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• Maine Fishing Industry Weighs In on Magnuson-Stevens Act Revisions

  The law that underpins federal fishing policy in the U.S. is currently in the process of being revised by Congress. The Magnuson-Stevens Act was passed in Read More »

• MAFMC Meeting February 11- 13, 2014 Kicks off with workshop on Climate Change and Fisheries Science – Listen Live

  We are kicking off our February meeting today with a workshop on Climate Change and Fisheries Science. Agenda items can be found here  Listen [email protected] connect 10:00 Read More »

• Open-net pen salmon farms ending in Norway?

  Norway’s salmon-farming industry is hitting a wall. Because salmon farming began earlier there than in B.C., I wanted to get a glimpse of where we might be Read More »

• Salmon farmers in B.C. fish for federal legislation

  The lack of a federal aquaculture act is hurting British Columbia salmon farming, and the sector as a whole in Canada, say industry leaders. “We’re the Read More »
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  Do sharks like biting on submarine internet cables? The captain of a cable ship reveals all

  That the internet is physical can be hard to grasp. Few people have experienced this fact as viscerally as Guillaume Le Saux, captain of a ship Read More »

• Alaska’s Fisheries – Dear Alaskan, Throughout my entire career, I have pushed to build our fisheries – Mead Treadwell

  To represent Alaska, you have to know Alaska. I respectfully ask for your vote. Here’s why: My first job in Alaska, forty years ago, was helping Read More »

• Fundraising push is on for Down East memorial to honor lost fishermen

  LUBEC, Maine — Supporters of a memorial that would honor fishermen lost at sea plan to jumpstart what they hope may be the final leg of Read More »

• Local crabs testing clean of neurotoxins prior to Dec. 1 commercial opener

  The commercial opener for Dungeness crab fishing is set to take place on Dec. 1, and to the relief of Humboldt County crabbers, there is little Read More »

• Louisiana Seafood: Shrimp, crab catch mixed post BP oil spill, river diversions

  While the oyster harvest east of the Mississippi River has dropped precipitously in the years since the BP oil spill and an influx of fresh water Read More »

• NEFMC Balks at Ban on Herring Trawling

  The council declined to endorse the ban at its meeting Wednesday in Newport. The proposal would have prohibited trawling until each vessel has an independent full-time Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 13, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 13:54 Related Read More »

• 12 Eastern Carolina commercial fishermen charged with illegally harvesting and selling Atlantic Striped Bass

  Thirteen commercial fishermen in North Carolina and Georgia have been charged in federal court in Raleigh for their role in the illegal harvest and sale and Read More »

• Lobster fishery sustainability program a success – objective was to reduce fishing capacity

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada Minister Gail Shea, Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Hutchings, and Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor) President Earle McCurdy Read More »

• The Western Flyer has drawn the attention of a Canadian documentary filmmaker.

  “This is a part of our history,” said Ian Hinkle, a former resident of Port Townsend who now lives in Victoria.  “It’s sad to see a Read More »

• Government shutdown & unissued licenses stalled start of crab season – Diving for dollars – Jobs jump start

  Meanwhile, the situation was even worse for small boat crabbers at Kodiak and the Westward region who learned there would not even be a Tanner fishery come Read More »

• Louisiana: Shrimp season starts slowly in local waters

  Fall shrimp season has gotten off to a slow start in area waters, fishermen and wholesalers say. The season opened at 6 Monday morning in Louisiana’s Read More »

• GDT Editorial: NOAA monitor coverage was agency’s only true, fair choice

  It is, as our federal lawmakers all noted, good news to learn that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries service will cover the cost of Read More »

• Haddock Boom! The number of haddock believed to have survived their first year off N.S. is “extraordinary,” says biologist

  Exactly how many of the haddock that hatched in 2013 are still swimming off the coast of southern Nova Scotia is not certain, but researchers agree the numbers Read More »

• Its all about the Quality! Maine lobstermen learn quality improvement

  Lobstermen gathered at Kennebunk Elementary School Monday morning for a workshop on improving quality and profitability of the lobsters they harvest. The “Lobster Quality Tour” is Read More »

• Happy Anniversary to Vital Ocean Policy – Andreas Merkl – President and CEO of Ocean Conservancy

  This policy directly addresses the key challenge of our time:  how to meet the enormous resource demands of a rapidly growing global population without destroying the Read More »

• The undeniable truth of pollution on offshore oil and gas facilities

  The offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico belong to the soverin nation of the United States of America. This government protects this property for the citizens Read More »

• Gulf of Carpentaria trawl operators on track to cut bycatch by one third with new prawn net devices

  Trawler operators in the Gulf of Carpentaria believe they’re on track to achieving an ambitious target of cutting bycatch by 30 per cent in three years. Read More »

• Roger Berkowitz, Legal Sea Foods CEO talk’s about the new restrictions on New England fishermen – Video

  In addition, Berkowitz also weighs in on everything from global warming and impact on fish stock to traffic in the innovation district. [email protected]:36 Related Read More »

• P.E.I. Tuna tag time – Draws to be held after registrations conclude Friday

  Fishermen calling in or dropping in to register to be included in draws for extra tuna tags made for a busy day Thursday at the P.E.I. Read More »

• NMFS Announces Stricter Bering Sea Pollock Accounting Measures

  Chinook Salmon Bycatch, Chris Oliver NPFMC Takes Action on Bering Sea Canyons Related Read More »