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• Derelict fishing nets have turned the bottom of the sea into a death trap

  Each year, at least 640,000 tonnes of nets and other fishing gear goes overboard and never comes back. But just because it’s lost to the sea doesn’t mean that derelict Read More »
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  William D. Stinson, Sr., of Owls Head, Maine has passed away

  William D. “Bill” Stinson, Sr., 78, died peacefully at home with his beloved wife and daughter by his side. Born in Stonington, August 8, 1943, he Read More »

• Australian shark fin export sales showing signs of recovery

  A West Australian seafood exporter says sales of shark fins are finally starting to pick up again, after a strong push from environmental groups to ban Read More »
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  In aftermath of sinking, crew member’s widow says Transport Canada reform falls short

  Transport Canada will tighten inspections of fishing vessels in the aftermath of a deadly Nova Scotia sinking in 2020, but the widow of a lost crew Read More »

• Queensland Government slammed over permanent scallop closure

  Bundaberg commercial fishers have labelled the State Government’s intention to permanently close scallop replenishment areas as “idiotic”, accusing them of using dodgy, out of date data Read More »
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  Seismic survey debate returns to south-west Victoria after national talks with fishers break down

  Lobster fisher Gary Ryan believes the public ought to know more about seismic surveying. The technique involves shooting loud airwaves at the ocean floor to uncover subterranean Read More »

• N.S. fishermen say province isn’t doing enough to cover wildfire losses

  Kevin Doane was living in Roseway, N.S., when the fire broke out in late May. He said his losses include 100 lobster traps, rope and fishing Read More »
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  Indigenous Services Minister says Mi’kmaw fishermen in Nova Scotia being ‘let down’ by police

  “We must also recognize that once again, as evidenced by the scenes of violence, Indigenous people have been let down by the police, those who are Read More »
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  New Jersey – Coastal towns go to court seeking more input on offshore wind

  The suit alleges that the Biden administration’s plans to lease 480,000 acres off the coasts of New Jersey and New York for offshore wind development violate two Read More »

• SMAST wins patent on 3D counting, measuring fish on deck of a boat

  A newly patented 3-D photograph system developed at the UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology soon may greatly add to scientists’ knowledge about ocean Read More »

• Signs of hope for endangered sawfish

  Approaching Port Everglades in a helicopter, Ryan Goldman peered down at the water and saw a ray swimming at unusually high speed. Behind it, he spotted Read More »

• Fishing Partnership Support Services: Gloucester Safety and Survival training, May 7, Drill Conductor training May 8

  Safety Training Location: Coast Guard Station Gloucester – 17 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA, 01930 Time: 07:30am – 03:30pm Pre-registration for the training program is recommended. For Read More »

• Be heard on proposed fishery regulations in the South Atlantic Fishery Council Region

  The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is keeping fishermen busy this summer with public comment meetings. Last month, there was a series of hearings/listening stations on Read More »

• N.S. fishermen ordered to repay thousands in EI claims

  A Cape Breton MP said dozens of people in the northern part of the island have been cut off from employment insurance, again. Eyking said this Read More »
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  It’s been more than a week, and Kodiak’s Tanner crab stand down continues

  Crabbers in Kodiak still haven’t come to an agreement with the island’s canneries on prices for this year’s harvest. And this weekend, the fleet voted again to Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 55′ Bruno Trawler-Scalloper-Gillnetter Detroit 12-V-71 (Fresh Rebuild)

  To see specifications, information and 22 photos Click here. To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:54 Read More »

• Born and bred lobstermen know how to hustle

  On summer break, the alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., and two Key West High School soon-to-be sophomores open their eyes. Cousins Demi Stiglitz and Peder Read More »

• NCFA Weekly Update for Feb. 20, 2015

  Weekly Update for Feb. 20, 2015 as a PDF 07:31 Read More »
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  Body found during search for missing Greymouth fishermen

  A body has been recovered during the search for two missing fishermen on the West Coast. Police were yet to formally identify the body, found on Tuesday afternoon, Read More »

• UPDATE: F/V Miss Shauna – Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman south of Montauk, NY 

  The Coast Guard has suspended the search Tuesday evening for a missing person who was last seen aboard a fishing vessel 25 miles south of Montauk, New Read More »
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  Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in New York, N.Y. June 4-6, 2019

  The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s meeting to be held at Yotel Hotel 570 Tenth Ave (at W 42nd), New York, Read More »

• The sad demise of the Hastings fishing fleet

  Here local historian, and author of the book Fishermen of Hastings, Steve Peak looks at how our fishing fleet has declined in recent decades. He writes: Read More »

• Senator Kerry Urges Release of Latest Swartwood Report, mentions the Agency created “declared fishery disaster”.

  WASHINGTON — Senator John Kerry, in a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank, urged the immediate release of the most recent report Read More »

• Gang Green is a dangerous, overwhelming power. That power lock must be broken – Big Green’s well-financed hold on fisheries policy

  For more than a decade, the National Marine Fisheries Service has devoured fishing fleets while Big Green’s money octopus prods the feds by waving grant-eating enviros Read More »
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  Suffolk teenager chooses career as a fisherman to keep town’s proud tradition alive

  A teenage fisherman is hoping to inspire other youngsters to follow in his footsteps after launching his own £300,000 vessel into the North Sea. Alex Wightman, Read More »