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  Mi’kmaw fisherman intends to fight illegal fishing charges

  Ashton Bernard, 30, of Eskasoni First Nation, said in a telephone interview Monday he will rely on the 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Read More »

• Dungeness are WA’s most lucrative seafood, but we know little about them

  Dom Wilbur slammed the knife into the frozen squid, sending shattered ice flying. Nearby stacks of crab pots teetered as his dad throttled the boat past Read More »

• Vintage Fishing Boat, F/V Roann, to Highlight First Cape May Port Commercial Fishing Festival

  Her name’s Roann and she’ll be showing off her stuff to curious landlubbers June 6 and 7 at the Lobster House Docks. Roann may be the Read More »

• Trawlers defeat relief for halibut fishermen – Balk at Compensation

  The emergency measure was opposed by the At-sea Processors Association, United Catcher Boats, and other industry groups. The failed emergency measure was part of the voting Read More »
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  Everson man falls overboard commercial boat, dies

  In the early hours of Saturday, Aug. 24, Cheyenne Hoy gave birth to her baby girl, Fiona Rose. Tragically, her husband Clayton was not able to Read More »
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  FISH-NL renews call for halt to seismic testing – ‘If plankton isn’t protected you might as well say goodbye to the fish’

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is once again calling on the Canada/Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) to suspend Read More »

• Maine DMR commissions new patrol boat

  MOUNT DESERT — The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) gave the Marine Patrol’s enforcement capabilities a serious upgrade last Wednesday morning with the commissioning of a Read More »

• North Pacific: Revisions to federal fisheries act released for public review

  The House Natural Resources Committee released draft legislation Dec. 19 with 30 pages of proposed MSA changes that address several major fisheries issues, including catch share Read More »

• Researchers have few options for going after lionfish at depths beyond scuba divers’ reach

  “They pretty much have been unprecedented in any marine invasion. It’s the largest, the quickest, the most extensive marine invasion we’ve ever seen,” said Nova Southeastern Read More »

• Alright, alright already! An article about the rockfish. THE rockfish!

  For those wondering why the fisherman Henry Liebman did not throw the ancient fish back into the sea immediately after catching it, the answer is that Read More »
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  Shellfish industry accuses conservation group of ‘smear campaign’ against scallop fishery

  Shetlands inshore shellfish industry and local marine scientists have strongly condemned what they describe as a “series of false allegations” from a conservation organisation about the Read More »

• Dominic LeBlanc pledges to ‘enshrine the owner-operator and fleet separation law’

  Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters’ Federation he plans to make amendments to the Fisheries Act that will “enshrine the owner-operator Read More »

• Free survival training for commercial fishermen Friday, March 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sandwich Marina

  Registration forms are available at the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association  office, 8 Otis Place, Scituate, or by calling Lori Caron at 781-635-0011 or  emailing [email protected]. The Fishing Read More »

• North Carolina Commercial Fishing Exclusion Bill, the Game-fish bill tabled in North Carolina

  Washington Daily News – “I spoke with the bill sponsor this evening (Wednesday) after the bill was considered in the majority caucus and he assured me Read More »
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  Shetland completely cut off from mainland as phones, internet and computers hit by blackout

  Communications in Shetland have been completely shut down with phones, internet and computers in a total blackout after the south subsea cable between the islands and Read More »
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  An Alaska commercial fishing season unlike any other kicked off in Cordova on Thursday

  Normally, the Copper River gillnet season, the first salmon fishery to open in the state, is known for high-priced fish and celebrity-level fanfare: One of the Read More »

• Fall lobster season off to a windy start on P.E.I.

  Because of the windy forecast Fisheries and Oceans Canada didn’t make the final decision to go ahead with setting day until Thursday night. The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Read More »
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  The Five Trillion Dollar Plan to Save the Arctic Ice

  Just in case you thought the climate community had run out of absurd ideas to waste taxpayer’s money, here is an academic plan to rebuild Arctic Read More »
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  LIFO shrimp fishing policy has lit a new fire under some harvesters and communities in Labrador

  People living south of Cartwright say part of the proposal would destroy their livlihood and undermine a processing plant in Charlottetown, Labrador. At issue is a recommendation by Read More »
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  Lobster Fishing Area 34 took to the water early Tuesday morning – They departed around 4 a.m.

  Crews in part of Nova Scotia’s largest and most lucrative commercial lobster fishery dumped their traps Tuesday, launching the season more than a week late because Read More »
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  Memorial Day

  Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues 4 Fishermen from disabled Fishing Vessel 2 miles east of Pritchards Island

  The Coast Guard rescued four Fishermen Wednesday after their vessel became disabled two miles east of Pritchards Island. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watch standers were notified Read More »

• Community offers ‘love and support’ to Virginia fisherman run over by girlfriend

  A Northern Neck community is rallying around a local fisherman who remains hospitalized after his romantic partner allegedly ran him over with a vehicle outside the Read More »

• Days at Sea Cod Comeback: How The North Sea Fishery Bounced Back From The Brink

  Cod love the icy cold waters of the North Sea — and British people love eating cod.But a decade ago, it looked like people were eating Read More »

• New superintendent named to head Biscayne National Park

  A seasoned ranger with posts in the chilly north including Glacier Bay and Crater Lake will become the new superintendent at South Florida’s subtropical Biscayne National Read More »