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  The ‘grace of God’ -La Scie fishing crew survives harrowing journey after losing steering during storm

  Crew members on the Ocean Surfer II are lucky to be alive after a harrowing weekend on the open seas. Five people were on the boat, Read More »

• This article more than appalled me, I was hurt and offended. Genevieve McDonald, F/V Hello Darlin’ II

  I am a commercial fisherman out of Stonington, Maine, and though I do not speak on their behalf I am the Downeast Region Representative on the Read More »

• Atlantic bluefin tuna: Sienna Miller and Stephen Fry among those credited with raising awareness of overfishing danger LMAO!

  Celebrities who have campaigned for Atlantic bluefin tuna to be kept out of the cooking pot may soon have to find a new fish to champion Read More »

• Pamlico leaders give thumbs down toHouse Bill 983

  Sun Journal Staff – The board gave a unanimous vote of disapproval to House Bill 983, which would classify the species as game fish, limit harvests Read More »
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  Newfoundland and Labrador Fishermen don’t agree that crab, shrimp stocks are as bad as scientists say

  The province’s fishery appears to be on the brink of a sea change. News over the past couple of months of continually declining snow crab and Read More »
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  Local fishermen praise decision to cancel new protection for endangered animals

  The new rule would have allowed for suspending swordfish fishermen for two entire fishing seasons if too many endangered animals were getting caught in their nets. Read More »

• Fresh Halibut Coming Soon! Commercial Pacific Halibut Fishery To Open March 14, 2015.

  “Our fleet has staged to the grounds and will commence fishing operations when the season opens on March 14th at 12:00pm,” says Lyle Pierce, master of Read More »

• Record Pacific tuna catch prompts calls for more protection

  The Pacific is the world’s healthiest tuna fishery but there are concerns that it too may be acting too slowly in response to growing industrial fishing. Read More »
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  ENC shrimper thinking of new ways to get his product to customers amid inflation

  Inflation is making it harder for fisherman to turn a profit. Now, it’s fueling them to make decision on how they sell their catch. One local Read More »

• Letter: Blame Congress, not NOAA, for fisheries plight – Sam Novello, Gloucester

  Fishing has been in my family for generations, and I have been a commercial fisherman my entire life. In 1990, I was advised to get out Read More »

• Fisherman Joseph Landry found guilty of manslaughter in Phillip Boudreau ‘murder for lobster’ trial

  A Cape Breton lobster fisherman has been found Guilty of manslaughter in the death of a man at sea. Joseph James Landry, 67, of Little Anse, Read More »
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  In 2018, Thorny Issues Ahead – Fishermen versus wind farm, beach access at Napeague remain unresolved

  The proposed South Fork Wind Farm occupied the attention of many residents and governing officials throughout 2017 and, if anything, will be a matter of greater Read More »
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  Vineyard Wind, Fishermen Set Compensation Deadline

  Fishermen and Vineyard Wind have agreed to a deadline for settling their financial differences over a compensation package for the 92-square-mile offshore wind facility. After three Read More »

• North Carolina Bluefin tuna season off to promising start

  With an increase in the U.S. bluefin tuna quota and an early appearance of large tunas off the Carteret County coast, signs are out there this Read More »
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  Restore the oyster dredger Vanguard! Plea to help fund restoration of Essex boat used at Dunkirk

  The Vanguard Restoration Foundation hopes to restore the oyster dredger Vanguard by securing the vital £500,000 needed to have it rebuilt. This year marks the 75th Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 78′ Steel Longliner, 400HP Twin Cat 3406 Diesels

  To review specifications, information, and 40 photos’, >click here<, A turn key vessel in excellent condition. To see all the boats in this series >click here< 12:30 Read More »

• GoFundMe for Bandon hero hits target in 24 hours

  A GoFundMe which was set up for a courageous electrician from Bandon who rescued a woman from a sinking car at Kennedy Quay reached its target Read More »
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  Taylor’s Blue Eyed Girl wins fastest working lobster boat

  Andrew Taylor of Southport, owner of Blue Eyed Girl, defended his title as the Fastest Working Lobster Boat, at the Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races Read More »

• Nova Scotia salmon farmed on land brought to market

  A Nova Scotia company that’s spent eight years developing a system to farm fish in large tanks on land says it’s finally ready to bring its locally-raised Atlantic salmon Read More »

• Point Lookout fish wholesalers get probation for buying illegally caught fluke, ordered to pay $58,000 each

  Two owners of a Point Lookout commercial fish wholesaler on Thursday received probation and were ordered to pay $58,000 each in restitution but avoided prison time Read More »

• The North Carolina Fisheries Association reorganizes, vows more active voice on issues

  The North Carolina Fisheries Association begins its sixth decade as one of the oldest commercial fishing organizations in the country with a reorganization to again become Read More »

• Warming waters pose dangers to Arctic cod, research finds – saffron cod, pollock and Pacific cod could thrive!

  A research project being conducted by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists has found that even a moderate warming of waters could spell dire consequences for the Read More »

• Crewmember says sinking of Lady Wallace happened very fast, training helped save crew

  A crewmember aboard the Lady Wallace says it is difficult to find the words to come close to describing how traumatizing a situation it is when Read More »

• Low-interest loan expands to all lobster fishermen, ‘Takes pressure off’ P.E.I. fishermen, says association president

  In an ideal world, the loan program wouldn’t be needed because fishermen would be making enough money, said Mike McGeoghegan, president of the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association. Read More »

• Fisheries and the Green lobby – what’s the real catch?

  Kathryn Stack, Senior Political Advisor to Struan Stevenson MEP, Senior Vice-President of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee, writes on the influence of the Green lobby/NGOs in Read More »