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  Shrimpers and fishers concerned about LNG expansion

  Cameron has been home to a thriving fishing and shrimping industry since the 1800′s, but will it always be that way? Some of the fishers and Read More »

• Grand Bank scallop fishermen once again block access to Clearwater Seafoods plant

  The harvesters want answers from the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor) union and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) about access to scallop beds Read More »
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  N.C. Watermen elect officers

  Perry Wood Beasley of Columbia has been elected President of North Carolina Watermen United, with Outer Banks residents Andrew Berry and Greg Mayer serving as Co-Vice Read More »
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  Coast Guard, local agencies searching for 2 fisherman near Nantucket from 4 man crew

  Coast Guard crews along with local agencies and good Samaritans are searching for two fisherman after their fishing boat sank Monday evening 10 miles southeast of Read More »

• Rock shrimp fishing pioneer Rodney Thompson passes away

  During his long career, he founded T-Craft Boats, Thompson Trawlers, Offshore 30, Thompson Industries, Sand Point Inn, Pelican Point Inn, Ponce Seafood, Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant, Read More »
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  Venture IV – Trawler Designed for Western Scottish Waters

  Venture II Fishing Company in the UK recently took delivery of a new trawler built for operations off Scotland’s west coast. Designed by Macduff Ship Design Read More »
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  This Weekend: Anti-Fishing Protests to Hit 38 Cities!

  This weekend, in honor of World Day for the End of Fishing, PETA supporters in 38 North American cities—from Boston and Vancouver to Mexico City and Read More »

• Lake Manitoba Commercial Fishermen’s Association Plans Strategy

  Members of the Lake Manitoba Commercial Fishermen’s Association, South Basin gathered in Portage la Prairie yesterday to plan their strategy concerning jackfish in the lake. They Read More »
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  Former Senator Scott Brown to return to the political arena

  New Hampshire Primary Source has confirmed that Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts US Senator who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate from New Hampshire in 2014, has Read More »
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  New boat design, New opportunities for success loom off the coast of Maine

  Amidst the lobster traps, blue and barren berried rolling hills of Harrington, Maine, forager, artist and engineer Dave Olson is re-imagining the rockweed harvesting scene.,,, This new Read More »
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  Another big Maritime fishery quota cut looming

  Another Maritime fishery is facing a big quota cut this year. The only question is how big. This time it is the large herring fishery in Read More »

• State of Hawaii proposes emergency ban following mass harvesting of sea cucumbers

  The Department of Land and Natural Resources is proposing an emergency rule that will ban any taking of sea cucumbers for the next 120 days. The Read More »
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  Nova Scotia Power blamed for fish deaths in Gaspereau River

  Fishermen, members of the three First Nations Communities of Glooscap, Valley and Sipekne’katik, as well as Fisheries and Oceans officers and scientists, descended upon the White Read More »

• US, China to cooperate on ocean preservation

  The U.S. and China said Wednesday they are stepping up cooperation on preserving the ocean and combating illegal fishing despite their differences on maritime security. This Read More »

• URI dean Dennis Nixon named sea grant program director

  Nixon has taught courses in marine and coastal law in URI’s Department of Marine Affairs for 37 years. He has been associate dean for research and Read More »

• Flooding 60-foot F/V Endeavor contact Coast Guard for assistance at 09:15 this morning, tied up 12:20 this afteroon

  NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Yaquina Bay, in Newport, assisted three men aboard a commercial fishing vessel taking on water about 10 Read More »
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  Elver run looks good, prices up over last year

  Since the start of the elver season on March 22, the spring run has been picking up and landings are looking good. The Ellsworth American reported Read More »

• Lobstermen Under 40 Invited to Lobster Leadership Institute

  Maine lobstermen younger than 40 years old are invited to take part in the second Maine Lobster Leadership Institute, offered by the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance. Read More »
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  Alaska’s 2019 fisheries bring new records, continued concern

  Alaska’S fisheries in 2019 had several bright spots, yet many areas of concern will return into the next year. Once again the sockeye fishery in Bristol Read More »

• Supreme Court says it’s too early to rule on APOC bias complaint

  Long-running tensions between a wealthy opponent of the proposed Pebble mine and the Alaska Public Offices Commission continue, with a decision Friday by the Alaska Supreme Court Read More »
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  A memorial service for a fisherman lost at sea was held at the Seamen’s Bethel in New Bedford

  On Sunday, a celebration of life service was held at Seamen’s Bethel in downtown New Bedford for Mark Cormier, one of the crew from the F/V Read More »
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  “It looks like 1,000 tornadoes went through”,,, Hurricane Laura blasts Louisiana coast with wind and wall of seawater

  One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as Laura roared ashore in Louisiana near Read More »

• Army Corps to begin killing birds at Columbia River dam

  CLARKSTON, Wash. (AP) – The Army Corps of Engineers this spring will begin killing birds at some Snake and Columbia river dams to help protect juvenile Read More »

• Island Fishermen’s Wives keep safety in focus – 25 years of community service

  Twenty-five years ago the island fishing community lost two of its own within a few short weeks. Clyde Haskell and Allen Thompson both died in fishing-related Read More »

• The Alaska Marine Advisory Tracks The Effectiveness Of Whale Pingers

  Commercial fishing fleets in Alaska use pingers on a voluntary basis, but they are required in parts of the U.S. In California, a study by the Read More »