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  Mass Delegation Urges USDA to Buy American Seafood Under CARES Act

  U.S. Rep. William Keating, who represents the 9th Congressional District in Massachusetts, joined some of his Capitol Hill colleagues today in urging the USDA to include Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 17, 2018

  >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<08:20 Read More »

• Massachusetts Fishing Partnership – Safety training for SouthCoast fishermen an eye-opener

  Thirty-three fishermen and SMAST students and staff tried out, for the first time for many of them, fire extinguishers, flares, bailout pumps, life rafts and survival Read More »

• Sea lamprey control planned for Lake Michigan tributaries

  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Millecoquins, Cataract, and Rock rivers and Mile Creek (Mackinac and Schoolcraft counties) to kill sea lamprey Read More »

• New Bedford top port again thanks to scallops

  New Bedford was the  in 2013, landing $379 million worth of seafood, according to a new report. The finding by Icelandic Bank Research marks the 15th Read More »
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  ‘Ropeless’ Fishing Gear Aims to Protect Whales, But Adds Complications, Costs

  Using federal experimental fishing permits, three Port Judith-based lobstermen are struggling to use the new gear, borrowed from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a branch Read More »
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  Where have the stone crabs gone? Shortage of Florida delicacy drives up prices

  Less than halfway through Florida’s lucrative stone crab season, traps are drying up, dealing another blow to a fishing industry still recovering from a beating delivered Read More »
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  BREAKING: Doomed captain was responsible for at-sea mishaps, possible assault

  The saga of a captain who appeared to be neither a proper master of his ships nor his own impulses is unfolding at a Coast Guard Read More »
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  Prince Rupert fisherman frustrated by DFO salmon limits, despite millions of fish

  Longtime marine fisherman Howard Gray is frustrated with the federal government’s management of the commercial sockeye harvest around Prince Rupert and afraid it will lead to Read More »

• Blue crab bait could improve crab, shrimp industries, LSU researchers say

  BATON ROUGE — A new gelatin-like bait using shrimp waste could improve the way blue crabs are caught along the coast of Louisiana and add value Read More »

• Brexit Allows Us To Solve This Haddock Conservation Problem By Leaving The CFP

  It would be terribly wrong to compare the European Union to any of the mid-20th century unpleasantnesses in Europe like fascism and the rise of the Read More »
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  Search Underway for Crew of Spanish Fishing Trawler That Sank Off Newfoundland

  International reports indicate a Spanish fishing trawler sank approximately 450 km off the east coast of Newfoundland in the early morning hours and a search is Read More »

• NOFish Announces Area Closures for Common Pool Northeast Groundfish Fishery

  The following area closures and possession limits are in effect as of today: Gulf of Maine Cod Closed: Possession limit ZERO American Plaice Closed:  Possession limit: Read More »

• Geoduck fishery still closed

  The Southeast Alaska Regional Dive Fisheries Association announced Saturday that the geoduck committee met Friday and decided to suspend paralytic shellfish poisoning testing until a March Read More »

• University of British Columbia study – Insurance industry unknowingly supports illegal fishing

  Many boats involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing are able to get insurance, suggesting that the insurance industry is inadvertently supporting illegal fishing, according Read More »

• NMFS/ Pacific Fishery Management Council Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 2015-2016 Groundfish Specifications

  On August 22, 2013, NMFS and the Pacific Fishery Management Council announced their intent to prepare an EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Read More »

• Catcher-processor F/V Katie Ann diverting to Unalaska after a storm blew out several windows on the vessel’s bridge.

  The Katie Ann was on active fishing grounds northwest of Unimak Island when it sustained damage, says Coast Guard GS11 Steve Garcia, with the Anchorage control Read More »
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  Huge crowd! 1,800+ People voice concerns at Ocean City offshore wind turbine meeting

  On Saturday, hundreds of homeowners, residents, and Ocean City visitors packed into the Ocean City Convention Center to make their voices heard about 800-foot offshore wind Read More »

• Fishing foundation pushes back against electronic tracking

  Three days before a federal electronic tracking requirement took effect for all lobster boats fishing in federal waters, the Sustainable Maine Fishing Foundation (SMFF), a nonprofit Read More »

• Another know nothing about fishing Chef calls for stronger MSA.

  A Forum by JIM HUTCHINSON Jr.: Saltwater anglers need reasonable regulations. In a Forum published on Sunday, Chef Rob Stinson urged Mississippi’s congressional representatives to lead Read More »
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  In Alaska, commercial fishing remains dangerous despite increased safety measures

  Commercial fishing was once the most dangerous job in the country, (Scott Wilwert said, and during the 1970s and 1980s an increase in accidents and deaths Read More »

• Response to ASP Grievance on Crab Tie-Up – What the Decision Means and Next Steps

  Statement from Greg Pretty, FFAW-Unifor President – February 21, 2024 – The 2023 crab tie-up was an extremely difficult time for the entire province and our Read More »

• WA’s scallop quota doubled after stock recovery

  The quota for WA’s commercial scallop fishery has almost doubled this season, due to a recovery of stocks after a marine heatwave in 2010/11. Fishermen will Read More »

• Powerhouse Bristol Bay, Alaska salmon fishery produces $1.5 billion in value-Accounts for nearly 20% of total value of all US Seafood exports, according to new report

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 9, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — The Bristol Bay, Alaska commercial salmon fishery is the world’s most valuable wild salmon fishery and in total produces Read More »

• Massive B.C. landslide could mean new barriers for struggling salmon

  An expert on British Columbia’s salmon populations says the massive landslide that blocked off part of Canada’s largest sockeye salmon run has created an unprecedented situation Read More »