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• Fishing in murky waters: the administration’s secretive oceans policies come under fire

  The Obama administration is using its “phone and pen” method of governing by executive action to push its agenda and extend its powers in a huge new area: Read More »

• Big Rescue Operation in the Antarctic – Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star In Route To Australian-flagged F/V Antarctic Chieftain

  A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is responding to a 207-foot fishing vessel with 27 people aboard beset in ice approximately 900 miles northeast of McMurdo Sound, Read More »

• National Research Council Report – Catch limits boost depleted fish stocks

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal efforts to rebuild depleted fish populations have largely been successful, but pressure to overfish some species remains high, and some fish stocks Read More »

• Will banning trade in fins help endangered sharks? Experts are divided

  The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017, introduced before Congress on March 9, would terminate the possession and trade of shark fins in all 50 Read More »

• Captains face charges after alleged illegal harvest

  Two fishing boat captains are facing criminal charges after state environmental police say they caught the men harvesting surf clams in an area off Herring Cove Read More »

• Non-pelagic trawlers hit halibut limit in Gulf, BSAI plaice TAC achieved

  Vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska cannot target deep-water  species from May 18 to July 1. The National Marine Fisheries Service, or NMFS, Read More »
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  Oppose Industrial Offshore Wind Farms – Attend Peaceful Protest Tuesday April 27th at 4:30pm

  I represent Save our Shoreline NJ, a group of nearly 4000 concerned businesses, homeowners, residents, fishing community members, and New Jersey shore vacationers. The view of Read More »

• Think seals as a substitute for deer, cod as a substitute for sapling – Growing deer population taking a toll on forests

  Environmental leaders blame bigger herds, fewer predators and decreased harvests by area hunters for the state’s dwindling vegetation. Wow! “The deer just munch, munch, munch,” said Read More »

• Maine’s river herring making dramatic comeback

  River herring – in the midst of a dramatic comeback in Maine’s rivers with the recent removal of dams that blocked their spawning runs for decades Read More »

• Seals and deals

  It’s no secret that the annual seal harvest is a controversial topic. In our province, it’s blasphemy to speak against the hunt; anyone who does so Read More »

• Public Comment Period Reopened for Acadian Redfish Action — DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS 1/22/13

  NOAA Fisheries today announced that it has reopened the public comment period for an Acadian redfish-related proposed rule that published on November 8, 2012.  Deadline for Read More »

• Crabbing: an inherently dangerous job

  Some may wonder if the 2017 Dungeness crab season was ill-fated: First delayed by weeks to make certain crab were free of domoic acid toxin, delayed Read More »
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  ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’ – monster 6ft cod landed in seaside town

  A record-breaking monster cod has been snapped up by punters in a British seaside town. The humongous sea creature weighs a whopping 112lbs (51 kg) and Read More »
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  John Moran of Tiverton, R.I., has passed away

  A native of Tiverton, John Henline Moran, 86, died on Friday, February 24, 2023. He was the son of the late Charles and Helen (Henline) Moran Read More »
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  Commercial salmon season finally arrives in the Bay Area

  At Monterey Fish Market on Pier 33, one San Francisco fisherman alone brought in 300 pounds of salmon on Tuesday, the first day of the Bay Read More »

• British fisheries consultant urges ‘coexistence’ with offshore wind – They said we could co exist with the Red Coats, too!

  He said the best advice for the New Bedford fleet was to cooperate with the wind farm developers as early as possible in order to have Read More »

• Warren set to host fishing reform hearing today

  The hearing — which will also include Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard — is designed Read More »

• Fishtown slides as a top port – Catch landed in Gloucester declines 63 percent in 2 years – Richard Gaines GDT

  Once the world’s preeminent fishing port, even today Gloucester is arguably its best known, heralded in literature, cinema and lore……But Gloucester’s fishing industry is in steep Read More »

• Marlborough Sounds scallop closure divides industry

  A ban of scallop fishing in the Marlborough Sounds, and parts of Tasman Bay, three days before the start of the season, has split the industry, with Read More »

• Calhoun County, Texas – Shrimp season devastated by freshwater, Judge signs declaration of disaster

  The shrimp boat captain sat at the helm, listening to other captains talk over the radio about the catch they brought in the day before. After Read More »
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  Fin whale entangled in a navigation buoy near Grand Manan last week is presumed dead

  A fin whale spotted near Grand Manan is believed to have died after becoming entangled in a navigation buoy, something rescuers say they have never seen Read More »
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  North Carolina: Debates over ending inshore trawling to protect marine life

  For commercial fishermen like Thomas Smith, who works in the Pamlico Sound, shrimp trawling is essential for their livelihood. “Most of our income comes between July Read More »
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  Climate change is now a fact of life in Atlantic Canada fishery

  The Atlantic Ocean is one of the most productive marine environments in the world, with an abundance of marine organisms from crabs, to lobsters and wild Read More »

• State of Alaska Backs Feds in Lawsuit over Fisheries Management – Video

  A group of fish processors, permit holders and crew members are suing the federal government over a measure giving the Department of Commerce broad authority to Read More »
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  Will Congress reel in regulations on America’s fishermen?

  Sep. 03, 2018 – 5:09 – Fishing industry says the U.S. government is crushing them with regulations. >click here to play video< 12:03 Read More »