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• Louisiana shrimpers, fishermen rally for changes to federal seafood import regulations

  Local shrimpers and fisherman say the U.S. government’s poor regulations on importing seafood has been affecting their livelihoods, and they need things to change soon before Read More »

• Northeast Fishery Bulletin Northeast Sink Gillnet Fisheries Reminder. Coastal Gulf of Maine Closure Area,Effective Date: February 1, 2013

  The Coastal Gulf of Maine Closure Area is in effect beginning February 1 and ending March 31. The two-year average bycatch rate in the Southern New Read More »

• Gold Coast woman catches sandcrab that’s a dead ringer for Michael Jackson

  An uncanny likeness of late pop-megastar Michael Jackson has appeared on the backside of an egg-bearing female sand crab hauled from the Tweed River. In what Read More »
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  New Zealand: West Coast fishermen describe 1.45am liferaft ordeal as heavy seas pound boat after stranding

  A father and son survived a harrowing ordeal with their skipper to make it into a liferaft as their boat was pounded by heavy seas in Read More »

• Today’s NEFMC Webinar

  I was, again, invited to the dance, and my date showed up impaired. Today’s webinar broadcast of the NEFMC meeting, (link posted at Fisherynation) is suffering the Read More »

• Warmer Gulf of Maine clobbering the cod

  Desperate measures have been taken, cod quotas have been slashed again and again, and yet fish numbers continue to slide. Now, a new study by the Read More »

• Boston rally urges 11th-hour reprieve for fishermen (conflicting number of attendee’s)

  Barring the extraordinary, draconian cuts in landings for the (New England) 2013 fishing season will take effect on Wednesday — May 1, the start of the Read More »

• Chinook Conservation, Trawling and Permit-Stacking Addressed by Alaska Board of Fisheries

  The Alaska Board of Fisheries wrapped up its Kodiak area meetings on Friday afternoon at the Harbor Convention Center. KMXT’s Jay Barrett spoke with board Chairman Read More »

• Two Hialeah men arrested on charges of poaching 468 lobsters

  Two Hialeah men have been popped on charges of poaching 468 Florida spiny lobsters out of season, more than half of them undersized. continued @ MiamiHerald.com Read More »
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  “Black Friday” Storm Memorial – 189 Eyemouth fishermen drowned in day of tragedy

  It was the close-knit Scottish coastal community that lost 189 men at sea in a single day. Now the 78 widows and 182 children left without Read More »

• More humpbacks could cause problems by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News (audio)

  There’s a baby boom going on with Alaska’s humpback whales. Slow-but-steady population growth is good news for the species, as well as whale-watchers. But it could Read More »

• Letter To The Editor :An uphill challenge for commercial fishermen – Alison Tomlinson Willis, Harkers Island, N.C.

  Carteret County News-Times – My name is Alison Tomlinson Willis. I am originally from Raleigh. I now live in Harkers Island, but until a few years ago, Read More »

• Chile fishermen protest fishing limits

  Clashes break out after fishermen protest against a new law limiting the amount of anchovy they can harvest. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Watch the video Read More »

• Updated: Body of overboard fisherman found on Hatteras Island

  The body of a fisherman who fell overboard Monday morning was found hours later on Hatteras Island. U.S. Coast Guard officials say crews were launched around Read More »

• Con group buys $1m worth of groundfish quota

  The (MBFT) bought $1m worth of groundfish quota — 4.2m annual quota pounds — from the nonprofit Nature Conservancy which it plans to use to benefit Read More »

• N.S. lobster pilot project to be expanded

  Fifteen months after announcing a pilot project focused on lobster quality, Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister says the project is so successful it is expanding — but Read More »

• The HSUS Criticizes Federal Agency’s Decision to Delay Protecting Porpoises in Atlantic Waters

  The National Marine Fisheries Service is legally responsible under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to protect harbor porpoises,” said Sharon Young, marine issues field director for Read More »

• Sept-Îles oil spill spreads as crews race against clock – Environment Quebec estimates 5 kilometres of coastline coated by slick

  A week after a major oil spill in Sept-Îles, Que., crews are still scrambling to clean up kilometres of slick that have spread across the bay. Read More »

• Cod and costs: Lawsuit says groundfishing industry will collapse under cost of new federal mandate

  Maine fishermen would be among those hardest hit by a new federal mandate that requires groundfishing boat captains to pay for at-sea monitors, critics say. The Read More »

• Haida Nation threatens legal challenge if federal authorities open herring roe fishery

  The Haida Nation says the  is considering opening a large commercial fishery this year in the community on the north coast. Haida Nation president Peter Lantin Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues three fisherman from vessel taking on water near Akutan, Alaska

  A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued three people from the fishing vessel Predator after it ran aground and was taking on water near Akutan Read More »

• Last In, First Out review sees duelling public campaigns by inshore and offshore shrimp harvesters

  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans will review the Last In, First Out (LIFO) policy for the northern shrimp fishery and that has two groups of harvesters launching Read More »

• PFMC OKs new electronic fisheries monitoring system for certain West Coast groundfish fisheries

  The Pacific Fishery Management Council on April 27 recommended new regulations governing the use of electronic equipment to monitor at-sea discards of target, non-target and prohibited Read More »

• Man charged with operating charter boat service without proper licenses, could be fined up to $900, that’s it???

  Officers boarded the Fishing Lady Saturday morning, June 20, as it was anchored off Sandy Point State Park, according to police. The vessel, a head boat Read More »

• Networks of Researchers and Fishermen Working Together to Reduce Bycatch, Maximize Fishing Opportunities, and Advance Real-Time Technology

  In the fall of 2010, the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Cooperative Research Program (NCRP) awarded more than $3 million to network groups designed to tackle difficult challenges Read More »