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  Hawaii lawmakers promise reform for confined fishermen

  State and federal lawmakers are promising to improve conditions for hundreds of foreign fishermen working in Hawaii’s commercial fleet, and at least one company has already Read More »

• Vintage San Francisco: Dungeness crab seasons

  As a cloud hangs over the upcoming Dungeness crab season, let’s take a look back at happier days on the wharf. Commercial fishing in San Francisco Read More »

• Compensation agreement reached for Strait of Belle Isle scallop harvesters

  St. John’s NL – February 3, 2014 – The FFAW has reached a landmark agreement with Nalcor Energy to compensate scallop harvesters in the Strait of Read More »

• Crabbers Want In on Federal Plan to Trace Illegal Seafood

  Alaska’s crab fleet catches many of the same species as their counterparts in Russia — from red, blue and brown king crab, to snow and tanner Read More »
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  Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish Co. files for receivership

  Receivership is similar to bankruptcy, but is handled under state law. The process is often used when a company is unable to meet its financial obligations. Read More »
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  In-Person Scoping Meeting for Modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan on Wednesday, October 5 at 6-9 pm in Portland, Maine

  We will be conducting an in-person scoping meeting to collect public input on modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan to reduce the risk of death Read More »

• “New Bedford will be the primary staging port for Cape Wind”

  The state’s top environmental and energy official on Wednesday said he’s “absolutely convinced” that the South Terminal in New Bedford will be the primary staging area Read More »

• Two guys who tried to sink their own commercial charter fishing boat get probation

  Two men who intentionally tried to sink their commercial fishing boat in an effort to collect insurance money were sentenced to probation Monday. U.S. District Court Read More »

• Electronic Monitoring: Different Fisheries Require Different Solutions

  Dan Falvey fishes aboard the 50-foot FV Magia out of Sitka, Alaska, for Pacific cod, black cod, and halibut. Alongside that boat two cameras lean out Read More »
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  ‘There Aren’t A Lot Of Other Options’: Port Orford’s Season Of Crab And Crisis

  Oregon’s 2018 toxic algae troubles didn’t begin with the summer bloom tainting Salem’s water supply. The opening salvo actually came from the wintry Pacific, where high Read More »
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  Processors working with harvesters on budget plan

  Fish harvesters and processors might not agree on much, but everyone hates taxes. Commercial fishing stakeholders took turns in 2016 tearing apart a commercial fisheries tax Read More »

• Fundraising push is on for Down East memorial to honor lost fishermen

  LUBEC, Maine — Supporters of a memorial that would honor fishermen lost at sea plan to jumpstart what they hope may be the final leg of Read More »
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  FISH-NL: Paper names and paper numbers; FFAW-Unifor’s dues-paying list more smoke and mirrors

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the FFAW-Unifor is playing its usual smoke and mirrors with regards to a report Read More »
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  NEFSA Petition Urging Janet Mills to Halt Development of Offshore Wind in Gulf of Maine Receives Over 2,500 Signatures

  The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) will be sending Gov. Janet Mills a petition with over 2,500 signatures urging her to halt the development of offshore Read More »
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  Aggressive Crabs From Nova Scotia Migrating to Maine Waters

  If you thought the green crabs in Maine were bad, wait until you meet the ones from Nova Scotia. A more aggressive form of the invasive Read More »
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  IFAW Officials Disappointed with Lobsterman Association’s Position on Whale Issue

  The Yarmouth Port-based International Fund for Animal Welfare is expressing disappointment for the Maine Lobstermen’s Association decision to withdraw its support for the Take Reduction Team Read More »

• Video: High winds hurting commercial fishing industry on the Grand Strand

  MURRELLS INLET, S.C, The commercial fishing industry is how Reese Hair has been making a living for more than 30 years. Tuesday afternoon, he was at Read More »

• Lisa Murkowski concerned with NOAA fisheries’ to list Alaska Chinook Salmon as endangered

  In Washington D.C. on Thursday, NOAA Fisheries announced a petition to list Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon as “threatened or endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. Read More »
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  Fishing vessel with NZ links believed to be at centre of Fiji beheading at sea

  The TIRO II is listed as belonging to Nelson-based company Ocean Vision Ltd on the Ministry for Primary Industries website, and is shown to be near Read More »
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  Fairhaven man, New Bedford father-daughter harvest the conch

  A rugged and hearty soul, Bobby Sakwa of Fairhaven, a fixture at Hoppy’s Landing on the West Island Causeway, bears the character, weathered hands and ruddy Read More »

• Louisiana Men Cited Red Snapper and Amberjack Violations

  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents cited five Louisiana men for allegedly violating federal reef fish regulations on July 26 in the Read More »
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  It’s tough being a seafood lover living in landlocked central Pennsylvania.

  Shaun Knight and Christa Stofferahn are changing all that. In August 2017, they opened Maine Bay & Berry, and since then, Knight has been making the Read More »
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  Fishermen Unable to Sustain Rocketing Fuel Costs

  The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has called for immediate political action to alleviate the soaring cost of fuel which has many fishermen on the brink and Read More »

• Six pilot studies test sea urchin farming in Canada

  Federal scientists and others are exploring the possibility of sea urchin farming in Canada, with at least six pilot studies using Norwegian technology that proponents hope Read More »

• In the shadow of Key West, change ahead for a neighboring island

  On a morning run between restaurants, he waves to locals as the smell of fish overwhelms the air. Mongelli, a long-time Conch, opened the Hogfish with Read More »