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  Mount Pleasant honors late iconic shrimper Capt. Wayne Magwood, with commemorative plaque

  The Town of Mount Pleasant will commemorate the life of iconic Shem Creek shrimp boat captain, Wayne Magwood, with a special plaque on Thursday. Captain Magwood Read More »

• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 26, 2015

  Click to read the  To read all the updates, click here  18:36:45 Read More »

• VIKING’s Helpline for New US Coast Guard Coastal Safety Rules

  Marine safety equipment manufacturer and servicing provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S says it’s worried that commercial vessels operating in North American coastal waters and waterways simply Read More »

• US Waives Jones Act to Secure Fuel for Hurricane Responders

  The U.S. government on Friday said it was temporarily waiving a law that limits the availability of cargoes on the U.S. coasts, a step that will Read More »

• All in the ‘Deadliest Catch’ Family: Capt. Sig Hansen Explains Why His 18-Year-Old Daughter Is Joining the Northwestern Crew

  Sig Hansen and his crab boat, the Northwestern, have been with “Deadliest Catch” since the beginning. His tough but caring style has made him a favorite Read More »

• ‘A perfect storm’: Beaufort, Bluffton urge Gov. McMaster to take action on shrimp dumping

  The city of Beaufort and the Town of Bluffton recently became the third and fourth coastal municipalities to call for the declaration of an economic disaster Read More »

• Maine denies PETA claim of cruel lobster ‘kills’

  In a prepared statement, Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick  Keliher called the claims by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals  “nothing more than another disingenuous attempt Read More »

• Fishing remains huge part of Ron Rosse’s life

  A Lee County native who was introduced to fishing at a very young age, continues his passion near Captiva Island where his earliest memories were formed Read More »

• [Rimarinef​isheries] States Schedule Public Hearings on DraftAdden​dum XXV: MEETING LOCATION CHANGE

  States Schedule Public Hearings on Draft Addendum XXV – Addendum Seeks Input on Management Options for 2014 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fisheries Arlington, VA Read More »

• Maine Certified Sustainable Lobster Association, Inc., enters Gulf of Maine lobster fishery for MSC Certification

  This assessment is in parallel with a separate assessment of the fishery that led to MSC certification in 2013. The founding members of the client group Read More »

• Tacoma’s Martinac shipyard sold at auction

  A limited liability corporation calling itself Washington Landmark Holdings LLC purchased the Tacoma’s J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Co. on Friday for a little more than $6 million Read More »

• I missed this one – Maine Voices: Closed areas a boon as fish fight warming

  As fishermen around New England are the first to point out, this summer, much like the last, is in many ways abnormal. Ocean waters are warmer Read More »
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  Advocacy Groups Demand Transparent Investigation into Deaths of Six Endangered Whales

  Calling the deaths of six endangered whales that have washed up in 33 days on the beaches of New Jersey and New York “alarming and environmentally Read More »

• A nice audio presentation of the NEFMC December 20, 2012 public comments from savingseafood.org

  I just got this from savingseafood and am posting it for those interested in listening to the comments without the hassle of listening to the audio recordings Read More »
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  Fishing vessel sinks off Lizard Point

  A fishing vessel sank off the coast of Lizard Point yesterday (Saturday, October 12) – and two people had to be rescued. On social media, the Read More »

• Untouched salmon

  The future of commercial salmon processing will go online in Norway later this year when the machines take over a plant just north of the Arctic Read More »

• From the newsvine archives! F/V Endurance- Foto Friday, Fri Aug 5, 2011

  Took a road trip to New Bedford to visit ish2dant, and tour the F/V Endurance, our Foto Friday subject. More photos, >click to read<  16:41 An Read More »

• Behind the Scenes on the Wicked Tuna shoot

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  UPDATED: Lobstermen rally in Plymouth to protest closure of fishing areas off cape Cod

  Local lobstermen rallied here Thursday morning to protest the state’s decision to keep certain areas closed to fishing to protect an endangered species of whale. State Read More »

• ‘Stop this right now’: Cape Breton fisherman worried about seismic testing

  Fishermen in Cape Breton are worried about the impact planned seismic testing at the Donkin mine will have on their lobster grounds and livelihoods. Kameron Coal has been given the Read More »
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  Lobster Rally in Portland Oct 12th at noon in DiMillo’s parking lot on Commercial St. The General Public are invited.

  This event is an opportunity for fishermen to speak directly to the general public and those running for office, explain what is being asked of us, Read More »

• Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC): Endangering an industry

  It all began in the fall of 2013 when reports surfaced about the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) making recommendations to Read More »
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  Five U.S. nationals arrested, fined for fishing in Passamaquoddy Bay

  A U.S. Passamaquoddy fisherman says he doesn’t go out of his way to fish lobster in Canadian waters. But the border is just a mile away Read More »
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  Crewman admits leaving vessel’s bridge before collision

  A fishing boat crewman who had left the bridge unattended when the vessel collided with a bulk carrier outside the Lyttelton Heads has admitted a charge Read More »

• Clammers, wormers hope for compromise to avoid controversial bill

  BRUNSWICK, Maine — Despite angry words and a few veiled threats, worm diggers and clam harvesters will try to work together to find common ground and Read More »