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  Coronavirus: B.C. spot prawn prices plummet as Asian markets vanish

  An energized crew of a boat named Little Kathy pulled into Ladysmith harbour Friday loaded with live B.C. spot prawns. The crew unloads them as fast Read More »
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  Queensland Government says it’s done enough for the domestic fishing fleet to weather the coronavirus storm

  QSIA CEO Eric Perez described the state government’s response as a shameful position, saying commercial fishermen were only asking for a waiver for 12 months, not Read More »

• Rhode Island Seeks to Join Mid-Atlantic Council, but Politics are in Play

  The Ocean State has no voice in governance, despite being a major player in those waters.  A Case of Political Failure? Richard L. Fuka, president of Read More »

• Tierney fisheries bid shot down in House

  An amendment submitted by Congressman John Tierney to give commercial fishermen access to a U.S. Agriculture emergency disaster loan program had died in the U.S. House, Read More »
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  Watermen protest on Manokin River and call for Oyster Sanctuary to be re-opened

  Watermen gathered on the Manokin River Wednesday, calling for the oyster sanctuary to be opened up for harvesting. In 2019, the Manokin River was chosen as Read More »

• Washington rep, trawlers scuttle rumors of Gulf legislation

  A Washington congresswoman’s office and members of the North Pacific trawl industry deny rumors that they are collaborating on federal fishing legislation that would circumvent the Read More »
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  ‘There’s Death Threats’: Indigenous Fishers Nervous as Nova Scotia’s Commercial Lobster Season Opens

  Some Mi’kmaq have fished alongside commercial fishermen on these wharves for years but this year, after violence erupted in the past few months, they’re now divided Read More »
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  Brexit: EU preparing to row back on rights to fish in British waters

  Brussels is preparing to back down over a Brexit fishing deal and acknowledge for the first time that European fleets do not have an automatic right Read More »
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  Federal fisheries minister concerned about size of Mi’kmaq fishery in Cape Breton bay

  Bernadette Jordan said Friday that while the government recognizes the Mi’kmaq treaty right to fish, the scale of the lobster harvest in the bay is exceeding Read More »

• No NOAA Confidence! 5 Gulf States Propose Gulf State Red Snapper Management Authority

  ast week, marine fishery directors from all five states bordering the Gulf of Mexico — the first time all of the states have collaborated — sent Read More »
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  14-year-old reels in massive 600-pound tuna off Marshfield

  A 14-year-old fisherman from Marshfield made the catch of a lifetime Thursday, reeling in a 600-pound tuna. Anthony Tavares and his father, Marshfield Police Chief Phillip Read More »

• A day in the life of Alaska’s fishery photographer, Chris Miller

  Fishermen pick fish. Pollock gasp for air. A lobster trap rises to the light-filled sea surface like a treasure chest long-hidden. Juneau photographer Chris Miller’s current Read More »

• Ocean City Inlet threatened by continual influx of sand, sediment

  Though it’s been getting progressively worse — especially after Hurricane Sandy — local officials, first gathered by Del. Mary Beth Carozza at a meeting at the Read More »
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  Into the Storm: The True Story of a Harrowing Ocean Rescue

  The plane was cold and the engines were loud inside the cabin. Ben Cournia slipped in foam earplugs to drown out the noise. Tendrils of light Read More »
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  New rule allows NB and Southern NE fishermen to stop throwing away fish

  The change, which is also expected to be made in Rhode Island and Connecticut, will allow fishermen to make one trip and then return to the Read More »

• Government invests half-million dollars in seal meat

  The Canadian and Newfoundland and Labrador governments are putting $498,000 into a pilot project to develop value-added seal meat products. Gail Shea, the federal fisheries minister, Read More »

• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission eases lobster dive regulations

  Things are about to get easier for commercial lobster divers looking to expand or sell their business. New Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rules set Read More »

• NE Fishery Management Council SSC Meeting, Boston Jan. 20, 2016 SSC – Listen by webinar

  The public is invited to listen in to the January 20, 2016 Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting (SSC). It is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. at Read More »

• Latest boat crash a reminder to be safe

  Two shrimpers were rescued Wednesday by Terrebonne Water Patrol deputies after spending the night on their boat, which capsized in Tuesday’s heavy rain. Boat owner Dale LeBeouf of Read More »

• FBI, Coast Guard investigate disappearance of American Fisheries Observer off coast of Peru – “He’s just gone,”

  Keith Davis, 41, was aboard the Panamanian flagged Victoria No. 168 to collect data and ensure the crew was adhering to international fishing guidelines. He was Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 140′ Mid House Catcher Freezer Trawler 2550HP Caterpillar 3606TA

  Specifications, information and 17 photo’s click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 13:15 Read More »

• Charges filed in Oregon commercial fisheries probe – (but it was sport caught)

  The News Guard – Several people face charges following an commercial fisheries investigation by the , according to a release issued by OSP. continued Read More »

• Northern Gulf of Maine State Waters Exempted Scallop Fishery Meeting Scheduled

  The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will take public comment on a possible state waters exempted scallop fishery in the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) scallop Read More »

• Letter: Fight further takeover of our fishing grounds – Jim Tarantino Gloucester, Ma.

  It’s pretty simple: The Gloucester fisherman are being moved off the fishing grounds because there are more profitable harvests from the ocean. The big corporations own Read More »

• EPA’s Gina McCarthy should be fired for Western waterway mess

  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy’s career of administrative neglect, malfeasance and outright incompetence has been capped by her Agency unleashing one of the worst Read More »