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• St. George lobsterman charged in sinking of rival’s boat

  According to documents filed in Knox County Unified Court, Alan B. Norwood, 47, of St. George, was charged with aggravated criminal mischief, class C, for allegedly Read More »

• THOMAS A. NIES NEFMC: Scientific scrutiny, not fishing, must take precedence – Would close 55 sq miles of Stellwagon “reference” area

  I offer a few comments to Patriot Ledger readers on a piece published Sept.  18, “Charter boat operators say ban would put them out of business.” The Read More »
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  Andy Harris, Ocean City mayor voice new opposition to West OC pier plan

  Wednesday, Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md-1st, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan and Maryland lawmakers from the Eastern Shore delegation called on the Maryland Department of Environment to Read More »

• FWC takes up Keys issues: Commercial fishing boats, lobster traps

  Loopholes for bogus fishing boats and suspicious crustacean traps may be plugged by state fishing regulators Wednesday and Thursday. Concern about a new breed of stone-crab Read More »
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  Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price Sheet for June 2018 Has Arrived!

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 For the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd., >Click here< – We are Read More »
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  Canadian government says chances are minimal that virus will spread from farmed to wild salmon

  Canadian fisheries officials say their research concludes there are minimal risks to sockeye salmon in the Fraser River in British Columbia of an infectious virus from Read More »
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  SHELL GAME

  Saving Florida’s oysters is a shell game. The right answer is under three domes. Try to follow while the cups whizz by, shifting, swirling. Shell 1: Read More »

• Coast Guard lifts fisherman from F/V Blue Gadus near Cold Bay, Alaska –

  Coast Guard watchstanders at the 17th District command center received a request from Health Force Partners Friday morning for the medevac. The man was reportedly suffering Read More »

• Florida Fisherman found dead in Osceola lake

  Orlando Sentinel – An Osceola County commercial fisherman died late Monday or early Tuesday when he fell overboard while trying to untangle nylon fishing lines, the Read More »

• Pew: Flooky’s got all the answers on Marine reserves and running the Bermudan government.

  Marine reserve: Why don’t we just use current legislation to fine illegal fishing operations? The 1972 Fisheries Act already states that $1 million fines can be handed Read More »
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  Photo Article: Dean Bradshaw Proves Blue Can Be Bleak Aboard a Fishing Trawler

  It’s fascinating to follow a photographer’s epic adventures through their photos, not only to get a glimpse of their experiences but also their interpretation through choices Read More »

• Fishermen Fight for Their Livelihoods Against Wind Farm Project in New England

  In a recent interview with Fox Business, Jerry Leeman, CEO of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association, expressed his deep concerns about the impact of a wind Read More »

• Looming state gov’t shutdown threatens AK’s $500M salmon industry

  Alaska’s half-billion-dollar salmon season is in jeopardy if lawmakers don’t pass a state budget by the end of June. Without one, state government shuts down July Read More »

• Fin Clipping – R.I. Adopts Laws to Curb Illegal Sale of Striped Bass

  The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recently enacted new regulations to help prevent the illegal harvest and sale of Atlantic striped bass. The new Read More »
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  A Beautiful Combo! May 10th is Mother’s Day and National Shrimp Day!

  With Mother’s Day right around the corner on May 10th and having so many of our usual Mother’s Day traditions stomped out by Covid-19, you may Read More »

• Placopecten’s New Rules Stir Up Economic Storm for Fishermen

  the resident – After filling up the gas tank and picking up a pound of fresh Placopecten magellanicus, or New England sea scallops, for dinner, a little Read More »
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  With thousands of traps lost to Fiona, N.B. lobster fishermen ask for extended season

  The fishing season for Zone 25, which includes fishermen along the Northumberland Strait in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, began on Aug. 9 and was Read More »
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  Fishing Boat Rescued By Scarborough RNLI

  Scarborough RNLI’s all-weather Shannon lifeboat launched in the early hours this morning when a net snared a fishing boat’s propeller. However, the 34m Alcedo BA77 scalloper Read More »
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  Squid washing ashore by the hundreds ‘live fast and die young’

  An alarming number of squid are washing ashore along parts of Nova Scotia’s coast. Experts say although it’s unusual to see such mass die-offs, the deaths Read More »

• Maine DOT seeks $456 million federal grant to help fund wind port on Sears Island

  The Dirigo Atlantic Floating Offshore Wind Port Project. The Maine Department of Transportation said May 17 that it has applied for $456 million in grant funding Read More »

• Awards 2023: Best Prawn Trawler – Zenith – Macduff Ship Design

  Macduff Ship Design fishing boats have charms and attractions all of their own. They are rugged, safe and very economical and long-lasting (as they have to Read More »
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  Supreme Court won’t hear fishermen’s case against Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Marine Monument

  The high court denied a request to take a look at the case. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the creation of a national monument was Read More »
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  Reducing Fuel Consumption – Crab Boat Catches Huge Fuel Savings

  Commercial fishing boats burn hundreds of gallons of fuel simply travelling from home port to destination, then back again. In the case of the F/V North Read More »

• Maine lobster industry – Long winter boosts lobster prices

  The unusually cold winter may finally be over, but the  is still feeling its effects. The current wholesale market price of lobster is up to an Read More »

• National Marine Fisheries Service proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna

  Under the proposal, the NMFS would sharply cut back the number of bluefin tuna that individual fishing vessels are allowed to capture accidentally, setting a quota for Read More »