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• Board of Fish considers commercial Yukon pink salmon fishery

  A proposal laying the groundwork for a pink salmon commercial fishery near the mouth of the Yukon is on the agenda of this week’s Board of Read More »

• Timeline | Tragedy at Sea

  The search for five young Nova Scotia fishermen, believed to have perished when their fishing boat overturned in rough waters about 12-hours steam off Nova Scotia, Read More »

• Man’s body found near boat after search in Lunenburg County

  A 78-year-old fisherman from Lunenburg County is dead after he failed to return home overnight, according to Nova Scotia RCMP. Police said a search for the man Read More »
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  P.E.I. bait company puts seal meat plans on ice, fearing U.S. fallout

  Bait Masters Inc. started producing bait sausages in its $1.4-million facility in Nine Mile Creek in April 2021, using a mix of fish, fish oil and Read More »

• ODFW to host public meetings on commercial nearshore fishery

  NEWPORT — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will discuss the commercial black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries at three public meetings in Brookings, Read More »

• Battle brewing over fish farming in Great Lakes

  Supporters of the idea say Michigan is perfectly positioned to be a world leader in freshwater aquaculture and home to all the science, engineering and manufacturing Read More »
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  Commercial fishermen gain skills for sea survival at annual training

  To help save lives and prevent injuries, a group from Massachusetts is on a mission to travel around New England and train commercial fisherman on what Read More »
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  Oops! Cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was probably a bad idea

  Last month, a group of marine biologists noticed something fishy in a video posted on Twitter by a nonprofit called The Ocean Cleanup. “This is likely a staged Read More »
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  Family of fisherman lost in F/V Chief William Saulis tragedy denied death benefit, seek legislative change

  Lori Phillips closes her eyes in a failed attempt to suppress tears. Her 29-year-old son was one of six crew members aboard the Chief William Saulis Read More »
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  Access To Information docs from DFO shine light on collapse of Atlantic Harp seal harvest

  As first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, the harp seal harvest last year was halved from 2016 despite subsidies paid to processors to promote seal meat recipes. Read More »
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  Today is National Lobster Day

  In colonial times and in the early years of the republic, lobster was most often eaten by the lower classes, servants, slaves, and apprentices—it was not Read More »

• The ‘Codfather’ Carlos Rafael indicted on 27 counts for lying about fish catches and smuggling cash

  Local fishing magnate Carlos Rafael has been indicted by federal prosecutors for lying about fish catches and smuggling cash to Portugal through Logan airport in Boston, Read More »
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  B.C.-led international expedition to probe ailing Pacific salmon stocks

  An unprecedented international collaboration could revolutionize salmon science and fisheries management, return forecasting and even hatchery output. Nineteen scientists from Russia, Canada, the United States, Japan Read More »
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  The Dead Zone – Nothing Here Gets Out Alive

  With an easy drawl, Dean Blanchard, the owner of Dean Blanchard Seafood in the barrier-island town of Grand Isle, Louisiana, makes an understated observation: “There’s a Read More »

• Editorial: Markey, Warren right to stress core issues on fishery

  In posing their questions to Sullivan, Warren and Markey targeted the issues at the very core of the current dispute over the latest NOAA regulatory actions. Read More »

• Lifelines for Cape Pond Ice

  This is symbolic posting of GDT. They have changed to a pay access venue. All historic material that we used to promote the industry is on lock Read More »
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  Baltimore Bridge Hit By Ship – Major Collapse

  A major commuter bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being rammed by a container ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water and threatening chaos at one Read More »

• Every Halibut Counts – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini.

  Finding ways to gently release halibut back into the water is the goal of a collaboration by  the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Fishermen’s Innovative Fund. Read More »

• Mercury findings prompt state to widen lobster fishing ban in Penobscot River estuary

  Lobstermen never want to see an area closed, but they have supported the Penobscot River ban because they want to protect the long-term reputation of the Read More »

• Some Mass Lawmakers fear some Cape Cod fishermen will miss out on aid

  Many Cape Cod fishermen, operating under shrunken quotas for cod, have shifted their focus to catching other fish species such as dogfish, skate and monkfish. But Read More »

• Philip Boudreau ‘murder for lobster trial’ resumes with key witness “He’s going to get a scare this time.”

  Craig Landry told the court that on the morning of June 1, they were setting traps near Mackerel Cove when they saw an object about a Read More »

• 7th right whale found dead in Gulf of St. Lawrence

  The carcass of a seventh North Atlantic right whale has been found off the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, reports Radio-Canada. The Canadian Read More »

• AUDIO: Highlights of NOAA’s Fishermen’s Northeast Groundfish Science Forum. Great Report from savingseafood.org

  November 9, 2012 — Today, NOAA conducted a Fishermen’s Northeast Groundfish Science Forum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, allowing fishermen and members of the public to interact Read More »

• Florida Keys commercial lobster fleet prepares for Saturday’s opening

  Hopes are high for high prices and calm seas as the Florida Keys commercial lobster fleet prepares for Saturday’s opening of the regular crawfish season. “Based Read More »

• More Fishing Time in Togiak

  Bristol Bay’s final significant sockeye run is to the Togiak River and like the rest of the Bay’s sockeye runs, it’s showing up early. KDLG’s Mike Read More »