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  ‘Tantamount to theft’: WA fishers sound off about government rock lobster intervention

  Fishers have called the state government’s plans to take ownership of a significant chunk of WA’s rock lobster industry everything from the “next WA Inc” to Read More »
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  Coos Bay Fisherman Safe After Rescue By Students On Research Ship

  A commercial fisherman is alive and well after being rescued by an Oregon State University research vessel carrying University of Oregon students. Frank Akers of Coos Read More »
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  A World First: Activation of Commercial Iridium Global Maritime Distress Safety System on board Norwegian Trawler

  The Norwegian trawler F/V  Trygvason has put to sea following installation of two Lars Thrane LT-3100S GMDSS terminals by local marine services company Brommeland Elektronikk A/S, with Read More »

• Steamship PETA ad roils Islanders

  In the hallways of the Steamship Authority (SSA) passenger ferry Martha’s Vineyard, six posters were recently put on display asking passengers a provocative question: “Did your Read More »

• Columbia River fisheries: Expect declines in hatchery production, Kent Martin, Skamokawa

  I was interested to see the pictures of beach seining in last week’s Eagle. I was troubled, however, by the third caption which read, “Fishery managers Read More »

• It’s like, I keep puting this up! Climate change pushing lobster north, study says

  The study, co-authored by Dalhousie University marine biology professor Dr. Boris Worm, compiled 40 years worth of data to explain several significant marine species shifts seen Read More »
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  Rockland Council holds off on resolve that supports lobster industry, dismisses right whale concerns

  The City Council voted Monday evening, June 12, to postpone for two months a resolve to support the lobster industry out of concern that the language Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72′ Steel Offshore Lobster Boat, Caterpillar D343

  To review specifications, and information, and 51 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:22 Read More »

• Vessel Review: Yakari II – Compact multi-role fishing boat for Northern French owner

  French shipbuilder Alu Acier Service Marine (AASM) recently handed over a new compact fishing vessel to owner Jean-Joseph Delaby of Cayeux-sur-Mer on France’s northern coast. F/V Read More »

• Monster supertrawler currently operating in Irish waters

  The country’s fishing watchdog has said a supertrawler currently operating off Ireland’s Atlantic coast is likely to be inspected — even though it is not doing Read More »

• Fishermen organizing ‘flotilla’ protest against offshore wind

  In response to recent concerns over offshore wind and with debris washing up on Nantucket and Island beaches from a fractured turbine blade, the New England Read More »
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  ‘They are serial killers’: How blue crabs are devastating the fishing industry in southern France

  For the last three years, the Canet-en-Roussillon lagoon, in southern France, has been under invasion from a blue crab which devours almost everything in its path. Read More »

• Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting September 10-17, 2014, in Spokane, Washington

  The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet September 10-17, 2014 in Spokane, Washington to address issues related to management of groundfish, Read More »
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  Corps of Engineers called in to do an emergency dredging of Ocean City inlet

  Ocean City is getting emergency federal attention, but you wouldn’t know it unless you do business on the water. Rising sand bars have already caused one Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Sampson Lobster boat, 300HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins – Price Reduced!

  Specifications, information and 35 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:59 Read More »

• Key West – FWC Arrests Man for Illegal Commercial Lobster Fishing

  On Aug. 2, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrested Pablo Enrique Anaya-Rodriquez, 49, of Key West, for actively fishing commercial lobster traps Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price List for April 3, 2014 has arrived!

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. where The Only Thing Read More »

• She’s back. Oregon to help World Bank fix nation’s ocean issues

  A World Bank panel is calling for public-private partnerships to improve the health of the world’s oceans. In a report released Wednesday, the panel convened by Read More »

• Oyster hatchery ‘dream building’ soon to open on Grand Isle

  GRAND ISLE — After years of planning and years of catastrophes, a building to house oyster hatchery operations on Grand Isle is under construction and expected Read More »

• Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Recommend Reducing 2017 Catch Limits for Three Species

  HONOLULU (21 June 2017) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today concluded the second of its three-day meeting  in Honolulu with a recommendation that the Read More »

• Federal aid for Louisiana fisheries delivered after nearly four years

  After a long wait, Louisiana’s fisheries finally will receive $58 million in federal aid to offset disaster impacts, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves announced. “There is no Read More »
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  Portraits of a fishery: Sitka trollers gear up for an unexpected season

  The commercial season for king salmon, or chinook in Southeast Alaska opens on Saturday, July 1. For trollers across the region, it’s the equivalent of New Read More »

• Herring quota in southwestern Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy, reduced again

  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has again lowered the Atlantic herring quota in southwestern Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy, this time for 2024 Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Stanley Scalloper with permits, 6 Cylinder Iveco 8210, 8 KW Lister

  Specifications, information and 28 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:13 Read More »

• What went wrong on the Kaipara bar?

  On Saturday, Francie captain Bill McNatty took what one local described as a ”coin toss” risk – to cross the Kaipara Harbour bar with 10 passengers Read More »