery Scientists Address Overfished Striped Marlin Stock,

  HONOLULU (20 June 2014) A group of prominent scientists, resource economists, sociologists, population modelers and other knowledgeable experts from throughout the Pacific concluded its three-day meeting Read More »

• Invasive seaweed spreads along New England coast

  As it continues to proliferate, Heterosiphonia japonica can create problems for Maine lobstermen as it has for lobstermen in Massachusetts. Last spring, the plant clung to the sides of Read More »
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  The Wild West of Deep-Sea Mining

  In the coming years, a new gold rush will begin. Deep beneath the ocean’s waves, from scalding hydrothermal vents to the frigid stretches of the abyssal Read More »

• Tuna fisherman teams up with engineers to build ‘Zombait’ robotic lure

  Two years ago over Christmas dinner, Maine tuna fisherman Rink Varian aired a favorite gripe: The tuna he caught vastly preferred live bait fish, but he Read More »

• Ice sinks early start for Lake Erie commercial fishery

  Easter is coming early. The ice stayed late. That’s a bad combination for Lake Erie commercial fishermen who wanted to be out catching fish for Lent Read More »