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• NOAA recognizes Predator/Prey Relationship of exploding populations of Marine Mammal Populations and fish!

  The study by scientists from NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the University of Washington examines recovering predator populations along the West Coast of the United Read More »

• Meetings will shape AK fishing futures: salmon vs coal, setnet ban, NPFMC, BOF, IPHC

  It’s a meeting line up like never before for Alaska’s fishing industry. Starting off  this Friday  – the  state Department of Natural Resources will hear both Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ x 17′ Novi Trawler, 6 Cylinder Volvo 102T,6.5 KW Genset W/Permits

  Specifications, information and 38 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<10:32 Read More »

• Crab ban timing aggravates fishermen – “It’s not too late. Give us an emergency opening.”

  Crab fishermen are expressing frustration over how the state’s 30-day crab season moratorium was set for the weeks leading up to Lent when prices are higher. Read More »

• Big Trouble Looms For California Salmon — And For Fishermen

  The West Coast’s historic drought has strained many Californians — from farmers who’ve watched their lands dry up, to rural residents forced to drink and cook Read More »
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  Coast Guard, others searching for a fisherman in the water in Nushagak Bay, Alaska

  The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water in Nushagak Bay, Monday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and C-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Read More »

• Satellite Observations Show El Nino Coming — And It Could Be The Worst In Decades

  Data from ocean-observing satellites and other ocean sensors indicate that El Niño conditions appear to be developing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Conditions in May 2014 Read More »

• BULLARD, SHELLEY, and COD: or Fish Being and Nothingness – Featured Writer Dick Grachek

  “Returning Our New England Fisheries to Profitability”: “You’re doin’ a great job, Brownie” aka, Janie, Johnny, Petey.  You should be proud.  Mission Accomplished? In her resignation email Read More »
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  Haines Fishermen’s Alliance to advocate for salmon, habitat in face of large mine

  A new Haines fishermen’s group called the Haines Fishermen’s Alliance will work to advocate for salmon and salmon habitat. “It is a group of fishermen outside Read More »
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  Sockeye harvests wind down; pinks and chums slow going

  As Alaska’s salmon fisheries transition away from sockeye and kings to pinks and chums, the harvest results so far look mixed. May, June and July are Read More »

• UPDATED! BREAKING: 4 dead, Dozens Injured in Gulf of Mexico oil rig fire

  One person was killed and 16 were injured after an oil rig burst into flame in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, Mexico’s state-run oil company said. Read More »
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  Puget Sound report tells the environmental story that took place in 2016

  The year 2016 may be regarded as a transition year for Puget Sound, coming between the extreme warm-water conditions of 2014 and 2015 and the more Read More »

• North Carolina’s DMF curtailment of Red Drum season illustrates the absurdity of its fisheries management nonsense

  The absurdity, and the warped politics, of North Carolina’s fisheries management scam was amply illustrated one again last week. Here’s how the Jacksonville Daily News reported Read More »

• Sardine fishery quota slashed for 2013, but worries remain.- Oceana, “It is frankly unbelievable”, Pacific Fishery Management Council – catch levels will be lower in 2013

  While catch levels will be lower in 2013 than in 2012, the fishery council ignored increasing catch rates by Canada and Mexico; ignored warnings from scientists Read More »
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  ‘Mackerel wars’ Scottish fishermen at risk as Iceland & Greenland plot to target UK stocks

  Scottish fishermen face an uncertain future after greedy decision makers in Iceland and Greenland announced they would dramatically increase they amount of mackerel they intend to Read More »

• Unleashing the AquAdvantage® Frankenfish – As many as 30 fish species, including GM trout, GM cod and GM tilapia, as well as GM pigs, GM chickens, GM goats and GM cows are “under development”.

  If you’ve been following the debate about the pros and cons of genetically modified (GM) crops, like pesticide resistant maize and soybeans (read my most recent Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 39’11″X19′ Novi Lobster Boat

  To review specifications, information and 31 photos, >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 13:08:14 Read More »

• Biscayne National Park’s management plan is problematic – Capt. Bill Kelly

  The special interests Lloyd Brown refers to in his Aug. 26 letter, Park plan will save fish and jobs, about Biscayne National Park’s General Management Plan Read More »

• PHOTO GALLERY: A changing tide for Costa Rica’s artisanal fishing communities

  Adrian Arguijo Valdez is an artisanal fisherman. His weathered hands are a testament to countless years of direct exposure to sun and wind on the Golfo Read More »
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  Study finds tuna fishermen who fish along ocean fronts can significantly boost revenue

  These oceanographic conditions are more complex than simply being warmer temperatures, said James Watson, an OSU marine ecologist and lead author on the study. Their technical Read More »
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  A robotic crab-cutting machine nabbed a U.S. patent — and a St. John’s team invented it

  The granting of a patent for a fast — and fancy — way to butcher crab has global fish processors knocking on the door of the Read More »

• LIFO – Northern shrimp quota panel hears from New Brunswick fishing companies

  Two major New Brunswick fishing companies appeared Friday before a federal panel in Halifax to argue for the existing northern shrimp allocation regime. They are trying to Read More »

• Apalachicola Advocates, Fishermen Continue Fight For Water

  At the end of a river system that feeds booming Atlanta, and farms throughout Georgia and Alabama, sits Apalachicola Bay. The Army Corps of Engineers decides Read More »
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  Donovan Bill, 2020-H 7261, Would Ban Release of Balloons

  The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday on legislation introduced by Representative Susan Donovan. The legislation attempts to protect the environment and wildlife Read More »

• Domoic Acid raises its ugly head again…crab fishing closure

  Commercial crabbing closed from Coos Bay north jetty to Heceta Head due to domoic acid The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish Read More »