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  Frenchman Bay falsehoods

  I am a lifelong fisherman of Frenchman Bay. I have fished the bay for over 50 years. I am familiar with the huge tides and winds Read More »
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  Offshore wind farms being rushed through with ‘catastrophic impact’ on sea birds

  The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said Government figures showed that 4,000 kittiwakes, which are classed as a vulnerable species, are predicted to be Read More »
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  The Richard & Arnold’s final voyage out of Provincetown

  With my family on board, the Richard & Arnold sailed from Provincetown Harbor for the last time on Memorial Day. The Richard & Arnold holds an Read More »

• Maryland’s DNR chief won’t say why he fired longtime manager of crab program

  Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources Secretary Mark J. Belton on Monday offered lawmakers no explanation for why he fired the longtime manager of the state’s crab Read More »
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  Friendship men accused of sinking lobster boat

  A Knox County grand jury issued indictments Tuesday against nine people, including two Friendship men accused of stealing and sinking a lobster boat. Jason T. Weeks, Read More »

• Winter tough on many levels for local fishing fleet – Eric Anderson

  Those committed to the profession still contribute greatly to this local economy with their spending, which make them an integral and longstanding participant in this community. Read More »

• In the Atlantic salmon fight, Greenland proves a sticking point

  Preventing the long-imperiled Atlantic salmon from disappearing from American waters will require the U.S. to put pressure on Inuit fishermen in Greenland to stop harvesting a Read More »
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  H.R. 200 – More than one way to manage the nation’s fisheries

  For the first time ever, reauthorization of the nation’s overarching marine fishery management law will take into account concerns of America’s recreational anglers. In mid-December, the Read More »

• Chinook salmon research gets legislative funding

  Capital City Weekly – Chinook salmon research money made it through the Alaska legislature this session but most other fish bills flopped. “The department asked and Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 12, 2018

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates Click here, for older updates listed as NCFA click here18:20 Read More »
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  Father, Son Clinging to Cooler Rescued After Lobster Boat Sinks in Boston Harbor

  A father and son held on for their lives by clinging to a cooler and lifebuoy while stranded off the coast of Boston Wednesday evening. Officers Read More »

• Urchin depletion leads to crab abundance, study says

  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A boom that saw Maine fishermen harvest millions of pounds of sea urchins for the lucrative Japanese market depleted the spiny sea Read More »
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  Coast Guard, good Samaritan vessel search for 2 missing Fishermen in Marmot Bay, Alaska

  Coast Guard crews and a good Samaritan vessel crew are searching Thursday for one male and one female reported missing from the fishing vessel Miss Destinee that capsized in Marmot Read More »

• User conflicts over halibut, salmon on horizon for 2016

  The year about to end saw the beginnings of some fisheries regulations and legal battles that will either resolve or present further issues in 2016. Halibut Read More »
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  US Doubles Down On Wave Energy, $40 Mil For New Test Bed

  It looks like the US is about to get much, much more serious about developing its vast wave energy potential. Researchers have been working at several Read More »

• Alaska: Impacts pondered for expanding state waters fisheries

  JUNEAU — In an era of widespread anti-government sentiment, and Alaska’s particular anti-Washington bent, state and federal fisheries managers are beginning to address a range of issues Read More »

• Feds reverse, keep commercial yellowtail harvest open

  Hopefully, these extra fish will be enough to keep everybody working,” Roy Crabtree, regional administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Region, said Tuesday. http://www.keysnet.com/2012/11/07/483126/feds-reverse-keep-commercial-yellowtail.html Read More »
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  We accompanied a local fishmonger to the new Fulton Fish Market. Here’s what we found

  It’s 3 a.m. and I’m standing in the bustling parking lot of the New Fulton Fish Market at Hunt’s Point in the Bronx, New York. I’m Read More »

• Illegal commercial fishing to blame for dead mullet on Anna Maria Island beaches, officials say

  Some initially blamed red tide, but county officials said nearly all the fish were white roe mullet, which points to another culprit: commercial fishermen illegally throwing Read More »

• Skinningrove’s fishing boat restored after years on beach

  A fishing boat which became a “local landmark” on a beach for almost two decades has been restored. The Repus Cole was displayed on Skinningrove Beach Read More »
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  Robert Henry Smith, Jr.

  Robert Henry Smith Jr. of Lincoln City, Oregon, passed away on May 30, 2018. Better known as Bob (or Burly and or Bobby by many in Read More »

• Fish tender crew recognized for dramatic rescue in winter 2012

  KODIAK, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard presented the crew of the Trident Seafoods fish tender Tuxedni with the prestigious Gold Lifesaving Medal awards for their heroic actions Read More »
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  Fishermen Protest: Aeolus installation vessel surrounded by 70 fishing boats Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

  Local fishermen have taken their protests against the construction of the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm from land to the offshore project site on 7 May, Read More »
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  Labour Board removes investigator assigned to FISH-NL’s certification application; entire process ‘a nightmare’

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is deeply concerned that the investigator with the province’s Labour Relations Board assigned to its Read More »

• FISH-NL applauds appeal court decision reaffirming FFAW failed its membership

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) applauds an appeal court decision today reaffirming the FFAW failed its membership. The union had Read More »