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• Scientists describe new giant clam species from depths off Canada’s Atlantic coast

  Canadian scientists have described a new species of giant file clam, originally collected from deep waters off Newfoundland 30 years ago. The giant file clam, about 9 Read More »

• Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill Monday that aims to simplify regulations on shrimp nets

  State Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville, and Gordy Dove, R-Houma, co-authored House Bill 440, which changes the law dictating how shrimpers can hang their nets from the Read More »

• Oak Bluffs fisherman Luke Gurney recalled with love, pride

  “He loved the water,” John Gurney said. “It became his nemesis.” Luke Gurney primarily fished Nantucket Sound and focused on whelk, sea bass and scup, his Read More »

• 55-year-old Fisherman medevaced from F/V John S. Dempster in Southern Chesapeake Bay

  The Coast Guard medevaced a 55-year-old man Monday from a fishing boat in southern Chesapeake Bay. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a call Read More »
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  Fishermen shot down in fishing monitor dispute.

  A federal appeals court has found in favor of the U.S. government in a challenge brought by a New England fishermen’s group over the cost of Read More »

• Regulators approve higher yellowtail flounder catch- more than twice what was recommended – Good Enough, then.

  Northeast fishing regulators have approved a 2013 catch limit for yellowtail flounder on Georges Bank that’s more than twice what was recommended by a committee that Read More »

• UFA Ready to Fill Executive Director Position – Fishermen’s News

  Three fisheries industry veterans appear to be under serious consideration for executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska, the statewide commercial fishing trade association that represents Read More »

• New, more restrictive regulations sought for bass fishing

  Many anglers and conservation groups are putting pressure on fish managers to tighten limits on recreational and commercial fishing of striped bass. <Read more here> 18:43 Read More »

• Coast Guard puts off Oregon S+R base closing; Charleston SC still a question

  The U.S. Coast Guard might be close to budging on plans to remove a search and rescue helicopter and shutter a base on the Stono River. Read More »

• Maritime Lobster fishermen continue fight against low prices

  CBC News Posted: May 11, 2013   1:42 PM AT Protests continue across the Maritimes as many lobster fishermen refuse to fish until lobster brokers agree to pay Read More »

• Fishermen Plan to Hold Summer Event at Menemsha

  The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust will host its first ever Meet the Fleet event this summer in Menemsha to showcase the Island’s working waterfront. “We Read More »

• How Endangered Species Act litigation means big money for environmental groups

  For most people, an hourly wage of $125 would be an awfully good deal, especially in this economy. But President Obama and environmental groups are warning Read More »

• Unalaskans Question Funding for Arctic Research – are we going to be reassured that our existing science in the Bering Sea and the North Pacific is going to be there for the future?

  Right now, the studies are coming out of two different pots: NOAA covers fishery surveys in the Bering Sea. They couldn’t afford to do the Arctic Read More »

• Coast Guard assists one from sinking vessel near Guemes Island, Wash.

  At approximately 5 p.m. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a mayday call from Clam Digger, a 59-foot fishing vessel, reporting that it was taking on Read More »

• Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak hoist’s 61 year old fisherman from 273-foot F/V Island Enterprise

  A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk  helicopter crew, forward deployed to Cordova, medevaced an ailing mariner from a fishing vessel in Prince William Sound Read More »

• Investors bet on farmed kelp being Alaska’s next seafood export

  In the remote waters of Larsen Bay, off the coast of Kodiak Island, an experiment is underway. Two types of kelp are strung on lines in Read More »

• Scientists say Newfoundland’s cod stocks are coming back. Can we get it right this time?

  Sometimes, it seems as if cod is all anyone talks about, inside the Cupids Legacy Centre and on the streets of St. John’s, where cab drivers Read More »

• Fisheries commission delays vote on southern flounder and Sammy don’t like it!

  The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina has written to the commission chairman, Sammy Corbett, saying it is “infuriated” at his decision not to take up Read More »

• A watched cod

  The New England cod fishery has existed for hundreds of years, lasting through many major swings in landings. Yes, this is the lowest we’ve ever “seen” Read More »

• Commercial stone crab fishing is off to a horrendous start this year – Fewer crabs, higher prices for claws

  “It has been a disastrous start,” Key Fisheries owner Gary Graves said. “It is the highest prices on record. But the catch has been horrible. I Read More »

• When you lose something you can’t replace

  South Coast Today reporter Steve Urbon did an article about Richard Gaines crossing the bar,”Reporter’s death silences voice for fishing industry” and the void that has Read More »

• Judge Lawrence O’Neill’s ruling opens the gates. Trinity River releases start Sunday

  With additional Trinity River flows ready to be released on Sunday, the Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday with representatives of state agencies and a group Read More »

• The International Joint Commission seeks tough rules to reduce Lake Erie algae

  The U.S. and Canada should crack down on sources of phosphorus runoff blamed for a rash of harmful algae blooms on Lake Erie, an advisory agency Read More »

• Latest report says menhaden thriving in the Gulf

  A commission that assesses the health and viability of the menhaden population in the Gulf released a report this week that says despite massive commercial hauls, Read More »

• Burnt twice: Digby County halibut fishermen handed $45,000 in penalties

  An illegal offload of halibut ended up costing three Digby County fishermen more than $45,000 in fines and lost revenue. Chris Titus, Peter Titus and Trevor Read More »