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• Lobster season off southern N.S. opens after weather delay – optimism as dumping day begins

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada had postponed the opening for five days, fearing poor weather during the past week would make it too dangerous for fishermen. The Read More »
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  Coronavirus: Snow crab fishery worries outbreak could be bad for business

  Next to the lobster industry, snow crab is the biggest fishing industry in the province, as millions of dollars worth of New Brunswick snow crab is Read More »

• New Longliner “Northern Leader” to Begin Fishing in August

  One of the world’s biggest and most environmentally friendly cod longliners has begun its journey to Alaska. The 184 foot Northern Leader has left the shipyard, Read More »

• Snow Crab season opens Friday for Area 12, Fishermen expect a strong price.

  ALBERTON — Carter Hutt anticipates there will be a drive on Wednesday morning to get crab boats ready for a season which is scheduled to get Read More »

• Mount Pleasant invests in improved safety, functionality of shrimp boat docks

  Much needed upgrades are coming to an important part of Mount Pleasant’s legacy. Town leaders are allocating money to renovate its shrimp boat docks in preparation Read More »

• Maine, N.H. fish survey gets low count – Pew Climate Denier Jud Crawford Weigh’s In!

  The lack of some species, and the low overall catch, aren’t necessarily indicative of a decline in a species’ population, said Keri Stepanek, one of the Read More »
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  Letter: CCA wants to kill competition

  Many years ago I believed in the need for a Coastal Recreational Fishing License, and after reading the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) mission statement written at Read More »

• Red herring? Facing off over the sustainability of B.C.’s herring fishery

  Calls for a last-minute moratorium are intensifying as the start of Pacific herring season in the Straight of Georgia approaches on Nov.24. Concerns are resurfacing among Read More »

• Cape Rouge sinking on LaHave River in Bridgewater

  Emergency crews scrambled to the Bridgewater wharf on Monday afternoon after a fishing vessel, ordinarily tied up to the wharf, began sinking into the LaHave River. Read More »

• Alaska’s Halibut, Black Cod Harvest Season Opens Tomorrow

  Grocers can start preparing their seafood departments for Alaska’s wild halibut and black cod (sablefish), for which harvest season opens tomorrow, March 23. Statewide Total Allowable Read More »

• Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel taking on water 50 miles south of Grand Isle

  The Coast Guard is responding to a vessel taking on water approximately 50 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana, Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Read More »

• The Importance of Boatyards, Friends, and Pi Day (3/14/15)

  Getting a fishing boat up to Port Angeles, Washington from Astoria, Oregon in January, as we did this year, produced mixed reactions for my husband and Read More »
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  Ireland: Warning fishing industry is on brink of collapse due to lack of Coronavirus support

  Ireland’s €1.2 billion fishing industry is on the brink of collapse, according to industry representatives who say it has been decimated by the collapse in domestic Read More »

• Fisherman convicted after driving at fishery officer

  A Tauranga commercial fisherman has been convicted and fined $3000 for deliberately driving his vehicle at a fishery officer who had signalled for him to pull Read More »
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  Friday Morning Fire Damages Scallop Boat in Barnegat Light

  Fire officials are investigating the cause of a commercial boat fire Friday morning on a fishing boat in Barnegat Light. Station 51 of the High Point Read More »
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  Hit-or-miss hauls end another unpredictable Florida stone crab season

  “We knew guys who were fishing 500 traps and would catch less than six or seven pounds,” Gandy said. “Lots of (crabbers) just didn’t do it Read More »
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  Memorial unveiled to honour fishermen who lost their lives at sea

  A memorial has been unveiled for two fisherman who lost their lives off the Sussex coast. Robert Morley, who was 38, and his crew mate, Adam Read More »
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  Historic fishing boat gets another chance – “an incredible piece of our region’s maritime history”

  Kent Craford’s wife used to joke that she’d probably have to bury him in the old gillnet boat he bought on a whim when they were Read More »

• New York Times picks up the Maine Lobstermen’s Union story, but is it legit?

  An existing group, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, earlier this year published an op-ed and created a short-lived Web site questioning the need for a union.“To me, Read More »

• Assembly Backs Set Netters

  There was wide-ranging support for set netters at last night’s Borough Assembly.The resolution received overwhelming support from the Assembly, along with a call to the Board Read More »
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  Popular Fisherman’s Wharf boat finds new home to sell fresh fish

  The fisherman who built a following over the last three years by selling directly from his boat at Fisherman’s Wharf is moving his operation to the Read More »
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  Smith Island Holds “Boat-in” Easter Service

  On Easter Sunday, six boats from the three Smith Island, Maryland communities gathered around Pastor Everett Landon aboard the Miss Maxine, his father’s wooden workboat, in Read More »

• P.E.I. lobster fishermen begin the penny per pound Lobster Levy for marketing on Saturday

  P.E.I. lobster fishermen are the first in Canada to offer money from their catch to help market their product. The one-cent-a-pound levy will begin to be Read More »

• How sustainable seafood can harm coastal communities

  Kai Ryssdal: Tell me the story of how this book came to be. Lee van der Voo: Sure. Actually, I had just written a story about seafood Read More »
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  What the hell ha’ you done?

  Jeffery Melton fishes from Lowestoft on the English east coast and is only too aware of fishing living up to its reputation as the most dangerous Read More »