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• Baker | Will rule change spark boat-building boom? Bigger Boats – Rapidly changing fishery

  This week on The Fisheries Broadcast we revealed a little tidbit of news that could have some big implications for both the fishery and the boat Read More »

• Understanding the Canadian Commercial Fishing Industry on Lake Erie by Jonathan Shoemaker

  The natural resources that Lake Erie provides are valuable to millions of people. That is why conversations get heated with the topic of Lake Erie fisheries Read More »
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  Three New Calves! North Atlantic Right Whale calving season is now underway

  Right whales are an endangered species that usually migrate south along the Georgia and Florida coastline to give birth to their calves. The Florida Fish and Read More »
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  Busted! Environmental Police discover scallops hidden in bathroom, refrigerator

  A commercial scallop vessel was found to be hiding scallops in the bathroom and refrigerator following an inspection on Sunday, according to the Massachusetts Environmental Police. Read More »

• Processor puts challenging sockeye sales down to greed, with prices down 20-30% y-o-y

  Prices are down compared to last year due to the high supply, although not nearly as drastically as buyers had hoped,,,The president of a sockeye processor in Read More »

• Big Herring Haul for BC Children’s Hospital, as Fishermen outsmart Sea lions to get it!

  After 35 years in the industry, the sea lions were a familiar annoyance to Viking Fisher’s skipper Neil Jensen. The marine mammals are smart enough to Read More »

• Ron Littlepage: Thanks to Obama, our coast is in danger

  With the blessing of President Barack Obama, plans are proceeding to allow seismic airgun testing in the Atlantic off of Florida’s coast in the search for Read More »

• SSC Meeting: October 23-25, 2012 North Charleston, SC

  SSC Meeting: October 23-25, 2012  North Charleston, SC Crowne Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: 843/744-4422 Meeting Agenda        Briefing Book Materials   (posted Read More »
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  Offshore industry hails LED scallop fishing drive

  The Offshore Wind Industry Council has welcomed plans to fund a new environmentally friendly method of catching scallops – using underwater LED lights. It is one Read More »

• Seafood Buyers Visit the Source at Viking Village

  The Wegmans supermarket chain chooses seafood from Barnegat Light for 20 stores in the tri-state area. One recent summer Monday, Viking Village Commercial Seafood Producers hosted Read More »
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  Grand Isle scrambles to clean up after freak storm: “It was like a baby hurricane”

  Businesses, residents and town workers in Grand Isle scrambled Wednesday to pump out water and clear debris ahead of a second batch of bad weather expected to Read More »
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  B.C. is well positioned to become a world leader in land-based salmon farming, By Eric Hobson

  I am writing to applaud the Liberal party’s recent commitment to transition the open net-pen salmon farming industry to closed containment by 2025. The Liberal party Read More »

• Grounding and loss of the F/V Ocean Maid on Cairnbulg Point, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 24 October 2022

  At 05491 on the 24 October 2022, the UK registered fishing vessel Ocean Maid grounded on Cairnbulg Point to the east of Fraserburgh, Scotland. The four Read More »

• Canada commits over C$6 billion to fight impact of US tariffs, find new markets

  Canada on Friday unveiled billions of dollars in aid and other forms of support to businesses and people expected to be directly affected by U.S. tariffs. Read More »
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  Cordova District Fishermen United scholarships send fledgling fishermen to college

  Reid Williams, 18, assumed his formal education would end with high school. After years of gillnetting on his father’s boat, Williams didn’t see the point in Read More »

• Gloucester Daily Times Letter: Fishery time lines a recipe for failure – Captain Paul Cohan, F/V Sasquatch, Gloucester Ma.

  The Magnuson Stevens Act, as it’s currently written and interpreted by NOAA, is a lot like watching a puppy dog trying to catch his docked tail. Read More »

• ATTENTION! ATTENTION!! We have an Official Inquiry!

  An article posted yesterday, January 2, 2012, 2013 has brought an issue to the Board of Inquiry at Fisherynation.com. Scientists fear Canada will fish bluefin tuna and Read More »

• N.C Division of Marine Fisheries plans survey of commercial fishermen

  Commercial fishermen who fish in the Atlantic Ocean off of North Carolina may receive a questionnaire in the mail or by phone call in the coming Read More »

• South Shore Lobstermen innovating for Whale closure exemption

  Representatives from local fishermen’s associations may have a solution they hope can lead to an exemption in a federally mandated closure that grounds local fishermen from Read More »

• Inside the Slimy, Smelly, Secretive World of Glass-Eel Fishing

  The Sargasso Sea, a warm, calm expanse of the North Atlantic Ocean, is bordered not by land but by four strong currents—a gyre. Vast mats of Read More »

• Splitting the S-K NOAA Crumbs: NOAA zeroing in on tariff grants – Editorial: Fishing aid dollars shouldn’t be limited to new appropriations

  NOAA zeroing in on tariff grants – The process for determining the successful applicants for Saltonstall-Kennedy grant funds is entering the final stages of technical review Read More »
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  Lobster boat crew accused of catching 116 undersized lobsters

  The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said the crew of a commercial fishing boat is facing federal charges for an illegal lobster catch. DEM said Read More »

• Lobster dealer released from custody in southwest N.S. extortion case

  A 65-year-old lobster dealer from southwest Nova Scotia accused of multiple counts of intimidation has been released from custody pending trial, following a hearing Wednesday in Read More »

• World Wide Phenomenon – Fishermen in the South West braced for damaging cut in EU quotas

  Jim Portus, chief executive of South Western Fish Producer Organisation, said “things were looking pretty bad” and blamed Government cuts to the number of research voyages Read More »

• Seal overpopulation having ‘significant and damaging impact’ on Canadian fish stocks: report

  Canadian parliamentarians are warning that seal populations pose a danger to fish stocks and are upsetting marine ecosystems in the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans. A bipartisan Read More »