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• Last of their kind – As fish stocks dwindle and catch limits tighten, a way of life is disappearing, too.

  IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 30 YEARS since Russell Sherman nearly died in the ocean off the coast of Maine, but the Gloucester fisherman remembers as Read More »

• Gulf of Mexico shrimp landings low, prices up

  Shrimp landings in the Gulf of Mexico are running lower than usual, but prices are up, according to the latest data issued by the National Oceanographic 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 »

• “We fished squid this year where we never fished before,” Northern Cal fishermen catch abundant squid

   have reported an above-average squid harvest. “We just followed them up there,” said Neil Guglielmo, captain of a 70-foot fishing vessel based in Ventura County, just Read More »

• “Hands Up” – Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D Tex.), Wants Obama to Fire Commerce IG Todd Zinser

  A top Democrat this week will ask President Obama to fire the Commerce Department’s inspector general after a congressional probe uncovered a pattern of alleged misconduct, Read More »

• Coast Guard medevacs Fisherman off the coast of Marquesas Keys, Florida

  A fisherman was medically evacuated by a Coast Guard search-and-rescue crew north of Marquesas Keys, Florida, Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received notification from the crew aboard Read More »

• Sea lions hinder salmon conservation

  California and Steller sea lions took a bigger bite out of last year’s salmon run than in any previous year, according to a new federal report. Read More »

• Legal issues holding up fish-farming complaint to environmental commission

  VANCOUVER – An effort by environmentalists, a First Nation and commercial fishermen to use a NAFTA side agreement to force Canada to change the way it Read More »

• For Florida’s blue crab trappers, it’s been a good year; and that is excellent news for diners

  As pre-dawn glowed fiery orange over the Caloosahatchee River, commercial fishermen Joe Williamson and Kevin Killian pulled their first blue crab trap of the day. Inside Read More »

• Why Canada, U.S. must resolve their Arctic border disputes

  As most Canadians are aware, Canada and United States have two sovereignty disputes in the Arctic. Our differences regarding the Northwest Passage are better known, but Read More »

• ‘A slap in the face’: Ferry’s inability to haul commercial trucks gets negative reactions

  The announcement of the new high-speed ferry service between Yarmouth and Portland, Maine, now expected to restart in mid-June, is not the cat’s meow to some. Read More »

• Ventura harbor closure takes an economic toll, thanks to strong currents and El Niño conditions

  The Small Business Administration declared a state of emergency for the Ventura Harbor businesses on Feb. 26, according to a press release. The declaration enabled the Read More »

• The US Coal Industry Wants to Boost Exports to Asia – Native American Tribes Stand in the Way – Lhaq’temish – People of the Sea

  The gray waters of the Puget Sound are rough and scattered with white caps on this cold and wet October morning. The air is pungent with Read More »

• Young Introduces Legislation to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

  Alaskan Congressman Don Young has joined Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) in introducing H.R. 774, the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, which would enhance the Read More »

• ‘Wicked Tuna’ captains barred from Bluefin Blowout

  A spokesman for the reality TV show explained: “The fifth season of ‘Wicked Tuna’ will be in production during the Bluefin Blowout this year and, though Read More »

• Nat Geo Shill’s for Cape Wind. They don’t mention the impact on fisheries. They foolishly believe it’s an aesthetics issue!

  By now, 130 turbines were supposed to be turning above the shallow area of Nantucket Sound known as Horseshoe Shoal. But nothing is there to capture Read More »

• North Pacific council makes observer program recommendations

  The motion asked for certain updates to the 2014 deployment plan, suggested information the council would like to see in future reports from the National Marine Read More »

• Baker: So Sarah McLachlan hates the seal hunt; what else is new?

  If you wanted to get a ticket to see songstress Sarah McLachlan on her two-stop tour through Newfoundland, you’re S.O.L., as the young urbanites like to Read More »

• Canada approves genetically modified salmon for sale to public

  Canadian grocery stores have received the regulatory green light to begin selling fast-growing, genetically modified salmon – the first such species to gain such approval from Read More »

• Commercial Crab Season Set to Get Cracking Saturday – The Crab look Primo, Baby!!

  Past the tourist traps at Fisherman’s Wharf, the real fishermen of San Francisco are at work hoisting stacks of crab pots onto boats that line the Read More »

• Marine Scientist Censured By James Cook University For Questioning Misleading Claims

  When marine scientist Peter Ridd suspected something was wrong with photographs being used to highlight the rapid decline of the Great Barrier Reef, he did what Read More »

• Pacific Fishery Management Council and Enviro’s Cripple California Swordfish Driftnet Fleet.

  The measure approved by the Pacific Fishery Management Council would cap at two over a two-year period the number of creatures such as sperm whales and Read More »

• Begich on Observer Program

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• Dead menhaden reported in Chesapeake Bay leads to Inquisition by Sport Fishers, explanation by VRMC

  Experts still aren’t sure what killed thousands of dead menhaden that local fishermen reported floating in a long line near the northern stretch of the Chesapeake Read More »

• Florida Net ban turns 20 on July 1, but was it a success?

  Twenty years ago Wednesday, , one of the most controversial conservation measures in the state’s history. The ban devastated livelihoods and what remained of a once-vibrant Read More »