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• Baytown, Texas – Coast Guard: 3 rescued, 1 missing from Texas shrimp boat

  The U.S. Coast Guard says three crew members have been rescued from an overturned shrimp boat and it will resume a search for a missing man. Read More »
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  ‘This Is It For Us’ – Harvesters Gather At Confederation Building

  “A lot of people are going to be hurting” that’s the assessment of at least one crab harvester as those involved in the fishery gathered at Read More »

• New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland Me. – December 1st thru 3rd – Listen Live!

  The New England Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet December 1 thru 3, 2015 Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, Me. View the Revised Read More »

• ‘A family reunion with NASCAR and tractor pulling:’ lobster boat racing season begins

  “It’s like family reunion, mixed with NASCAR and tractor pulling,” Travis Otis of Searsport, the vice president of Maine Lobster Boat Races, said about the summer-long Read More »
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  Playing Catch: Northern Europe Fisheries Fleet Review

  Record hauls of wild fish, an unprecedented return on farmed salmon, finance and subsidy garner new orders, new designs and emboldened suppliers. In Scandinavia, particularly Norway, Read More »
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  Cuts in commercial fishing budgets lead to reductions in staffing leading to a potential loss in fishing opportunity.

  Budget cuts at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have led to reductions in staffing in the commercial fishing division, leading to a potential loss Read More »

• Landing a brand – In a decade, Oregon seafood haul has been worth a billion dollars

  COOS BAY-The Oregon Dungeness Crab fishery plopped tens of millions of dollars on the Oregon coast this year. In a fishery known for its up and down Read More »

• We should pay attention! Fishermen avoid more European quota cuts

  BERWICKSHIRE fishermen will not be facing any further cuts to the days they spend at sea or the quota of fish they can catch as they Read More »

• Could marina project turn back the clock for New Smyrna?

  NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Several decades ago, crowds would flock to the banks of  to see fishermen offload their day’s bounty — boxes, sometimes hundreds of them, teeming Read More »
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  FISH-NL commends Ottawa on new lifeboat stations, but search-and-rescue helicopters still work banker’s hours

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says Ottawa’s commitment to new lifeboat stations in this province is commendable, but it’s not Read More »

• Adding Insult to Injury of a Late Start, Coast Guard keeps watch over crab fleet

  Wildlife officers got a bird’s eye view of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery opening, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. The C-130 Hercules motored north along Read More »

• We can’t win…if we don’t fight! “Save the Oceans” – Not from “overfishing”; but from GREED!

  This is a response (and hopefully an alternative) to the position of “Well, it’s coming anyway, it’s inevitable; so’s we might as well take whatever we Read More »

• Atlantic bluefin tuna: Sienna Miller and Stephen Fry among those credited with raising awareness of overfishing danger LMAO!

  Celebrities who have campaigned for Atlantic bluefin tuna to be kept out of the cooking pot may soon have to find a new fish to champion Read More »

• New Poll Finds Strong U.S. Consumer Support for Alaska Seafood, Disapproval for Marine Stewardship Council Policies

  In addition to showing that Alaska remains the premium name in sustainable seafood, the poll found that that there is equal if not more consumer comfort Read More »

• Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders Alliance spokesman blasts NMFS over Red Snapper reallocation

  The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced a decision to re-allocate quota in favor of recreational fishermen, much to the dismay of commercial catchers. According Read More »

• Letter: West Coast fishermen under NOAA siege, too

  Much has been revealed about the heavy-handed tactics of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement during the era of Jane Lubchenco’s leadership. As a West Coast fisherman, Read More »

• Salmon ‘nightmare’ ahead?

  Oregon and Washington will experience two big El Nino-like events in combination this year, scientists and fishery managers say. This has never happened before and the Read More »
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  Fixed Gear Closures – NOAA closes areas to protect whales

  As NOAA Fisheries continues to address the rising peril to whales in coastal waters stretching from New England to Florida, it is reminding local fishermen of Read More »

• Coast Guard assisting fishing crew 80 miles off Cape May, NJ

  The Coast Guard assisted the crew of a fishing boat taking on water Wednesday 80 miles east of Cape May, New Jersey. Watchstanders from the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Read More »

• VIDEO: U.S. Coast Guard rescues two fishermen after boat sinks 52 miles northwest of Boca Grande

  The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men after their boat sank , Florida, early Monday, according to a news release. The captain of the 37-foot commercial fishing boat, Read More »

• Lobster boats tie up Tuesday as processors seek fish plant workers

  “Where it really hurts is where one harbour is on a quota and the harbour next to them isn’t. One buyer puts his fishermen on a Read More »

• The Myopic Ramblings of Talking Fish. ENGO Year in Review – 2013

  As 2013 draws to a close, let’s take a look back at some of the ups and downs of fisheries management featured on Talking Fish this Read More »

• Independent Kodiak Fisherman Addresses his Concerns to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Jim Balsiger

  Dear Jim & Secretary Ross, Thank you, once again, for a response to my letters (19 October, 2016) re Trawl violations in the Gulf of Alaska.  Read More »

• PNA urged to respect Forum decision on fisheries

  New Zealand’s Ambassador for Pacific Economic Development says the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) should respect the wishes of Pacific leaders on how to manage Read More »
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  Pebble mine gets no better with time – Danielle Stickman

  In early 2006, when George W. Bush occupied in the White House and the Republican Party was firmly in control of Congress, then-CEO of Canadian-based Northern Read More »