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• 3MMI – El Nino Strikes Again: California Squid Fishery Dries Up

  Published on Oct 19, 2015, 3-Minute Market Insight:  Pacific Loligo Squid have been dramatically impacted by the warm water effects of El Nino. The Loligo fishery Read More »

• Increase in acidity may not be harmful to coral reefs after all

  A combined team of researchers affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has found, via a five year study, Read More »
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  Severe Weather on the High Seas

  Many seafarers find themselves subjected to harsh elements, and when it comes to the ocean, nothing “stirs the pot” like the wind; and the winds are Read More »

• A shocker in the Newfoundlands fishery today – The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong

  Declining crab stocks, once the bright-light in the industry, has forced even more streamlining. 300 people out of work and three plants are closing. A conversation Read More »

• Crabbing by day, pouring beer by night

  If you want to know what the new Half Moon Bay brew pub Cowboy Fishing Co. is all about, just read the writing on the wall. Read More »

• Baker | Lack of detail on fish announcements – In some ways, CETA complexities may muddy the waters some more

  It’s been a wild couple of weeks, to the degree that it’s almost impossible to get one’s head around all that’s been announced and said. But Read More »

• A call to end misleading labels on crabmeat

  There’s a chance that the American crabmeat making your mouth water is American only by virtue of being repackaged in a plant in the United States. Read More »

• Judge: Agency cited improper authority to increase Trinity flows

  The Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, along with their legal representative Earthjustice, celebrated the decision Wednesday as a victory for salmon and the commercial fishing Read More »

• Isle of Man catch limit imposed after ‘fishing race’ concerns

  Starting on Tuesday, a daily 1,400kg (3,086lbs) limit will be in force for the next six weeks in order to tackle current “unsustainable” fishing rates. An Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 15, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 11:03 Related Read More »

• Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance – Fisheries policy is breeding an industry beset by corruption

  As an organization led by commercial fishermen, we have long been concerned that the drive to consolidate the industry would lead to the kind of collusion Read More »

• Vancouver: Area A Crab Association upset as fishery suddenly closed

  Crab fishermen were told on Friday afternoon that the fishery would be halted, and Area A Crab Association executive director Dan Edwards is at a loss Read More »

• I dunno about this one! Atlantic, Pacific Fish Face Mixing as Arctic Warms

  “There will be an interchange of the fish communities between those two seas,” beginning as soon as 2050, said Mary Wisz, lead author on the report Read More »

• Ecosystem-based management is focus of May 22 fisheries forum in Groton

  The future of sustainable fisheries in New England and U.S. waters will be the topic from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 22 at a public forum Read More »

• Fogo Island codfish making its way to Toronto restaurant plates

  Fogo Island codfish has caught the attention of Toronto chefs hook, line and sinker. When construction of the Fogo Island Inn and artist studios was complete, Read More »

• Japan Won’t Accept “No” to Whaling

  Japan on Monday said it hoped to resume its Antarctic whale hunt around the end of this year, after providing further information to win over an Read More »
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  In Seaside, Oregon, youngsters are learning about crabs in ‘Boat to School’

  Commercial Dungeness crab season is red-hot and rolling despite cold and wet conditions. Dean Ellsworth says his 44-foot fishing boat, the “Nola K,” is his winter Read More »

• Disaster aid belongs to the fishing industry – It’s no wonder the industry views NOAA with suspicion

  NOAA has in recent weeks been casting about for a pool of money to tap for its controversial onboard fishing . Efforts to make fishermen pay directly Read More »

• Scientists: Warming ocean factor in collapse of Gulf of Maine cod fishery

  The scientists behind the Science report say the warming of the Gulf of Maine, which accelerated from 2004 to 2013, reduced cod’s capacity to rebound from Read More »

• Scandalized Canadian Professor Louis LaPierre’s research record in question

  The controversy over Louis LaPierre’s doctoral degree has prompted a debate on what qualifies someone as a scientist — a debate that may also raise new Read More »

• Protecting Marine Biodiversity with ‘New Conservation’

  The debate raging within the conservation community over “new conservation” appears to be essentially a religious war, with doctrinal beliefs well defined and the rancor and Read More »

• SIGN THE PETITION Support the North Carolina Shrimp Fishermen Fight another Closure.

  Local businesses, fishing families and coastal communities depend on catches from trawlers – namely shrimp – as a source of economic commerce, as well as locally-grown, Read More »
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  Leaving death and destruction, Hurricane Irma’s storm path: What you should know

  Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean on Wednesday with record winds and powerful waves. The Category 5 storm – the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded Read More »

• The snubbing of Alaska salmon – Laine Welch

  Alaska salmon continues to get snubbed by ill informed, far away big wigs who believe they are  best suited to make  the seafood choices for their customers. Read More »
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  Tropical storm Harvey intensifies, forecast to be a Category 3 hurricane at landfall in Texas

  The Texas Gulf Coast was bracing for Tropical Storm Harvey to make landfall by Friday, bringing with it powerful winds, torrential rains and the possibility that Read More »