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  Hank the cat came back, but only after stowing away on a fishing boat

  When Hank the cat disappeared from his home on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, his owners thought he was gone for good. Instead, he was on a Read More »
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  Midwater trawler critics intend to appeal court decision

  Fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are seeking to appeal a federal judge’s reversal of an exclusion zone that keeps herring trawlers 12 miles offshore. The Read More »

• Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven to build two new stern trawlers for Icelandic seafood company Samherji

  The vessels will be 80m long and with hulls of ICE 1A* class, and equipped with a wide range of Rolls-Royce equipment, including main engines, thrusters, Read More »

• Oregon did the right thing in backing off gillnet ban on the main Columbia River. Washington state should too.

  The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is to be commended for recognizing that a 2013 policy dictated by former Gov. John Kitzhaber to kick commercial salmon Read More »

• A Neutral View of Oceanic pH

  Note that in Hawaii, the surface pH is above 8.05, and in Alaska the surface pH is below 7.7 … and despite that, the marine environment Read More »

• California’s ban on shark fins stems from racism against Chinese-Americans

   California’s ban on shark fins stems from racism against Chinese-Americans by lawmakers, one of whom is also Chinese-American, a lawyer told the 9th Circuit. The Shark Read More »

• Video: Coast Guard medevacs crewman from F/V Stella near Kodiak, Alaska

  A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak hoists a  35-year-old hypothermic crewman from the deck of the 58-foot Kodiak-based  fishing vessel Stella Read More »

• Atlantic Salmon Federation Calling for Better Salmon Monitoring

  The Atlantic Salmon Federation is calling for more rigorous monitoring and research to prevent the escape of farmed salmon into the wild after the recent discovery Read More »

• Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission discusses salmon fishing reforms

  Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission was briefed Saturday on the Columbia River salmon reforms, but took no action. Kyle Adicks of the state Department of Fish Read More »

• On the verge of a premature Commercial bluefish shutdown, Senator Schumer fires off a letter!

  The decision, which could be made any day now, is based on data from the Marine Recreation Information Program, which is the program NOAA uses to Read More »

• American Seafoods struggles with high debt, low fish prices, has ratings agencies warning it may soon default on its massive debt.

  American Seafoods Group, whose fleet of big, blue-and-white catcher-processor ships harvests more fish than any other U.S. company, may soon default on some of its massive Read More »
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  The powerful Hurricane Ophelia is about to hit Ireland

  The powerful Hurricane Ophelia is due to hit Ireland on Monday in the strongest storm the country has seen in more than 50 years. According to Read More »

• Video Shows RV Ocean Researcher V Aground Off Taiwan, Frantic Search and Rescue

  New video shows the scene from Friday night’s search and rescue after the Taiwanese research vessel Ocean Researcher V struck a reef and sank near the Penghu Islands Read More »

• Update: RCMP confirm Miss Ally found – divers readying for mission

  RCMP in Woods Harbour confirmed the overturned hull of Miss Ally was sighted by one of the planes patrolling the area around 10 a.m Saturday morning.   Read More »

• Fishing season for commercial red drum opens New Year’s Day in Mississippi

  Commercial fishermen can welcome the new year with the opening of Red drum fishing season. On January 1, 2015 Red drum season opens for commercial fishermen at 12:01 Read More »

• Audio – Federal Shutdown Could Delay Crab Fisheries – NMFS’ law enforcement division is one of the few departments that’s still open.

  State managers set catch limits. But the National Marine Fisheries Service is supposed to divide up the crab and assign individual fishing quotas, or IFQs, to Read More »

• Mine waste storage and salmon runs, what could go wrong?

  In a Northern Dynasty submission to the EPA, Knight Piesold, the firm which engineered the , weighed in. “Modern dam design technologies are based on proven 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 »

• Gulf of Maine: ‘Poster child’ for global warming

  Long-established species of commercial fish, like cod, herring and northern shrimp, are departing for colder waters. Black sea bass, blue crabs and new species of squid Read More »

• Our View: Cooper rightly pans offshore drilling

  Gov. Roy Cooper was right on the mark last week in declaring his staunch opposition to opening up North Carolina’s coast to offshore drilling.  Cooper made Read More »
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  Australia: Senate inquiry on impacts of seismic testing starts in Hobart

  An inquiry into the impact of seismic testing in Australian waters has heard there is little scientific research into the effects it has on marine life Read More »

• Dr. Brian Rothschild — Reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Act and good public policy

  There have been basically two approaches to the current reauthorization. One leaves the language of the act as is, the other makes changes.,, The substance of Read More »

• Welcome to Butt Hole Road – Please rethink shellfish farming in bays – Bob Maddex, Fenwick Island

  For many of us who enjoy kayaking and other water sports on Little Assawoman Bay, the proposal by the State of Delaware to use oysters and Read More »

• NO!!! – Eric, the little endangered sea turtle found in N.S., has died

  A rare and endangered sea turtle died Friday, only two days after washing ashore, thin and hypothermic, in Hall’s Harbour, N.S. Community members tried to nurse the ill turtle Read More »
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  2.6 million farmed salmon dead on south coast of Newfoundland, company says

  A massive salmon die-off on Newfoundland’s south coast has led to the suspension of licences for Northern Harvest Sea Farms in Newfoundland and Labrador. The die-off Read More »