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  ‘Where have all the cod gone?’ and the sustainability imperative – By Brian J. Rothschild

  In “Where Have All the Cod Gone” (New York Times, Jan. 2) history professor W. Jeffrey Bolster claims that the “..recent ban on cod fishing in Read More »

• The Saga continues on ‘Deadliest Catch’ “It’s official: Elliott’s out, Jake’s in!

  Capt. Elliott Neese is officially off “Deadliest Catch” season 12 and Capt. Jake Anderson will take over the Saga. According to a tweet by Discovery, Neese Read More »
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  Offshore Wind Faces Stiff Test From Hurricanes

  As new offshore wind farms are built off the Northeast coast, a new report suggests that the current models of wind turbines may not withstand the Read More »
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  Western rock lobster head to supermarkets across Australia amid China trade woes

  It is a deal that would have been unimaginable last Christmas, when Chinese customers were snapping up western rock lobster at jaw-dropping prices and locals in Read More »

• Pacific Fishery Management Council – deep cuts for Sardines

  The decline in West Coast sardine populations saw regulators on Sunday approve sharp cuts on commercial fishing for the species in 2014. The Pacific Fishery Management Council set Read More »
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  NJ governor: No pause in wind farm prep after 7th dead whale

  New Jersey’s governor said Friday he does not think undersea preparations for offshore wind farms should be halted in response to a recent spate of whale Read More »
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  Alaska Fisheries issues moving through House – Rep. Louise Stutes

  Dear Friends and Neighbors, A lot transpired in the Legislature this past week and there is quite a bit on this week’s agenda. Here is a Read More »
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  Shark Research Could Help Ga. Shrimpers

  Shrimpers like William “Catfish” McClain have a shark problem. “They, well they just attack your nets and they eat holes everywhere in ’em,” he said. “And Read More »
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  F/V Haida Lady Update: Vessel has been raised, Coast Guard concludes monitoring diesel fuel clean-up near Sitka, Alaska

  The fishing vessel, Haida Lady, has been raised with lift bags and dewatering pumps, and is tied off to shore. Approximately 1,550 gallons of diesel fuel Read More »

• Protesting fishermen gather at DFO office to voice frustration over redfish quota

  Outside the Department of Fisheries and Oceans office in Corner Brook, a crowd of about 50 people gathered to express their frustration with a recent federal Read More »

• The Court and Overcriminalization: Bond v. United States and Yates v. United States

  In both Bond v. United States and Yates v. United States,  the Supreme Court reversed federal criminal convictions. Neither defendant’s conduct was constitutionally protected; there were Read More »

• Massachusetts: State to cap the amount of fishing disaster relief

  The Division of Marine Fisheries said it will cap the amount of disaster relief available to individuals who hold groundfishing permits — essentially cutting in half Read More »

• Cod stock reassessment prompts calls from producers to end moratorium

  A recent reassessment of Newfoundland and Labrador’s northern cod stock has some in the industry calling an end to the commercial moratorium implemented in 1992. Alberto Read More »

• Coast Guard chopper plucks sick fisherman from F/V Sao Paulo

  The boat’s crew called Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at approximately 3:50 p.m., and the helicopter had the fisherman off the boat by 6 p.m., Read More »
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  Sen. Marco Rubio Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Promote U.S. Shark Conservation

  U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reintroduced the Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act Read More »

• Two people dead, four others make it to shore after vessel capsizes in Newfoundland

  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says two people were found dead and four others survived after a boat capsized off the west coast of Newfoundland. Read More »
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  FISH-NL calls for independent investigation of ‘epic’ mismanagement of northern cod stock, relationship between DFO and FFAW

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says a dramatic decline in northern cod below 1992’s moratorium level reflects “epic” mismanagement that Read More »

• North Carolina fisheries news updates

  The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries announced that as of Thursday, new tie-down and distance-from-shore restrictions will apply for gill nets in the western Pamlico Sound Read More »
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  Yacht Captain Charged With Negligence After Fatal Collision In Waters Near Stonington

  A federal grand jury has indicted a professional yacht captain for maritime negligence, charging that his failure to maintain a look-out and other inattentiveness were responsible Read More »
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  U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg rejects bid to block to new lobstering rules

  A federal judge on Thursday shot down a challenge by lobstering groups to federal rules intended to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. U.S. District Court Read More »

• My View: Science, sense needed in fishing’s ‘human crisis’ – Scott W. Lang

  The human crisis in the groundfishing industry is a real crisis. It is not contrived, it is not looming, it is not a threat, it is Read More »
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  Remembering the Milford Knight crew

  This week in TRM “Old Trawler Corner” is the Milford Knight M127 (see photo) built in Selby in 1950, a steel-sided, diesel, crabber class trawler, that Read More »

• Concerns linger over Lake Superior’s historic herring fishery

  Minnesota fisheries managers are concerned about the long term health of the lake herring fishery in Lake Superior. Biologists worry not enough young herring are surviving 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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  A controversial comeback for a highly prized tuna

  “There’s probably no fish that’s ever been more politicized than Atlantic bluefin tuna,” said Golet, a University of Maine professor. “People get a passion for this Read More »