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• New wind turbine blade debris discovered Sunday off Mass. coast, company says

  The discovery comes just days after the remaining piece of blade from a damaged offshore wind turbine fell into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday. Vineyard Wind Read More »

• January storms leave many working waterfronts in Maine adrift

  Chris Hole watched in horror last month as the storm pummeled his family’s fishing business at Lookout Point in Harpswell. It was Jan. 13, and the Read More »

• Weatherbeaten Maine Seeks More Resilient Infrastructure

  Stonington, Maine, is an island town in Penobscot Bay with a year-round population of just over 1,000 people. Its lobster fishing port is the biggest in Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 25, 2018

  >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<10:04 Read More »
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  Brexit News: Britons Rage At Boris Over Fishing Move: ‘Not Done What He Was Elected To Do’

  Fury has erupted after the F/V Africa and the F/V Zeeland, two of the largest fishing vessels in the world, were seen just 15 miles off Read More »
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  Criminal investigation ordered into sinking of Nancy Glen

  A criminal investigation is being held into the sinking of a fishing boat in which two men died. The Nancy Glen went down in Loch Fyne, Read More »
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  Despite Strong Harvest To The South, Commercial Salmon Season Slow In Calif. Klamath Management Zone

  “Fisheries have been stronger in the Morro Bay, Avila and San Francisco areas, although we don’t know for certain why that is,” said CDFW environmental scientist Read More »
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  Plymouth-based Manomet Inc. tests hard-shell clams for replenishing Gulf of Maine fisheries

  When Maine’s shellfish farmers had questions, they turned to Manomet Inc. for answers. The environmental science organization in Plymouth is helping the industry find solutions to Read More »

• Rescue attempt over for two New Brunswick fishermen – 1 body recovered, 2 men still missing after intensive search

  The rescue attempt for two missing fishermen has been called off in New Brunswick, hours after one body was found. continued  A New Brunswick Conservative politician Read More »
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  Commercial Fishing Safety on the West Coast

  In 2009, NIOSH completed an in-depth study of commercial fishing fatalities in the United States for the decade spanning 2000-2009. The purpose of the study was Read More »

• Seafood industry, trade minister bullish on CETA fallout

  The recently signed free trade deal between Canada and the European Union should boost seafood exports and create more jobs in fishing communities, according to Trade Read More »

• British Columbia’s Canfisco workers seek Ottawa’s help to save jobs

  As B.C.’s commercial fishing season gets under way, the union representing workers at B.C.’s last fish cannery has made a public plea to the federal government Read More »

• End of the line?

  It could be overfishing. It could be global warming. It could be the seals. It could be a lot of things. In fact, there are perhaps Read More »
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  When sailboats ruled Bristol Bay

  One hundred and thirty-two years ago, the Bristol Bay commercial fishery began on the shores of the Nushagak River when the first cannery went into operation Read More »
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  Brixham beam trawler, Margaret of Ladram smashes Brixham port record

  Waterdance’s beam trawler Margaret of Ladram smashed Brixham fish market’s record this week, landing the biggest grossing trip the port has ever seen. After landing in Read More »

• Pound Net Watermen Prepare for Menhaden Bycatch Limits

  Today, a Maryland waterman with a pound net can catch as many menhaden as he or she would like,  on Friday, that gets cut back to Read More »

• Fish farms a necessity: minister – It’s time to get this crap out of the water and into industrial parks

  Farmed fish are here to stay as wild fish stocks have come under increasing pressure worldwide, says Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell. Colwell Read More »
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  An almost exceptional season for Gaspé lobster fishermen

  According to the Regrouping of Professional Fishermen of Southern Gaspésie, the 2022 season is second among the best fishing seasons for Gaspé lobster fishermen, after that Read More »
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  Record NSW Coke Bust? Police find tonne of suspected cocaine on a commercial fishing boat

  An unusual-looking route bought the Coralynne to the attention of authorities and, as investigators boarded the fishing vessel, it didn’t take long to confirm their suspicions Read More »

• Newfoundland towns light up harbours to honour fishers and pray for their safety

  On a twinkling wharf in a small Newfoundland town, a crowd of about 100 people stopped singing and chatting on Friday night to bow their heads Read More »

• Strong harvests, more oversight marked 2016 groundfish fisheries

  Last year was a good year overall for groundfish fisheries in the region. With a few standout harvests and favorable proposals with the Board of Fisheries, managers are Read More »

• Permit system puts tougher regulation on fishermen, scientists who catch great white shark

  On Feb. 6, the California Fish and Game Commission accepted a petition to consider endangered status for the northeastern Pacific population of white sharks, which range Read More »
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  Columbia River Reforms – Both sides on gillnet issue dig in

  A crucial vote concerning the Columbia River Reforms regarding gillnets will be taken by the full Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at a meeting on June Read More »
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  Once stymied by China tariff, lobster dealer finds a workaround

  Tom Adams, CEO of Maine Coast lobster wholesale company in York, said he’s found ways to make up revenue that was lost when a 25% tariff Read More »

• 25 Years After Exxon Valdez, BP Was the Hidden Culprit

  Two decades ago I was the investigator for the legal team that sold you the bullshit that a drunken captain was the principal cause of the Read More »