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• DFO: Some fishery officers refusing work in N.S., citing dangerous conditions

  Some fishery officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada are refusing work in Nova Scotia out of concern for their safety, the federal department said Thursday. While Read More »
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  Sen. John Kennedy – Sea turtle regulations hindered search for Seacor mariners

  Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy criticized the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in a letter this week, claiming regulations for shrimpers caused an unnecessary hindrance in the Read More »

• Apalachicola – economy hit hard by oyster shortage

  Five generations of Philip Vinson’s family have labored using tongs to pull oysters from  Bay’s shallow waters. He fears there won’t be a sixth. The local Read More »
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  Coronavirus: EU fishing industry calls for urgent measures to secure fish supply

  The EU fishing sector has presented to European authorities the critical measures that have to be taken in order to overcome the operational, commercial, and safety Read More »
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  Andrew Cuomo’s wind farm won’t fly without fracking

  New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo led the cheer squad last month when the Interior Department announced it would begin allowing offshore wind turbines to be built Read More »
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  “This community is very resilient” – Coronavirus doesn’t stop 91st annual Blessing of the Fleet in Biloxi

  It’s going to take more than a tropical storm and a worldwide pandemic to stop the Blessing of the Fleet in Biloxi. On Sunday, the 91st Read More »

• FISH-NL questions whether province’s Federation of Labour still supports FFAW after union convicted of deceiving members

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is questioning whether the province’s Federation of Labour still stands “shoulder to shoulder” with the Read More »
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  New England Fishery Management Council Meeting in Gloucester, September 23-26, 2019

  The New England Fishery Management Council will be meeting at Beauport Hotel, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. To read the final agenda, >click here< Register for the Read More »

• Fishermen warned against fishing in Lake Victoria while drunk

  Fishermen in Bondo, Siaya County have been warned against going to fish in Lake Victoria while drunk. Speaking in Bondo Town on Monday, Bondo Beach Management Read More »

• Chatham Coast Guard crew medevacs injured fisherman

  Coast Guard Station Chatham crewmembers medevaced an injured fisherman Saturday night near the entrance of Great Round Shoal. A person aboard the fishing boat Illusion, which Read More »

• Must-read court decision for anyone with an interest in the fishery

  It’s a different coast and a different ocean – and the case was heard in Vancouver – but a judge in the Federal Court, originally from Read More »

• My Turn: Weigh in on Board of Fish Proposal 243 By MICHAEL BAINES

  At its Statewide Finfish meeting in March, the Board of Fish (BoF) will consider the Board generated Proposal 243, which would add Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) Read More »
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  Wind Farm Protesters March in Ocean City

  Opposition to the wind farm has been mounting following more than 30 whale deaths along the East Coast that critics have blamed on sonar mapping of Read More »

• Former Fish Board appointee Roland Maw fined $7k in Montana charges

  Roland Maw, Gov. Bill Walker’s controversial appointee to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, pleaded no contest last week to illegally obtaining resident hunting and fishing licenses in Read More »

• President Barack Obama and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick are working together to push Cape Wind forward for political advantage.

  For example, a May 3, 2010, FAA PowerPoint presentation to Eastern Service Area Directors includes a slide titled “Political Implications” which states: “The Secretary of the Read More »

• Crashed $450K scallop survey HabCam is recovered

  Scientists and crew members aboard a NOAA-chartered research vessel have recovered a $450,000 scallop survey camera that was lost a week ago when it apparently snagged Read More »

• Know your Shem Creek Fishermen! Town of Mt. Pleasant approves new Saturday morning fish market

  Shem Creek fisherman had a small victory this week. The Town of Mt. Pleasant has approved a new Saturday morning fish market. On Tuesday Town Council Read More »
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  Nantucket Scallop Harvest Nearly Doubles Over Last Season

  Late Thursday morning, scalloper Keith Day was unloading his catch at the Nantucket Boat Basin, one of the few fishermen still dropping dredges at the end Read More »

• Alaska Fisheries Disaster Money Stripped From Relief Bill

   The U.S. House has stripped a relief bill of money for the fishery disaster in Alaska. Read more Read More »

• Coast Guard, crew of the F/V Sea Ballad rescue 5 fishermen near Columbia River

  The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan commercial fishing crew rescued five people from the water after the fishing vessel Star King, a 55-foot stern trawler Read More »

• Think you’re eating tuna? Think again – Food experts surprised at lack of concern over mislabelled fish in Canada

  While controversy over horsemeat in the European beef and pork supply has captivated people around the world, food experts say Canadian consumers are blasé about mislabelled Read More »
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  Maritime Explorer: Captain Cameron McLellan

  As a skilled sailor and navigator, Cameron McLellan hails from a family of multi–generations of seafarers. On the paternal side, the McLellans have hundreds of years of fishing in their Read More »
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  Ingeteam to Supply Hybrid Propulsion System for New Trawler

  Ingeteam was selected as an electrical system integrator for the new environmentally friendly pelagic fishing trawler Gitte Henning, to be built at Zamakona shipyard in Bilbao, Read More »
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  N.J. GOP seeks wind projects halt to see if whales benefit

  Four state senators hosted a online hearing about offshore wind energy generation and whale deaths, three weeks after the most recent East Coast whale death was Read More »
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  Hit TV series ‘Wicked Tuna,’ filmed off Cape Ann, releases a new season

  The fishing tales of six captains on the hunt for giant tuna swim through the airwaves starting next month, when National Geographic’s hit series “Wicked Tuna” Read More »