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• Cape Breton lobster fisherman who died Monday lost his own father to the sea

  The Cape Breton lobster fisherman who died Monday in a fishing accident off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia was the son of a fisherman who Read More »

• Cape ports land more fish, but value slips

  CHATHAM — Local fish landings were up last year, but value was down, according to a federal report released Thursday. Commercial fishermen landed 20 million pounds Read More »

• Coast Guard assists fishing vessel taking on water near Fairweather Ground, Alaska

  A Coast Guard aircrew assisted a fishing vessel taking on water with four people aboard in the vicinity of Fairweather Ground approximately 49 miles southeast of Read More »
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  Dear Ed Markey. I called your office this morning regarding our fishermen

  First let me tell you who I am. I was a commercial fisherman and in seafood supply for over sixty years. I helped Pat Fiero run Read More »

• US scallop prices to remain high, winter increase predicted

  The US scallop market remains edgy, with neither buyers nor sellers willing to lock into any long-term arrangements, sources told Undercurrent News. After some saw a Read More »

• Herring fishery is well managed, sustainable – Proud to be fishing for a living, Paul Kershaw Qualicum Beach

  In response to a couple of letters on the recent commercial herring fishery in our area, I would like to set the record straight with some Read More »

• US Pacific fisheries treaty negotiations under time pressure

  MAJURO — Time is running out for the United States tuna industry to complete an agreement that will keep its boats fishing in the lucrative waters of Read More »

• Water War: Florida and Georgia to blame for oyster loss

  The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster threatened to spread oil from Texas to Florida and kill every shrimp, snapper and oyster in the Gulf of Mexico. Oystermen Read More »
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  Looking Back at FishNet USA – “New Conservationists” and the Flopping Flounder Fishing Club

  In these days of seemingly unrelenting grim news I thought I’d try to lighten the atmosphere somewhat by sharing with you what I consider possibly entertaining Read More »
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  Caught Dead to Rights: Video catches ocean polluters in the act

  Video shot by a deckhand was the key piece of evidence that helped convict the owner of a Puget Sound fishing vessel for violating the Clean Read More »
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  Gear is in wrong place for right whales, scientists say

  Speaking at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum on Friday,,, The NOAA Fisheries Large Whale Take Reduction Team recently established separate working groups to study two proposals to Read More »
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  P.E.I. snow crab fishers thankful for big catches as price plummets

  Snow crab fishers on P.E.I. say the price they’re getting for their catch is lower than it’s been in years. Crab fishers were getting $8 a Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association is working on relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Laura in the Gulf

  Doug Cross of Pamlico Packing and Meade Amory are working on accumulating seafood and other items that will be trucked to Amory Seafood in Virginia and Read More »

• Bill pulls sustainability, legality of seaweed harvesting into spotlight

  LUBEC, Maine — Proposed legislation that would explore statewide regulation of the commercial harvesting of seaweed along Maine’s 3,000 miles of craggy coastline has re-energized years Read More »
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  Poor weather cuts Cape Breton spring lobster fishers’ catch

  Combined with cooler temperatures, harvesters around Cape Breton said this year wasn’t as good as the past two — which were stronger than usual. “It definitely Read More »
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  Lloyd Earl “Bucky” Chatham of Seadrift, Texas, a retired commercial fisherman has passed away

  Lloyd Earl “Bucky” Chatham, 78, of Seadrift, passed away May 31, 2021. He was born April 8, 1943 in El Paso to Charles P. Chatham and Read More »
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  Retiring rescue helicopter paramedic Doug Flett recalls life on the frontline

  The call came at midnight. An emergency beacon had been activated. That was all intensive care paramedic Doug Flett, pilot Graeme Gale, co-pilot Mike Reed and Read More »

• Commerce Secretary Declares Fisheries Disasters for Nine West Coast Species

  The US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has determined there are commercial fishery failures for nine salmon and crab fisheries in Alaska, California and Washington. In Read More »
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  Navy, Coast Guard rescue 3 fishermen 63 miles east of Brunswick

  The Navy, along with assistance from the Coast Guard rescued three fishermen Tuesday 63 miles southeast of Brunswick, Georgia. Watchstanders at Coast Guard 7th District received Read More »

• Letter: Lobster contracts remain a mystery. Lloyd Kerry, Charlottetown

  Editor: April showers bring Mayflowers; the fisherman’s mood sours. OK, I never said I was a poet, but I think the sentiment is true. All winter Read More »

• Senator Murkowski “grill’s” Jonathan Jarvis, NPS Director over a British ENGO blue label that ain’t diddly!

  It was fun to watch on c-span, so it’ll be fun to watch again. It’s time to straighten out some ENGO crap. MSC my  butt. Link Read More »

• Wave Energy: Big waves off Oregon coast fuel cutting-edge effort to harness the ocean for electricity

  The effort is different from the contentious offshore wind leases planned along the southern Oregon coast. The wave test site is experimental, has a smaller footprint and Read More »

• Russian bans add to uncertain picture for salmon prices

  Alaska’s commercial fishermen have hauled in more than 125 million salmon this year, but the prices for those fish are still in limbo. Russia’s recent ban Read More »

• Can US eliminate invasive species by eating them?

  HOUSTON (AP) – It seems like a simple proposition: American lakes, rivers and offshore waters are filling up with destructive fish and crustaceans originally from other Read More »
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  U.S. Coast Guard: Hoax calls affect us all

  “This is the fishing vessel SOL E MAR. This is a MAYDAY, we’re sinking, we need help now!” were the some of the last words of Read More »