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  Arbroath RNLI: The lifeboat heroes who give up their Christmas to save lives

  Sam Clow will tuck into his Christmas dinner alongside his young family with his pager beside his festive fayre. Arbroath RNLI full-time coxswain/mechanic and his volunteer Read More »
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  Seawatch: Board of Fish meets March 9

  The Alaska Board of Fisheries kicks off its meeting dealing with state-wide finfish proposals on March 9 in Anchorage, covering about 20 proposals and expected to Read More »

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting February 2, thru 10 in Seattle

  All meetings are open to the public, except executive sessions. AGENDA and SCHEDULE. The Council meeting will be broadcast at npfmc.adobeconnect.com/february2015. 07:33 Read More »
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  Newfoundland Hammered with Hurricane-Force Winds – 13,500 still in dark in N.L. as crews work to restore power

  More than 24 hours after hurricane-force winds buffeted Newfoundland, crews are continuing efforts to restore power, with about 13,500 customers still without electricity. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro issued Read More »

• The Shellfish Wars: Lobsters, Shoalies, Olys, Atlantics and Pacifics vie for supremacy

  If you’ve ever idly wondered why lobsters are such a big deal in New England and Maritime Canada but haven’t gained a claw-hold at our similar Read More »

• “A Total Shock” – Japanese Sardines Detected in U.S. Waters

  Genomic sequencing of Pacific sardines in 2022 and 2023 uncovered the presence of not just one, but two distinct sardine species in the California Current. When Read More »

• Fishermen reeling over proposal to close famed Georgetown Hole to snapper-grouper fishing

  Local fishermen and various organizations are concerned about a proposal that could close areas off the South Atlantic coast to snapper-grouper fishing. The Snapper Grouper Amendment Read More »
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  Tuesday is the deadline to comment on upcoming shrimp management plan changes

  The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries public scoping closes on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for comments on potential management strategies for an upcoming amendment to the Shrimp Read More »

• Crabbers blame the 2010 BP oil spill for Crab Shortage – Searching for Answers

  Many crabbers blame the 2010 BP oil spill, which leaked an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The year before the Read More »
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  For Whales and Crabbers, Finding Balance Is Getting Harder

  In Dick Ogg’s 25 years of commercial fishing, he’s had a few close encounters with whales—mostly while pulling Dungeness crab pots off the ocean floor. “I’ve Read More »
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  Celebrate Whale Week with NOAA Fisheries: A message from Janet Coit, Assistant Administrator

  At NOAA Fisheries, our team of dedicated scientists and managers is responsible for the health and sustainability of more than 30 whale species in U.S and Read More »

• U.S. Goals for the 2014 Annual Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

  The United States is going to ICCAT (November 10-17, 2014 in Genoa, Italy) with the goal of reaching agreement on science-based management measures for shared stocks and Read More »
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  US Shrimp business making slow progress

  Despite low dockside prices and other setbacks, local shrimping families say they have hope for this year and those to come, pointing to signs of recovery Read More »

• From wide open to closed: Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance seeks moratorium on new Nova Scotia plants

  Nova Scotia’s seafood industry is seeking a moratorium on new plants and lobster pounds and wants the province to stop issuing new buyer and processor licences. Under Read More »
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  Move Over! Industrial aquaculture/aquafarming has Maine lobstermen and fishermen hot under the collar

  High-profile privately funded ventures have lately been converging on this corner of the North Atlantic. Norwegian owned American Aquafarms wants to salmon in Frenchman Bay, and Read More »
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  F/V Aleutian Isle: Fishing vessel lifted out of orca waters after 5 weeks on sea floor

  A salvage team successfully lifted the F/V Aleutian Isle onto a barge Wednesday afternoon, more than five weeks after the fishing boat sank into the depths Read More »

• Bay of Fundy tidal energy battle heads to court Thursday

  The Nova Scotia government and a company attempting to deploy two tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy have joined forces to fight a move by a fishermen’s association to Read More »

• The Last Fishermen of Long Island

  Photographers Doug Kuntz, 57, and Tara Israel, 30, are both natives of Eastern Long Island. Although they grew up decades apart, both Kuntz and Israel were drawn Read More »

• Mystery of world’s worst toxic algal blooms solved: Cold water upswells from the deeper ocean

  The most deadly algal blooms have extremely high levels of the neurotoxin domoic acid, which causes paralytic food poisoning and in rare cases amnesia or death Read More »
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  Connecticut’s last commercial seaport — Stonington — shines in Mystic shadow

  It’s a hodgepodge of a parade for sure, but one that holds the same significance year after year in this Connecticut fishing village. Upon completing their Read More »
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  P.E.I.-N.S. ferry cancelled for a 2nd day after fire aboard ship forced evacuation Friday

  Ferry trips on the route connecting Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have been cancelled for a second day after a fire on Friday forced an Read More »

• Slow start to west coast coldwater shrimp fishing as price disputes erupt in Oregon, Quebec

  The US west coast coldwater pink shrimp (pandalus jordani) season that should have started April 1 has been held up by price negotiations between fishermen and Read More »

• OPINION: My personal Pebble – Melvin Andrew

  I adamantly opposed Pebble before, following the ‘crowd’ who opposed it due to water and fish issues. Water and fish is our life, sustenance, and way Read More »
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  Scientists score salmon bonanza

  On March 11, the chartered commercial trawler Pacific Legacy No. 1 left Victoria Harbour for a 25-day trip, carrying a large net to haul in salmon Read More »
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  Shellenberger Discusses Offshore Wind Farm Proposal – “This is literally the worst project I have ever seen,”

  The California resident, author and environmental advocate spoke about how an offshore wind farm project planned 15 miles off the coast from Atlantic City to Stone Read More »