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• Doing their research: Siskiyou County officials study Coos Bay salmon project

  Eyed-egg injection is a process by which salmon eggs are incubated for several months in a hatchery (or other controlled setting) until the eggs begin to Read More »
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  Lobster prices high, but dropping as summer approaches

  Lobster prices are high in the U.S. right now, but members of the industry expect them to come down soon as the Canadian catch creeps up Read More »

• F/V Captain Gavin hauled off Point Pleasant Beach – 10 photo’s

  The commercial fishing boat that ran aground in Point Pleasant Beach was successfully removed from the beach late Saturday night, officials said. Several attempts to get Read More »

• Japanese all in on Newfoundland’s $4.95 crab price after huge struggle

  Japanese buyers finally accepted en masse an FOB snow crab price of $4.95 (US dollars) from Newfoundland in Canada. At the end of last week, buyers Read More »
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  Rare fish with ‘feet’ caught off the west coast of Ireland

  A bizarre fish with feet has been found off the coast of Ireland. The sea toad, which is usually found in the depths of the ocean Read More »

• Biden’s Policies Threaten Small Lobster Fishers and Right Whales

  While lobstermen likely haven’t been contributing to NARW deaths, it is undisputed that vessel strikes, both in U.S. and foreign waters, have. Which brings us to Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 26, 2016

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 19:18 Read More »

• Deep sea trawling industry marks historic 50-year milestone

  The South African Deep-Sea Trawling Industry Association (SADSTIA) which represents companies engaged in the catching, processing and marketing of Cape hake, marks its 50th anniversary in Read More »

• Captain’s Log: Appreciating Santa Barbara’s Awesome Commercial Fishing Fleet

  Do you like seafood? If the answer is “yes,” then join me in appreciation for our local commercial fishing fleet. I’ve come to know many of these Read More »
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  Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia fund projects to boost innovation in the fish and seafood sector

  Canada is home to the longest coastline in the entire world – and this resource creates jobs and sustains livelihoods across our country. In the province Read More »

• Baby lobster abundance suggests strong harvests will continue

  Lobster fishermen and government officials are seeing indications are that lobster stocks will be plentiful in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the next few years Read More »
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  Tropical Storm Irma Public Advisory – 1100 AM EDT

  At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Irma was located near latitude 30.3 North, longitude 83.1 West. Irma is moving toward the Read More »

• New commercial whelk fishery to open in eastern Nova Scotia

  A new commercial Whelk fishery that will officially start in the spring of 2024 was announced Friday outside Louisbourg Seafood facilities in Louisbourg, N.S. “It’s a Read More »

• Division of Marine Fisheries is working to minimize disruption and gear conflicts that could be caused by an upcoming sonar survey

  To assist the industry in avoiding conflicts with the survey, MarineFisheries will collect and publish on its web site information from Tetra Tech on the location of Read More »
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  Brexit: how it started, how it’s going

  The European Parliament votes Tuesday on the EU’s divorce settlement with Britain, the 1,246-page Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The deal averted tariffs or quotas on almost Read More »

• From the Deckboss: Walmart keeps hearing it from Alaska. I wonder if the Governor knows they are back dooring Alaska Salmon to Brazil?!!

  Another Alaska pol, Gov. Sean Parnell, has fired a letter to Walmart questioning the retail giant’s devotion to the Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel when it comes to buying Read More »

• Publicity may at last be catching up to eel poachers – Eel thefts spur action

  When passers-by questioned their activity last month, two potential poachers were scared off a fish run in Falmouth, where they appeared to be working on 35 Read More »

• The Plight of ‘Fish Delight’

  It’s the kind of headline meant to grab the attention of the president: “Say Goodbye to the Filet-O-Fish.” The New York Times op-ed by Bren Smith, Read More »

• Fishermen oppose New Bedford casino proposal

  “No harm is either meant, intended or done by our plan, to the fishing fleet,” Stern said. He cited plans for commercial fishing berths and a Read More »
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  Doing everything right to save their own lives! Coast Guard rescues 2 from boat fire near Cape Lookout, N.C.

  The Coast Guard rescued two people after their 35-foot fishing boat caught fire and began to take on water approximately 15 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, Read More »

• Eddie Emery sends this photo from Connecticut – Black Sea bass. Devouring everything they can

  Black Sea bass. Devouring everything they can. Every trap of a 10 pot trawl. Too many predators lobsters won’t go near them.  All summer long everywhere Read More »
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  Family loses livelihood, launches fundraiser to recover from shrimp boat fire

  Days after a fire sank two boats in the St. Johns River, the owner of the Triton II set up a GoFundMe page to help pay Read More »

• Permit buyback at Bristol Bay: Good idea, but how/who to pay for it …

  At a packed Expo gathering last month in Seattle, a majority of permit holders said that favored reducing the fleet. When the question was raised generally Read More »
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  Scottish fishing chiefs lash out over conservation group Oceana’s ‘fake news’

  The Aberdeen-based Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has accused conservation group Oceana of spreading “fake news”. Oceana is today publishing a report calling for a “legally binding Read More »
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  Florida Man Sentenced for Killing Endangered Sawfish

  Chad Ponce, a 38-year old commercial fisherman, is facing 2 years probation, 80 hours of community service and a $2,000 fine for killing an endangered smalltooth Read More »