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• ‘I’m a fisherman in East Lothian and I am fighting for my survival’

  An East Lothian fisherman has warned that his industry could ‘disappear’ if governments do not address funding issues. Barry Brunton, 49, who was born and bred in the fishing Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 57′ Fiberglass Scalloper, 350 HP Cummins

  To review specifications, information, and 26 photos’,>click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 08:46 Read More »

• Scientists back off claims that Maine officials knew about mercury-tainted lobster years ago

  A day after saying state officials knew lobsters near the mouth of the Penobscot River contained unsafe levels of the toxin, researchers say the officials had Read More »

• Prepping for Dumping Day in LFA 35 October 14

  The Digby Wharf is looking even more colourful than usual as boats are stacked high with lobster traps, rope and buoys for this year’s Dumping Day Read More »

• Narwhal tusk smuggler faces extradition hearing – Gregory Logan, of New Brunswick, may be tried in U.S. for money laundering

  A New Brunswick man convicted of smuggling narwhal tusks into the United States is facing an extradition hearing in April. The U.S. Department of Justice wants Read More »
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  Personal Locator Beacons improve the chance of rescue at sea

  A PLB is a personal electronic device that transmits a survivor’s location on or in the water to the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking system during Read More »

• A lobster boat captain said a freak storm killed his crew. Then doctors found drugs in his system.

  Christopher Hutchinson said he had no idea the storm would grow so strong so fast. It was November 2014, and Hutchinson, 28, had set out in his 45-foot Read More »

• Gang Green: Feel the Venom? The U.S. Shark Conservation Axe of 2013

  Nearly three years ago, I wrote “Shark and Awe in the U.S. Senate”, my account of the near-death experience that The U.S. Shark Conservation Act of Read More »

• Thank you Massachusettes Senate candidate Steve Lynch for including fishermen in the debate with Ed Markey

  Thank you Steve Lynch for bringing  the New England  fishermen’s concerns to the debate, and holding Ed Markey’s feet to the fire. He dodged the subject Read More »

• This red herring is relevant: fisherman

  When you are fishing on the Atlantic ocean, and have done so for years, there’s an expectation of what you will be pulling into your boat. Read More »
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  American Marine launch’s Texas Parks and Wildlife aluminum catamaran patrol boat for State and Federal waters 

  The 80’ x 27’ (OAL) Captain Murchison features twin CAT C18 ACERT D Engines, with Hamilton Jet HM 521 waterjets and is built to USCG Subchapter Read More »

• Shell abandons Arctic drilling in 2013

  Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday that it will not drill in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Alaska this year, declaring a cease-fire in one Read More »

• 3MMI – Small Pollock Creates Strong Minced Market, Brazil’s Economy Impact on Global Seafood Market

  3-Minute Market Insight: As Alaska Pollock continues to land with smaller sized fish (500-750 grams), the Minced Pollock market continues to grow. Pacific Whiting supply is short, Read More »

• Eight crew members rescued from sinking boat after crash during fish transfer

  Eight people had to be rescued from a fishing boat after it crashed into its sister vessel and began to sink south east of Fair Isle. Read More »

• Water rights for wild salmon or coal mine? DNR to decide. Comments extended to April 9

  The state is getting ready to choose between giving water rights to sustain wild salmon or to proposed at Upper Cook Inlet. If it opts for Read More »

• “What is the price people paid to become a crab fishermen?” – Film maker seeks to preserve Kodiak King Crab History

  Matt Stevens is a man on a mission. Born and raised on Kodiak Island in the late 70’s, he has grown up hearing the stories of Read More »

• Red snapper fishing ‘haves’ are suing the ‘have-nots’

  Several highline commercial red snapper IFQ fishermen (they own maximum shares) filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service on June 28. Many of these commercial fishermen Read More »

• The “Silver Wave” – Herring run tied to the salmon cycle

  The milky blue water comes alive as a massive ball of silvery herring mass together to prevent predators from feeding on them. The protective sphere, or Read More »

• Macduff Shipyards completes and delivers ‘REBECCA FR 143’

  Macduff Shipyards Limited’s latest newbuild, ‘REBECCA FR 143’, has been delivered to Adam, Adam Junior and Jonathan Tait of Fraserburgh, UK. This is the third vessel Read More »

• Bluefin Tuna Catch Quota Maintained as Shark Limit Rejected

  The commission, which is known as ICCAT and has 46 member countries as well as the European Union, decided to leave the 2014 quota at 1,750 Read More »

• In cod we trust: Newfoundland’s famous fish aims at a comeback, but not everyone’s happy

  By 1992, the mighty cod had been fished to near oblivion, and the federal government declared a moratorium, indefinitely closing the industry in the hopes that Read More »
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  Rainstorm spells end for F/V Tiki

  After 60 years at sea and a previous narrow escape from flooding, luck has run out for the fishing boat Tiki. Tiki was one of two boats Read More »

• Rick Baumann writes, Is seismic testing, drilling for oil necessary?

  From the letter:  i.e. – our commercial fishermen have been and are being heavily regulated right now by the Precautionary Principle because conservative lawmakers won’t fund Read More »
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  The Gig Harbor fishing fleet had a bonanza season in Alaska this year

  “This has been our best season in six years,” said Matt Munkres, who skippers the Gig Harbor-based Julien, a 54-foot purse seiner. “And we got good prices, Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for October7, 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 »