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• Report: Polluted farm runoff linked to toxic green algae slime in U.S. waters

  They call it the green slime, a toxic ooze of algae that covered lakes and other water bodies across the United States this summer, closing beaches Read More »
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  Fishermen drowned after ‘unstable’ trawler capsized and sank despite rescuer efforts

  The deaths of two fishermen who drowned after their boat sank on the west coast could have been avoided had the boat not been “intrinsically unstable”, Read More »

• Fishing Not to Blame for Sea Lion Deaths

  Recent media accounts report how sea lion pups are stranding on shore and dying in record numbers because there aren’t enough sardines and anchovies – sea Read More »
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  EU demands access to UK waters. Give Brussels fishing rights for 25 years? Codswallop!

  EU negotiator Michel Barnier underscored the difficulties of the trade negotiations with Britain ahead for the rest of the year when he highlighted the small but Read More »

• New York State DEC Adopts Regulations for the Atlantic Ocean Surfclam Fishery

  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the adoption of regulations for the Atlantic Ocean surfclam fishery to ensure consistency Read More »
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  Florida Keys fishermen arrested on animal cruelty charges

  Two commercial fishermen in the Florida Keys were arrested on felony charges after PETA released a video appearing to show the abuse of two animals. The Read More »
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  P.E.I. Mi’kmaw chiefs denounce DFO’s ‘moderate livelihood’ fishery plan

  A news release from P.E.I.’s Mi’kmaw chiefs Thursday called the plan “both unlawful and disrespectful.” “DFO’s continued paternalistic approach to our rights-based fishery goes against the Read More »

• Cape Breton fish processor seeks new products from waste

  A fish processor is spending $3 million and teaming up with researchers at Cape Breton University to turn its waste into new products. Kennedy Group of Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Northern Bay Lobster/Tuna, portside haul,1200HP MANN Diesel

  To review specifications, information, and 11 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<  11:59 Read More »
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  Watching Wind And Solar Fail To Power The World Economy

  You don’t have to be any kind of a genius to figure out that wind and solar generation are never going to supplant fossil fuels in Read More »

• Alaska IPHC board member fined $49K for fishing violation, resigns

  Jeff Kauffman resigned as the Alaska resident member of the International Pacific Halibut Commission on June 22, shortly after he and two fellow fishermen agreed to Read More »
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  Devon man forced to sell boat as fish ban sparks turmoil

  Devon fishermen face an uncertain start to 2024 as tough new rules imposing limitations on what they can catch were imposed by the UK Government in Read More »

• Letter: Give inshore fish harvesters a free vote – Peter Leonard, Southern Harbour 

  On Jan. 31st, at a Labour Relations Board hearing in St. John’s, we saw — yet again — FFAW-Unifor fighting its own members who are openly Read More »

• MSA Reauthorization – Fishing rule reforms debated on Capitol Hill

  How large of a role should the federal government have in regulating fishing fleets? Republicans and Democrats on the House Committee on Natural Resources discussed this Read More »

• Decision coming Monday on Menhaden management

  The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will decide on a new management plan for Atlantic menhaden at a meeting near Baltimore on Monday. Fishermen and environmentalists Read More »

• On horseback to fish for shrimp: Preserving one of Belgium’s oldest traditions

  The image of the fisherman Stefaan Hancke on the back of his mare Dina as the latter dodges the first waves with her legs raised, strained Read More »
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  Hitting the Trail: NOAA’s GARFO leader looks to cultivate culture of collaboration

  As debuts go, Mike Pentony’s first day on the job as the regional director for NOAA’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office was a corker. The federal Read More »
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  Lobster processing bill OK’d by Mass State Senate

  “Massachusetts has the second largest lobster catch in the country,” Tarr said in a statement. “To keep from being left behind, we should expand our ability Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48′ Aluminum Scalloper, (2) Detroit 871’s, 25 kW Genset, Federal permit available

  Specifications, information and 5 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:30 Read More »
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  Fishermen: “Sea-life in Dublin Bay facing wipe-out” from offshore wind farm surveys

  More than 40 fishermen claim marine surveys are damaging fish and wildlife. The surveys are being done as part of offshore wind farms. Fisherman Paddy Macaulay Read More »
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  It’s not easy being the family left onshore when the lobster fishery starts

  The knot in my stomach started as soon as I read the post that dumping day in the southwestern Nova Scotia lobster fishery was a go Read More »

• The Alaska Fisheries Report – KMXT Kodiak

  Coming up this week, Southeast fishermen get extra time to target coho this month, NOAA wants your feedback on Amendment 95, we’ve got a review of this Read More »

• Millions of pounds of unprocessed fish approved for export as MPR exemptions increase

  The approved exemptions allowing millions of pounds of groundfish to be shipped out of the province unprocessed last year, even as it stressed the importance of Read More »

• Maine Department of Marine Resources proposes rules for 2013-14 scallop season

  Like last year, the is proposing to limit scallop fishing along most of the coast to 70 days and in Cobscook Bay to 44 days. Fishermen still Read More »

• Dwayne Samson begins trial for Phillip Boudreau’s death

  A Cape Breton fishing boat captain accused of killing a man on the water begins his trial Tuesday in a case that has rocked the village of Petit-de-Grat to Read More »