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• GMFMC holding King Mackerel Workshop – Webinar, Monday, January 12, 2015, 09:00- 17:00

  On the agenda for discussion is an overview of King Mackerel gillnet issues, and suggested gillnet management options such as trip limit increases, gear modifications, and Read More »

• BC: Local crab has become a luxury in China’s high-end Shanghai restaurants

  Canadian Dungeness crab prices are skyrocketing, as B.C. fishermen try to meet growing demand for the luxury crustacean in China. The crab variety has become hugely Read More »

• ‘To honor the lobstermen,’ Bailey Island artist paints their portraits

  “I love Maine. Lobstering’s part of Maine. Lobstering’s threatened. And I just want to honor the lobstermen.” So said Bailey Island artist Dennis Wilkins, who often Read More »

• Landing Reports Indicate Violations in Alaska’s Restricted Fishing Area

  Halibut Fisherman, Andrew Halverson, a resident of Washington, was fined $5,000 for the unlawful harvest of halibut. The halibut were harvested from the closed waters defined Read More »
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  Creed declines calls to meet fisherman on hunger strike over fisheries bill

  The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has declined calls to meet a Donegal fisherman who is on hunger strike in protest at legislation to restore reciprocal Read More »
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  Fishermen, scientists, researchers convene to address reeling coastal communities, fisheries

  Commercial fishing fleets are skeletons of their former selves and their communities, once known for their abundant natural resources and food production, are suffering from increased Read More »

• Sharks aren’t always the top of the food chain

  Most people think of sharks as being apex predators, large, fearsome  hunters sitting right at the top of the ocean food chain.  Of course, that isn’t Read More »
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  UPDATED: F/V Atlantic Destiny catches fire off of Nova Scotia; crew members evacuated

  A fishing trawler off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia caught fire Tuesday night, leading to the evacuation of most of the vessel’s 32 crew members. Read More »
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  City struggles to sell unwanted former floating strip club

  The city of Kodiak is trying to get rid of what has been called a former floating strip club. The P/V Wild Alaskan vessel was impounded Read More »
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  Crooks in a Crab Pot

  Most people in the bays and estuaries of coastal South Jersey, including places such as Barnegat Bay, have concerns about someone stealing their crab pots or Read More »

• The National Ocean Policy Coalition update

  I. Greenwire: ‘Zoning’ Has Become A Bad Word For Backers Of Obama Marine Policy II. EPA Administrator Announces Resignation III. Salazar Announces Intention To Resign IV. Read More »

• Alewives and Blueback Herring haven’t rebounded

  But like many fish, herring face a veritable Pandora’s box of pressure. Habitat degradation, the damming of rivers, overfishing and pollution have cut their numbers drastically, Read More »

• Scientists say radiation levels low to non-existent in BC-caught fish

  As the Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to leak radioactive material, what does that mean for fish caught in the Pacific Ocean off the BC coast? Read More »
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  Fishing vessel aground near St Aubin

  A fishing boat ran aground south west of St Aubin’s Fort, in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 14 May) Jersey Police say the two Read More »

• Anti-Fishing Lies Exposed: Attorney General Releases Point by Point Debunk of Kaniela Ing

  News Release from Hawaii Attorney General, Feb 13, 2017 HONOLULU – Attorney General Doug Chin today released a letter dated December 29, 2016, with the permission of Read More »
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  25 years ago, the crew of the Andrea Gail was lost in the ‘perfect storm’

  At the heart of Gloucester, America’s oldest seaport, visitors will find an eight-foot-tall bronze fisherman at the wheel of his ship. Engraved at the base of the Gloucester Fisherman’s Read More »

• NewHampshire Fishermen collect 35 tons of lobster traps from coast

  seacoastonline – RYE — It’s been a harsh winter with many storms ravaging the Seacoast. More than 75 fishermen from Seabrook to Portsmouth and about a Read More »

• Shad season for Georgia Commercial Fishermen to open Jan. 1

  Commercial fishermen can take to the water beginning at 6 a.m. Jan. 1 to take advantage of the opening day of shad season, according to the Read More »
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  Port’s Tuna Harbor Proposal Disappoints San Diego Fishermen

  Commercial fishermen who expected that a proposed redevelopment of the San Diego waterfront would include land set aside solely for their industry found out Thursday that Read More »
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  Obituary: Thomas Kezar of Cape Porpoise, supplying bait to New England fishing boats for 45 years.

  Thomas (Todd) Joseph Kezar, 70, of Cape Porpoise, lost his battle with ALS April 23, journeying home to be with the Lord, joining his parents Thomas Read More »

• Pollock fishery shut down early after unprecedented salmon bycatch in Gulf of Alaska

  The National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] announced Wednesday, Sept. 25 that it was shutting down the rest of the Central Gulf of Alaska pollock season. That’s Read More »

• Northern Marine 58 Limit Seiner N58 Launch F/V Optimus

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• Russians planning major Caribbean oil study

  The Russian government last month publicly expressed an interest in Caribbean oil and natural gas exploration, including off the coasts of nations near South Florida. more@keysnet 12:54 Read More »

• Does this sound familiar?

  According to the industry body, the document adopted ignores the social and economic status of fishing. “It keeps backing an unbalanced, rigid and unrealistic fishery management, Read More »
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  N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission panel in disarray ahead of quarterly meeting

  Just as the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission convenes on Wednesday for its quarterly meeting in Raleigh, there has been a complete turnover of the panel’s commercial Read More »