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• Joshua James – Great rescuer helped harness sea

  It was 125 years ago this month that the shoreline of Hull became the scene of one of the most remarkable maritime rescues in history. Sadly, Read More »

• Crab bill strengthening the Pacific Northwest’s Dungeness crab industry heads to President Trump

  A bill introduced by Oregon’s Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to strengthen Oregon’s crab fishery passed the United States Senate and will now head to Read More »

• A Rare Albino Haddock!

  Fishermen have landed an extremely rare ‘albino’ haddock at estimated odds of one in 100,000,000. The incredible catch was made about 45 miles north of Unst Read More »
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  Long Island Fishermen Say Governor And Investigators Failed Them – Violating fishermen’s basic rights for decades

  Commercial fishermen this week scoffed at a long-awaited report on an investigation of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, saying the report was a hollow failure Read More »

• Alliance Select loses uninsured fishing vessel – Are you covered?

  Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. expects to incur some losses after its 40 percent-owned affiliate reported the sinking of a fishing vessel which, unfortunately, did not Read More »

• Is there an alternative to IFQ’s, catch shares, and privatized fishing? Alaska Fish Radio

  This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Is there an alternative to IFQ’s, catch shares, and privatized fishing? More after this … [email protected] Related Read More »

• Bristol County Sheriff’s Dept. captain charged with smuggling in Rafael case

  A captain with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office was arrested and charged late Wednesday in connection with helping Carlos Rafael, the owner of one of the Read More »

• Stone crab season closes May 16 in Florida

  The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closes on May 16, with the last day of harvest on May 15. This closure Read More »

• Placopecten’s New Rules Stir Up Economic Storm for Fishermen

  the resident – After filling up the gas tank and picking up a pound of fresh Placopecten magellanicus, or New England sea scallops, for dinner, a little Read More »

• Northern Shrimp: first casualty of New England warming water? – Tragically, the answer is maybe

  The Gulf of Maine is the southernmost extent of the range for this cold water species and the water in the Gulf has been getting warmer Read More »

• USDA To Purchase $20M of Alaska Pink Salmon for Food Banks

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase $20 million in canned Alaska pink salmon for nationwide distribution to hungry Americans, with a suggestion Read More »

• Recreational Fishing Alliance honors Florida congressman

  Southerland will receive an award for being a champion of the fishing industry, Recreational Fishing Alliance executive director Jim Donofrio said in a statement. “Mr. Southerland’s honesty, integrity and Read More »

• Rep. Broun: NOAA’s Response to Sandy Service Assessment Inquiry Disappointing (Lubchenco under the weather) !

  “…I am disappointed that you elected not to answer many of my questions,” A series relating to NOAA weather problems! It ain’t fishin’ but it’s all Jane! Read More »

• Queensland Government slammed over permanent scallop closure

  Bundaberg commercial fishers have labelled the State Government’s intention to permanently close scallop replenishment areas as “idiotic”, accusing them of using dodgy, out of date data Read More »

• Mount Polley Mine Report Highlights Threats to Alaska Salmon, Fishing Jobs and Communities

  A diverse group of Alaskans said a report released today on the Mount Polley mine disaster in British Columbia (B.C.) provides new evidence that mines planned Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 2008, 49’9” Lobster Fiberglass, Cummins, 350HP

  Specifications, information and 31 photo’s click here 12:55 To see all the boats in this series, Click here Contact John Moran here 12:45 Related Read More »

• Greenland and the EU – Fishing, it’s not just an industry, it’s our lifeblood

  “Growth and welfare – scenarios for the development of Greenland” seminar in Brussels – In the following, I will therefore concentrate on the subject that I Read More »

• Study: Green crabs pose parasite threat as lobster bait

  Using the crabs as bait in the lobster fishery — which generated nearly $457 million in statewide revenue for fishermen in 2014 — has been considered Read More »

• Coast Guard saves disabled clam boat near Provincetown

  A Coast Guard crew from Station Point Allerton, Massachusetts, assisted a disabled clam boat 11 miles northwest of Provincetown, Massachusetts, Friday. At about 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Read More »

• Board of Fish does not act on task force proposals

  The Alaska Board of Fisheries met last week to look at statewide finfish issues, and took up a proposal submitted by the Upper Cook Inlet Task Read More »

• LIPA trustees won’t vote on wind farm project this week  

  The state of New York has finalized a blue print for offshore wind energy, but the LIPA board won’t take up a measure to authorize the Read More »

• New Bedford Mayor urges reopening of US-Canada discussion on yellowtail flounder

  Urges council to accept SSC recommendations including suspension of directed fishery; notes widespread lack of confidence in fishery assessment. WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) Nov. 14, 2012 — Read More »

• Commercial fishing quotas on Conn.DEEP meeting agenda Dec. 10

  The purpose of this meeting is to receive input on strategies to manage the 2013 commercial quotas for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass and bluefish Read More »

• Sad news: Barnegat Light Scalloper ‘Apparently Fell Overboard’ and Dies in Massachusetts

  The Fishermen’s Story Memorial at the tip of Barnegat Light will have another name engraved in memory of commercial fishermen who died in their line of Read More »

• Hoping ‘to turn the tide’ on Atlantic salmon-improved hydraulic egg-planting method

  Near a site along the eastern branch of the Sheepscot River last week, Maine Department of Marine Resources biologist Paul Christman prepared the salmon eggs, carefully lifting the Read More »