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• Ottawa files appeal of World Trade Organization ruling on EU seal products ban

  OTTAWA – Ottawa has filed its appeal of a World Trade Organization ruling that says aspects of Europe’s ban on importing seal products undermine fair trade Read More »

• Florida ‘cracker’ fishermen?

  To the editor: Just to add a little humor to last week’s article, Exploring the Island’s History, Matlacha is described as a cracker fishing village turned Read More »

• Reduce commercial fishing permits through attrition – J.B. Friderici – Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Wasilla, Alaska

  Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2012 9:40 pm  To the editor: The Aug. 24, 2012, edition of the Frontiersman published a column by Howard Delo about fishing Read More »

• Local Petersburg fishermen urge support for sea otter bounty bill

  Several Petersburg fishermen came out to support Senate Bill 60, implementing a $100 bounty on all sea otters taken legally under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Read More »

• Sharp Increase in Dolphin Deaths – Five beached dolphins were found in Virginia on Thursday

  Officials are trying to determine the cause of a sharp increase in dolphin deaths in Virginia and other East Coast states. [email protected] Related Read More »

• A bright idea could help eliminate a fishing problem

  If there’s too much bycatch, the fishermen sometimes have to dump their entire catch back into the ocean, says Bob Hannah of the Oregon Department of Fish Read More »

• Bering Sea king bycatch, co-op reports and Gulf of Alaska tendering to come back before North Pacific Council

  The North Pacific Fishery Management Council asked for reports and discussion  papers on several items this morning, including king bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, the Read More »

• TSB says more needs to be done to ensure safety of commercial fishermen – Maritime Fishermen’s Union responds

  The Maritime Fishermen’s Union is responding to criticism from the Transportation Safety Board that there are still too many fatal fishing accidents every year in Canada. Read More »

• Rutgers University Seismic testing ends off the New Jersey Shore

  Seismic testing that involved blasting the ocean floor off the New Jersey Shore with sound waves has been completed, and a lawsuit brought against it by Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for January11, 2017 Has Arrived!

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. – We are Direct to Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, November 15, 2015

  The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• Scallops keep Cape May the No. 2 East Coast port

  CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) – Cape May remained the East Coast’s second-most valuable  fishing port last year, aided by rising scallop prices that offset a declining  Read More »
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  Woman Reported Missing in Lake Erie After Falling From a Fishing Boat

  Pennsylvania State Police have issued search warrants as they are called in to assist in the case of a woman missing in Lake erie, after her Read More »

• Center for Food Safety lawsuit challenge’s NOAA’s push for aquaculture in offshore U.S. waters

  Center for Food Safety has filed a new lawsuit challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new federal regulations permitting, for the first time, industrial Read More »

• Capsized boat still afloat. Talk of a father and fishermen hiring a dive team to investigate and retrieve – video

  Father wants search for missing N.S. fishermen to resume  The father of one of the fishermen believed to have perished after their boat overturned off the Read More »

• Opinion: Rafael’s assets could fund observer program

  Any discussion of fishery management nowadays — official and casual alike — is likely to include musings on what should happen to the assets forfeited by Read More »

• Feinstein: Environmentalists no help on California drought

  Environmentalists “have never been helpful to me in producing good water policy,” the California Democrat said. “You can’t have a water infrastructure for 16 million people Read More »

• Editorial: Auditor General scrutinizes DFO’s fish stock management

  In a province that has the Pacific Salmon as an official emblem, it’s surprising that a report from the federal Auditor General on the management of Read More »

• Hearing – Feb 27 2014 10:30 AM North Pacific Perspectives on Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization

  WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard will hold a hearing on Thursday, February Read More »
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  Blizzard of ’78 foiled a rescue at sea in little-known tale

  On the night of Feb. 6, 1978, more than a few afternoon commuters were still stuck in their cars in Providence in the midst of the Read More »

• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals defamed a 90-year-old woman to raise money for itself

  VISTA, Calif. (CN) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals defamed a 90-year-old woman who raises chinchillas as pets, in videos “laced with photos and video Read More »

• Army Corps withdraws Penobscot Bay dredging application – plan to dispose of contaminated spoils drew local ire

  The Army Corps of Engineers withdrew on Tuesday its state permitting application for a Penobscot Bay dredging project opposed by lobstermen, tourism business owners and environmentalists. Read More »
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  UNH researchers ID bacteria contaminating seafood in seven Atlantic coastal states and Canada.

  University of New Hampshire scientists in partnership with the FDA and public health and shellfish management agencies in five states have identified a new strain of Read More »

• Narwhal tusk smuggler Gregory Logan fined $385K

  A New Brunswick man has been fined a record $385,000 for smuggling narwhal tusks into the United States. “We set up an operation called Operation Longtooth,” said Glen Ehler, Read More »

• Maryland’s blue crab season will likely have a slow start

  “I think we can expect a slow start,” to the season, said Brenda Davis, blue crab program manager for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Read More »