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• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44ft. 11in. Fiberglass Crab/Groundfish, 375HP, John Deere Diesel

  Specifications, information and 24 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 15:10 Read More »

• Where’s the fight for our fishery? – Phil Earle, Carbonear

  If the government of the U.S.A. and the fishing fleets of foreign countries behaved in their fishery like they do here in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Read More »
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  Deadliest Catch Got Us All Fooled with Faking a Storm, and Nobody Noticed

  A reality TV show is supposed to show us, well, reality. After all, it is in the name. But when actual events fail to be sufficiently Read More »

• 2 for the Price of One from El Globo! Gulf of Maine’s cod stock falling, study says – Gulf of Maine Cod Stock at All-Time Low

  The cod population in the Gulf of Maine is plummeting more steeply than previously thought, according a new assessment by the federal agency that monitors the Read More »
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  TRAP GEAR CLOSURE IN CAPE COD BAY EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 15TH

  The Division of Marine Fisheries has enacted an emergency regulation to extend the Large Whale Trap Gear Closure for a portion of Cape Cod Bay through Read More »

• Fishermen and politicians: A lost alliance

   On fishermen’s trucks in coastal New England, a popular bumper sticker tells a grim story: “National Marine Fisheries Service: Destroying Commercial Fishermen and their Families Since Read More »
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  R.I. fishermen threaten legal action over South Fork wind farm

  A group of fishermen in Rhode Island is threatening to sue the state’s coastal agency, the federal government, and developer Ørsted over the under-development of the Read More »

• Oregon seafood industry calls on Gov. Tina Kotek to halt offshore wind energy development

  A coalition of independent fishing boat operators, seafood companies and industry groups is calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to ask the federal government to stop a Read More »
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  Poor boat maintenance led to fatal sinking of fishing vessel near Bamfield

  Poor boat maintenance contributed to the sinking of a fishing vessel near Bamfield two years ago that killed two crew members, according to a Transportation Safety Read More »
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  American eel turns up in southwestern Minnesota lake

  An American eel — far, far away from its natural home in the North Atlantic Ocean — was found in a southwestern Minnesota lake late last Read More »
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  ENC shrimper thinking of new ways to get his product to customers amid inflation

  Inflation is making it harder for fisherman to turn a profit. Now, it’s fueling them to make decision on how they sell their catch. One local Read More »

• Lake Babine sockeye fishery at risk of unprecedented closure

  Aboriginal people in British Columbia who rely on Skeena River sockeye are facing some extremely difficult decisions as sockeye salmon returns plunge to historic lows. Lake Babine Chief Read More »
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  Belize Fishermen hold meeting over proposed lobster prices

  As we reported last week, the fishermen are dissatisfied that there is a significant decrease in the price of lobster. This weekend fishermen from northern Belize Read More »
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  Coronavirus Adaption: So That’s What They Mean By Doormat: Fresh Fish At Your Doorstep

  With the supply chain into Manhattan constricted, if not completely cut off due to the coronavirus crisis, the fishermen who ply their trade on the East Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 85′ Shrimper/Scalloper, 3412 Cat, 2 JD Auxiliaries

  To review specifications, information, and 45 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:55 Read More »
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  Daughter’s lawsuit against ‘Deadliest Catch’ star Sig Hansen proceeds after appeals challenge

  A child molestation lawsuit against Seattle-area resident and “Deadliest Catch” star Sig Hansen is allowed to proceed, the state Court of Appeals decided in a Monday Read More »

• The meaning behind Ed Parker’s painting, The Lobster Trap – Thief of Tradition

  In the painting The Lobster Trap by Ed Parker, a Maine lobsterman lowers crates into the water while, unbeknownst to him, a large sea monster intertwines itself Read More »
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  Maine Right whale advocates say they feel sidelined by the powerful lobster industry

  As Maine’s lobstermen fight national conservation groups over federal gear rules and fishery closures intended to protect endangered whales, they have found fierce allies among the Read More »

• Climate change will shift marine predators’ habitat, study says – By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

  More doom and gloom from a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) The top ocean predators in the North Pacific could lose as much Read More »
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  25 Dishes to Enjoy While Celebrating National Lobster Day

  Succulent, buttery lobster. It’s as special as a dish can be, and there’s so many ways to enjoy it. June 15 is National Lobster Day, and Read More »
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  Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrests Cortez net thief

  A theft in Cortez has been tied to a man found on a deserted island. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Timothy Lee Thompson, 53, of Cortez, Read More »
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  Western Flyer sails again

  The Western Flyer left for Seattle after seven years of intense restoration and rebuilding in Port Townsend, but she will make a detour on the way Read More »

• The Truth, a Good Story, and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight

  …….the case with the latest Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight TV series where it would appear that the public are being well and truly hoodwinked. Read more Read More »
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  For Nova Scotia mother of scallop fisherman, a painful wait for her son lost at sea

  For Lori Phillips, waiting for news of a son lost at sea is painful, as she says closure could begin with his body’s return from the Read More »

• Tributes to “Godfather” of Wexford Maritime History, Fisherman John Power

  Tributes have been made to Wexford fisherman, writer, researcher, maritime historian and community activist John Power, who died last month aged 90. The Sunday Independent reports that the RNLI’s Read More »