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  Are NOAA scientists being silenced? By Jim Lovgren

  Since the beginning of December there have been at least twelve strandings of whales along the New York and New Jersey shores, all resulting in the Read More »

• Coast Guard Veteran, Retired Commercial Fisherman Vito J. Calomo has passed away

  Vito J. Calomo, 79, of Gloucester husband of the late Josephine R. (Curcuru) Calomo passed away peacefully on Friday, December 8, 2023, at Care One at Read More »

• Letter: Quota caps would further harm fishery Paul Cohan – Captain, F/V Sasquatch Gloucester

  NOAA and administrator Jane Lubchenco demanded and enacted a deeply flawed, possibly illegal amendment in which various interests have invested millions. It is just not financially feasible Read More »
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  2 whales found dead along Atlantic Coast were likely hit by boats, NOAA says.

  Necropsies on two whales found dead along the Atlantic coast this week revealed that both marine mammals showed evidence of vessel strikes. Both whales, a critically endangered Read More »

• If you are following Northeast Ground fish Issues, some comments in this article should promp a Red Flag!

  US releases plan to help wildlife adjust to climate change (threats) The effects of climate change are already apparent, the plan notes. Oyster larvae are struggling Read More »
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  I’m a Maine lobsterman. I leave a lot of my life up to chance. But I don’t know if I can handle this level of uncertainty.

  Herman Coombs is a lobster fisherman in Orrs Island, Maine. He’s been fishing since elementary school, he says, and went full-time after high school. In all Read More »

• Shrimping: an endangered tradition

  The salty ocean air, the smell of pluff mud, seafood restaurants line the streets, yet shrimp boats sit docked at the harbor. This is the scene Read More »

• Reducing bycatch has been a hot topic in the pollock trawl industry.

  Scientists are working with the commercial fishermen to find a solution to the problem. And, at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium this week in Anchorage, they Read More »
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  Will Obama fence off more of the ocean? US fishermen are fearful

  American fishermen are deeply fearful that the Obama White House could cut them off as early as this week from major fishing areas of the U.S. continental shelf Read More »
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  The host parish for Mid-Barataria diversion just voted 8-0 thumbs down against it – would destroy economy, culture

  The Plaquemines Parish Council has decided to oppose Louisiana’s $2 billion plan to channel land-building sediment and nutrient-laden water from the Mississippi River,,, Members said the Read More »

• WDFW invites public comments on fishery restructuring

  OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission invites public comments on plans to restructure salmon and sturgeon fisheries on the lower Columbia River at Read More »

• Nanoose First Nation, as well a number of other First Nations along the Salish Sea, are hoping to expand their economic horizons through commercial fishing.

  The Nanoose band partnered with the Malahat, Tsawout, Beecher Bay and T’Sou-ke First Nations six years ago to form Salish Strait Seafoods to take advantage of local opportunities Read More »

• Greedy and gangs attracted to Maine’s lucrative elver fishery – video

  “Quite often there is [an attitude] that [getting caught] is just a cost of doing business for these guys,” Chasse said. “Last year I wrote a Read More »
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  17 fishermen feared dead, two rescued after Russian trawler sinks in the Barents Sea

  The fishing boat Onega, sank near the Novoya Zemlya archipelago with 19 people on board, local news outlets reported, citing the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Read More »

• California’s Shellfish Industry Fight to Restore Otter-Free Zone

  California’s shellfish industry fought the federal government’s termination of a “no-otter zone” along the Southern California coast at a Ninth Circuit hearing on Friday. Four fishing Read More »

• Lobster fishery sustainability program a success – objective was to reduce fishing capacity

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada Minister Gail Shea, Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Hutchings, and Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor) President Earle McCurdy Read More »
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  Astoria, San Francisco were once the Detroit of the marine-engine industry

  Between 1908 and 1911, something happened that almost certainly saved hundreds of men from drowning on the Columbia River Bar. The salmon canneries in Astoria started Read More »

• Thanks for all the fish – Crosscut delves into the vital, sprawling, oft-forgotten heart of Seattle’s economy and character: commercial fishing

  Editor’s Note: Seattle’s $5 billion commercial fishing industry has defined and sustained this city from its founding. For the next few weeks, Crosscut will explore the Read More »

• PETA will go nuts over this video! Hunting king crabs on an ice-fishing safari in Norway

  Tour guide Michael demonstrates how to trap the cold-water red king crab, or Kamchatka crab, in Norway’s Finmark region.  The King Crab Safari thetelegraph  Read more Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for July 15, 2015

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click Here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Source-We Read More »
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  Memorial University flume tank being used for critical conservation work

  In the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico, gillnets used in the shrimp fishery have received much of the blame for the plunge in the numbers of Read More »

• Possible Scotian Shelf Blowout aftermath: To protect fishery, nix toxic oil dispersants

  The fishing banks of the Scotian Shelf have supported coastal communities and the fishery for more than 300 years because our industry is both highly successful Read More »

• New salmon plan would restrict gill-net fishing on lower Columbia

  The state Fish and Wildlife Commission is expected to approve phasing out commercial gill nets on the lower Columbia River, except in a few spots. While Read More »
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  Shrimpers and Crabbers Get Paid to Collect Abandoned Traps, Saving Wildlife from Derelict Fishing Hazards

  Fishermen in Mississippi are getting paid to collect derelict crab traps, saving wildlife from getting caught in them. A bounty of $5 is offered for every Read More »

• Maine’s scallop fishery to face more closures

  The regulations are designed to “rebuild the scallop resource” while giving scalloping fishermen a chance to fish, said Trisha DeGraaf, a coordinator with the marine resources Read More »