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• UPDATE: Quota-Based Elver Catch Under Consideration – TAC or IFQ

  Patrick Keliher, commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources, says under the quota system being considered, the fishery would shut down after a predetermined quota Read More »

• Maine Voices: ‘Overfishing’ or ‘mismanagement’? By Alan Tracy (thank you mr. tracy)

  Instead of using the term “overfishing,” perhaps news coverage should use “mismanagement” or “overprotection” as the underlying cause leading to quota cuts and a crisis. It Read More »
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  Harvey: Water rescues ongoing after nearly 20 inches of rain reported in Houston

  Southeast Texas is experiencing “catastrophic flooding” from Tropical Storm Harvey, with forecasters saying nearly 20 inches of rain have fallen in the Houston area as of Read More »

• Burn the gillnets?

  As we move ever closer to a revival of the commercial cod fishery, insiders say it’s essential the focus be on quality over quantity, and that Read More »

• Speaking up for small-scale fisheries, Menakhem Ben-Yami

  The considerable social and economical role of small-scale fisheries (SSF) has long been recognised. They contribute significantly to food security, economic growth and development, and employment Read More »

• Louisiana not ready for early shrimp opener, Shrimp fishermen agree

  While shrimp conditions are good this year, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission isn’t ready to open the spring season early. Commission members said Read More »

• Mike Voisin’s Widow to Walk the Hill A Year After Husband’s Death

  The owner of one of Louisiana’s oldest and best known oyster-processing companies, Mike Voisin was instrumental in founding the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board in Read More »

• Icelandic Fin Whale Hunt Resumes, Stirs Debate

  Vikingsson estimates the central North Atlantic population could be as high as 25,000 individuals, based on a survey conducted in 2007. Given this population size, Vikingsson does not Read More »
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  Fishermen fall ill after WW2 chemical bomb they dragged aboard in their nets explodes

  A group of fishermen had to be quarantined after a World War Two shell containing chemicals exploded on their boat. The four men had hauled up Read More »

• State legislators call on Brown to declare crab fishery disaster

  A group of nine California legislators sent a bipartisan letter to Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday calling for him to declare a crab fishery disaster in Read More »

• Gig Harbor resident, longtime fisherman drowns while fishing in San Francisco

  His friends say nearly everyone in the town knew Rex Bryan Parish, a longtime Gig Harbor resident and 1973 Peninsula High School graduate. Parish, 60, died Read More »

• California salmon outlook is good for 2015, ominous in the long run

  Reflecting optimism about this year’s abundance of chinook salmon, fishing industry regulators on Wednesday approved the longest commercial season in more than a decade. But the Read More »

• A nice note to the Fishermen of Flotilla 2017 from Sargeant Steven Stanko

  Hello all, I want to take a moment and express my sincere admiration as to the professionalism the fishermen/women at the event displayed. As the supervisor Read More »

• The Cover Up Of The Texas American Eel – Part Three

  While helping Texas Parks and Wildlife (TP&WD) with the Southern Flounder brood stock collection for restocking of Sabine Lake for 8 years, I have been researching Read More »

• Shellfish industry pins hope on Freeport research

  Clammers, who have been anecdotally documenting green crabs devouring the clam populations for the last few years, are now getting a chance to put defensive measures Read More »

• Fisherman airlifted safely from F/V Newfoundland Pioneer after suspected heart attack

  CBCNews – A fisherman had to be airlifted to hospital in St. Anthony on Monday amid a medical emergency. A search and rescue official said a Read More »

• Ocean Exploration: The drug for rich people. “There’s no doubt discovering things is an absolute drug in some ways.” Oil and Gas, anyone?

  Wealthy backers support scientific efforts to explore deep seas –A small but growing number of wealthy patrons, enamored of the possibilities of undersea exploration, are donating Read More »

• Anglo-American pulls out of Pebble Mine project

  One of the two companies seeking to build Alaska’s Pebble mine is dropping out of the project as scrutiny grows over its impact on wild salmon. Read More »
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  Shop the Dock debuts in Warrenton

  The first ever “Shop the Dock” tours in Clatsop County highlighted Warrenton’s seafood offerings.  Despite the area’s long history of fishing and seafood processing — and Read More »

• Rock shrimp fishing pioneer Rodney Thompson passes away

  During his long career, he founded T-Craft Boats, Thompson Trawlers, Offshore 30, Thompson Industries, Sand Point Inn, Pelican Point Inn, Ponce Seafood, Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant, Read More »

• Public comment period open for Delaware aquaculture – fierce opposition from neighbors

  The debate over aquaculture continues to grow in Sussex County over the future of the industry in the Inland Bays.,,There are eight locations proposed by DNREC, Read More »

• FISHY BUSINESS: There are plenty of fish in the sea

  “The ocean has been over-fished, there are only a few more years of fish out there; and then they will all be gone.” “There simply are Read More »

• Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: LOADED 36′ Northern Bay Lobster/Charter – 6 cylinder Volvo, Northern Lights 6.5kw genset

  Specifications and information here  23:13 Related Read More »

• Silver Bay Seafoods in American Samoa to recruit for their Summer Seafood Processing

  About 200 job seekers turned up at the Tradewinds Saturday to learn about job opportunities offered by Silver Bay Seafoods in Alaska, an integrated processor of Read More »

• El Salvadore national charged with lying about residency to work on Alaska fishing crew

  Alaska State Troopers arrested a fishing boat crewmember Wednesday in Unalaska, accusing the man of lying about his Alaska and United States residency on a commercial Read More »