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• Aleut Enterprise charged with criminal negligence in Adak fuel spill

  The State of Alaska has filed criminal charges against Aleut Enterprise, a subsidiary of the Aleut Corporation, over a fuel spill in Adak.  continued@ktoo Related Read More »

• Elver fishermen split on derby-vs-quota proposals to cut harvest

  “You’re going to have people who just don’t reach their quota,” fisherman Billy Milliken of Jonesport told Keliher, which will mean money that legally could be Read More »

• Coast Guard Aircrew Medevacs Crewman from Fishing Vessel West of Port Orford, Ore.

  A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a crewman who reportedly fractured his arm on a 285-foot fishing vessel 25-miles west of Port Orford, Thursday morning. An Read More »

• This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Sitka Herring prices could hurt the haul. Sitka’s Seiners Deliver Big, But at What Price?

  As of Friday Sitka’s sac roe herring fishery  had just under 3 thousand tons left to deliver. Seiners have had no problem catching the nice 16,000 Read More »

• Seismic testing off Clyde River cancelled for summer

  Clyde River, Nunavut, is declaring victory after an energy company cancelled this summer’s plans for offshore seismic testing. “I’m very happy about it,” said Jerry Natanine, mayor Read More »

• Cooke Aquaculture announces $203M Scottish purchase

  New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture is buying the Scottish subsidiary of Marine Harvest in the Orkney and Shetland Islands in a deal worth $203 million. The company operates Read More »

• Ayotte Questions NOAA Official on Burdensome Cost of At Sea Monitors for NH Fishermen

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• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update September 22, 2013

  “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 »

• MLAs hear of capping stack limits – 10 to 30 days to successfully stop the flow of oil after a blowout

  Even if companies drilling for oil along Nova Scotia’s offshore had access to a capping stack, the CEO of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board says Read More »

• Key West – FWC Arrests Man for Illegal Commercial Lobster Fishing

  On Aug. 2, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrested Pablo Enrique Anaya-Rodriquez, 49, of Key West, for actively fishing commercial lobster traps Read More »

• Fritz Johnson Selected to Serve on the Alaska Board of Fisheries

  Commercial driftnet fishermen Fritz Johnson from Dillingham has been selected by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell to fill a vacancy on the Alaska Board of Fisheries. KDLG’s Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 6, 2017

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here  08:36 Related Read More »

• Department of Interior’s final plan abandons oil drilling off Atlantic Coast

  “I am pleased and relieved that the Department of Interior’s final plan abandons its earlier proposal to allow drilling in the Atlantic from Georgia to Virginia,” Read More »

• F/V Paloma beached and breaking up on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach

  A 40-50 foot fishing boat was leaking fuel and spreading debris along San Francisco’s Ocean Beach early Monday after it beached in swallow water and was Read More »

• Hmm. Fishing quotas causing concern in Morro Bay

  Commercial fishing in Morro Bay could suffer a big blow come January 1. That’s because a two-year old program called the “Catch Share System” will allow Read More »

• Husky Energy’s White Rose Operation – Broken subsea equipment causes “major hydrocarbon gas release”

  The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board reported a“major hydrocarbon gas release”  from underwater equipment in the oilfield’s southern drill centre late Monday afternoon. The board Read More »

• Federal Judge Ancer Haggerty: Protect wild fish from hatchery operations

  PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge has ordered federal fish managers to do more to ensure that hatchery fish don’t harm wild salmon and steelhead on the 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 »
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  Construction project could be a boon for Whatcom commercial fishing fleet

  The Port of Bellingham has awarded a $750,000 contract to American Construction of Tacoma to fix three deteriorated piers. Work is expected to be completed on Read More »

• Lobstermen cheered! LePage removes lobster fee increase from proposed budget

  Lobstermen cheered Saturday when Gov. Paul LePage announced at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum that he was pulling an increase in the lobster fishing license fee out Read More »

• Shell Canada Ltd to deploy seismic survey ships to survey deepwater sites off Nova Scotia’s southwestern shore.

  Starting next week, Shell will begin exploring about 12,200 square kilometres of an area known as the Shelburne Basin. The 3-D seismic survey program is to Read More »

• Maine DMR – “We’re gonna nip ten days off of your scallop fishing season”!

  Maine fishing regulators are proposing to trim 10 days from scallopseason along the state’s southern coast. The state Department of Marine Resources announced the proposed terms Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update October 6, 2013

  “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 »

• Red’s Best Seafood owner accused of violations

  Jared Auerbach faces two charges of untagged striped bass, two charges of untagged shellfish, undersize conch and a public access ramp violation, according to Massachusetts Environmental Read More »

• EU live lobster ban could cut off $125M Mass. market

  Hoping to preserve a $125 million Bay State export market, the Massachusetts Congressional delegation has raised objections with the European Commission, arguing against a ban on Read More »