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• 151 Cape Ann crew, dockhands to share in $3M disaster relief funds

  The state will distribute about $3 million in federal fishery disaster aid to 525 eligible Massachusetts-based crew members, dock workers and owner-operators, including 136 from Gloucester Read More »

• Cape Cod: Shark safety: How much is too much?

  capecodonline.com TRURO — On July 30, 2012, Denver businessman Christopher Myers had no clue he was about to swim into the history books as the first Read More »

• N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries: Red drum commercial harvest closes

  “Since many fishermen report their landings through paper trip tickets, the red drum landings may be above the harvest limit for this period,” said DMF Director Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen after vessel capsizes near Coos Bay, Ore.

  Coast Guard crews rescued three men from the water after the 49-foot fishing vessel Sara Jo became disabled and capsized on the Coos Bay bar Tuesday. “The distress Read More »

• Sable Island: Criminal colonists settle on deserted island

  The very name Sable Island conjures up romantic images of crazed French prisoners murdering their guards as the penal colony engulfs in the flames of mutiny. Read More »

• Today’s NEFMC Webinar

  I was, again, invited to the dance, and my date showed up impaired. Today’s webinar broadcast of the NEFMC meeting, (link posted at Fisherynation) is suffering the Read More »

• Prince Charles and his Privatization/Consolidation EDF Intoxication Situation.

  The world’s oceans could be saved if they were turned into attractive investment opportunities, according to a new report by the Prince of Wales’ International Sustainability Read More »
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  Unanimous N.C. Appeals Court Rules State Can Be Sued for Failing to Protect Fishing Rights

  The decision could eventually lead to new restrictions on commercial fishing. The Appeals Court agreed to affirm a trial judge’s ruling in the case, Coastal Conservation Association Read More »

• Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection continue escorting 85 Mexican vessels to safe harbor

  BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection crews escorted 53 Mexican shrimping vessels into the Port of Brownsville Saturday and are escorting another 32 Mexican vessels Read More »
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  Right whales: Public comments range from ‘save the whales’ to ‘save the fishermen’

  Samuel Sautaux posted his comment from Lentigny, Switzerland, located north of the Alps. His comment is among about 171,208 received from individuals who live near and Read More »
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  The U.S. is not harvesting as many fish as it could, driving up imports

  In 2020, the global fishing industry reached an all-time record of production worth an estimated $406 billion, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Read More »
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  Canada is investing in science to protect our waters from oil spills

  The Government of Canada is committed to keeping our marine and coastal areas clean and safe for the benefit of current and future generations. That is Read More »

• HANGZHOU, China – A Chinese bonanza for Canadian lobster producers?

  Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba hopes to sell 200,000 Canadian lobsters next week, its founder declared Friday — one dividend of Stephen Harper’s ongoing effort to cultivate Read More »

• In Our View/Obama’s Clean Water Act authority – Stopping the Bristol Bay mine

  “EPA Assessment provides unequivocal evidence of the irreversible harm the mine would pose to the 14,000 direct salmon-fishing jobs in Bristol Bay,” writes U.S. Sen. Maria Read More »

• Fisherman tells Thai court of beer tab that led to years of slavery

  A fisherman from Myanmar described meeting a job broker while having a beer with a friend in the fishing port town of Kantang in southern Thailand. Read More »

• AK seafood earnings, poundage outpaced by Washington state

  Alaska’s seafood industry puts more people to work than any other private industry, topping 60,000 workers in 2015. Of that, less than half – 27,600 – Read More »
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  Coast guard vessel with platform to help with search for missing scallop dragger

  The Canadian Coast Guard has deployed a vessel with a platform to help search the Bay of Fundy for a scallop dragger that went missing two Read More »

• New study suggests catching the slowest swimmers, commercial fishermen are inadvertently helping fish species evolve to swim faster.

  Dr. Killen and his colleagues investigated whether commercial fishing was prompting physiological changes, as faster fish had better chances of evading capture by . “Over time, Read More »

• Maine Scallop Fishermen ticketed for illegal moorings

  Nine people were summoned recently for illegal boat moorings at the Edmunds Boat Launch in Cobscook Bay, the most productive scallop fishing area in the state. Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Price REDUCED! 36′ 2008 Calvin Beal Lobster/Tuna, 350HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo

  Specifications, information and 38 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<  11:03 Read More »

• Lobbyist: Mashpee homeowner behind move to block shellfisherman

  MASHPEE — One of the homeowners locked in a legal battle against a proposed oyster farm in Popponesset Bay was behind a Boston lobbying firm tucking Read More »
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  Cooke Aquaculture looks to expand operations – Opponents denounce expansion of fish farm in Liverpool Bay

  As Cooke Aquaculture looks to expand its fish farming in Liverpool Bay, residents who oppose the project say the company is ignoring their concerns. In September, Read More »

• Wired to go at V&R Traps in Yarmouth

  Lobster fishing has evolved enormously over the decades, with changes in regulations, boats, markets and gear. After learning of the wire lobster traps invention in New Read More »
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  Pacific Halibut numbers could drop

  Scientists monitoring halibut say there could be a decline in the bottom fish along the coast of the U.S. and Canada in upcoming years if the Read More »

• P.E.I. lobster fishermen pleased with first catches – Fishermen’s Association confident lobster levy to go ahead

  Saturday marks the first day of the year that fresh Island lobster is available for sale on P.E.I. Fishermen along the North Shore started their season Read More »