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  Alaska – Study reveals changes in Commercial Fisheries over three decades

  Anne Beaudreau is an associate professor of fisheries, at University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences based out of Juneau. She and other Read More »
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  N.J. fishing industry to get another $9.5M for Coronavirus relief

  An incoming tide of federal dollars aims to lift a few boats, bait shops and seafood markets in the Garden State. New Jersey is set to Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 50′ Stern Dragger, Detroit 8-71, Federal Permits

  Specifications, information and 5 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here  Nice vessel/permits package for a reasonable price. 12:56 Read More »

• Fishermen need better life-jacket designs, union says,

  The head of the Maritime Fishermen’s Union says the industry should design better life-jackets for fishermen if it wants them to wear them. Christian Brun, the Read More »

• Positive outlook for SE Alaska commercial net fisheries

  Traditional commercial net fisheries in Southeast Alaska will kick off the season Sunday. Bill Davidson is Fish and Game’s regional coordinator for commercial fisheries in Southeast. Read More »

• Board of Fish at Kodiak: permit stacking, trawling hot topics; Wal-Mart reps talk salmon at Juneau

  This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch  — The Fish Board comes to Kodiak and Wal-Mart reps talk salmon in Alaska – Permit stacking and trawl fisheries Read More »

• CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION: Saving Seafood is “rather discomposed” Really?!!!

  The Conservation Law Foundation’s Sean Cosgrove responds to our analysis of their criticism of NEFMC Council Member Laura Ramsden and their arguments on proposed changes to Read More »

• Sent TODAY! For TOMORROW! RI Congressional Delegation – Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Listening Session

  The Rhode Island Congressional delegation is seeking input and comments on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act .  This session is open to the public Read More »
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  Maine: Not about to be trapped, captains push vessels to limit for bragging rights, top prizes

  Hauling: Lobster boats make waves in watery race party – On Saturday, June 27 in Rockland Harbor just inside the breakwater, there was no time for Read More »
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  NMFS – Revised black sea bass quotas for the 2017 fishing year and projected specifications for 2018.

  NMFS proposes revised black sea bass specifications for the 2017 fishing year and projected specifications for 2018. In addition, this rule proposes to remove an accountability Read More »

• Kill Devil Hills urges neighbors to speak out on offshore drilling

  With state lawmakers and the governor rallying for more energy exploration, Kill Devil Hills commissioners have reasserted opposition to drilling for oil and natural gas. A Read More »
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  Fishermen question settlement that could net convicted ‘Codfather’ millions

  This week, Rafael was hit with more than $3 million in fines and a lifetime ban as part of a settlement agreement in a civil case Read More »

• NOAA N.E. chief eyes delay on limits

  The New England Fishery Management Council approved the proposal from the Gloucester-based coalition at its special meeting Wednesday in Wakefield. The move came in conjunction with Read More »

• Straight out of Frelard: Leaner, greener fishing boat engines

  Erling Skaar started worrying about the way fishing boats burn dinosaur juice in 1973, when the Arab oil embargo drove prices up and supplies down. This choked off Read More »

• UMass hires former head of failed Cape Cod Fish Shares business

  David Henchy has had some serious misfortune in recent years. His father died a year ago, his business failed and he declared bankruptcy, and now his Read More »
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  Opposition mounts against proposed offshore fish farm off the coast of Sarasota

  Because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not hold a public hearing on the construction of a controversial fin fish farm 45 miles off the coast Read More »

• Pew/NatGeo Column Oversimplifies Ecosystem-Based Management of “Forage Fish”

  WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) May 7, 2014 — In a recent article, “The ABCs of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management-Part II,” the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Director of Federal Fisheries Policy Read More »
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  Beth Said Yes! But what was the question?

  Beth Said Yes! and I thought he had popped the question. But what question did he ask? It was the boat I wrote about a few Read More »

• Agenda Driven BS: Call to resurrect Marine Conservation Zones is a ‘Mishmash of Misinformation and ignorance’

  Ben Bradshaw’s letter in the Independent on Sunday is a call to arms for the immediate designation of 127 marine conservation zones across UK waters, supposedly Read More »
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  One king salmon worth more than a barrel of oil to AK fishermen; Updates for 2018/19

  Salmon stakeholders are still crunching the numbers from the 2018 season, which up front has two distinctions: it ranks as one of the most valuable on Read More »

• Fact-finding can ease tensions and measure concerns over the impact of a new fishery in Beaufort County.

  Beaufort County Council is right to take a new look at balancing the interests of the commercial fishing industry and the citizens who live near commercial Read More »
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  The Cromer crab is a Norfolk staple – but does it have feelings?

  According to a report by the London School of Economics, there is strong scientific evidence to suggest crabs do feel and that they should be treated Read More »

• United States continues global leadership to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

  In its 2015 biennial report to Congress on illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), NOAA has identified six nations — Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, and Read More »

• Paul LePage doesn’t want National Monument designations for Gulf of Maine

  Republican Gov. Paul LePage  is expressing his disapproval of a proposal to designate areas within the Gulf of Maine as a National Maritime Monument. This specific Read More »

• Foreign vessels are catching lots of cod in NAFO areas next to us – Not everyone is happy!

  The Fisheries Broadcast with Jamie Baker – Monday September  9, 2013 – listen  20:26 Read More »