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  Still No Charges for the Company Behind Canada’s Largest Mining Spill

  The company responsible for the Mount Polley mine spill—one of the largest environmental disasters in Canadian history—has found out it’s not going to face any charges Read More »
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  Two prolific Charleston chefs escape the kitchen and find peace at sea

  It’s a little after 2 p.m. on a Monday and the wooden shrimp trawler, built in 1969, sits low in the water at the Wando Dock Read More »
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  Fishermen stand together in a show of solidarity against low prices

  “We have solidarity among all groups,” said Kevin Abena of Kodiak, skipper of the F/V Big Blue and secretary and treasurer for the Kodiak Crab Alliance Read More »

• Two plead guilty to Unalaska bunkmate killing

  “Petty bunkhouse things” that led to a man’s death in Unalaska three years ago won’t lead to a new trial. Two men have pled guilty to Read More »

• This Morning, in New Bedford!

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  Sam Parisi – Unless we have the science compared to an independent survey we are in peril at NOAA hands

  I was reading an article in South Coast Today regarding the new director of NOAA Jon Hare who said quote, he is willing to talk to Read More »

• Lobster demand remains high during the holidays

  Back in the 1960’s, Dartmouth resident Bruce Nickerson was a lobster fisherman. “We got 50 cents a pound,” says Nickerson, who adds, when the price jumped Read More »
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  UPDATED: Harrowing details of fatal Seacor Power capsizing – ‘All hell broke loose’

  The captain of a vessel that was near the Seacor Power when it capsized in the Gulf of Mexico in April, leaving 13 men dead, said Read More »

• Dead fin whale arrives in Vancouver on bow of cruise ship

   Department of Fisheries and Oceans officials are trying to figure out how a fin whale died and arrived in the city’s harbour Sunday on the bow Read More »

• Sitka Police – Suspect identified in Eliason Harbor fishing boat shooting, held on $100,000 bail

  Sitka Police Department have released more information about the suspect of a shooting Saturday evening that left one man injured. 35-year-old Nathan Leask has been identified Read More »

• Watchdog groups fear seismic testing ‘assault’

  MIDDLETOWN — Dozens of area advocacy groups and officials are seeking to delay a seismic testing program they say could have drastic impacts along the Jersey Read More »

• FISH-NL says FFAW no longer entitled to represent inshore harvesters; urges Labour Board to order immediate vote 

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the province’s Labour Relations Board should proceed immediately to a vote of inshore harvesters Read More »

• The Plot Thickens!! Missing F/V Paloma Captain Timothy Lybrand Is A Wanted Man

  A seemingly-straightforward tale of a salmon boat that run aground on Ocean Beach has gotten a little more complicated, as news of an outstanding arrest warrant Read More »

• Morrissey, (who?) attacks Canada over seal hunt

  In his own words: “Gail Shea, the Federal Fisheries Minister for Canada, says that baby seals are ‘killed humanely,’ and explains how the baby seals are Read More »

• Diversion! EDF and “Partners” Pay For Full Page Add to Squash Fishing Communities in Louisiana

  Andy Nyman, a wetland scientist at LSU, said scientists discussed the need to counter (what they call) misinformation being spread about future sediment diversions. When nonprofit Read More »

• 3 Texas men cited for red snapper violations

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)     Three Texas men face federal reef fish violations for allegedly harvesting red snapper without a permit and exceeding bag limits. The state Read More »
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  Escaped Atlantic salmon found 42 miles up Skagit River

  Strong, silvery and feisty, the Atlantic salmon hit the boat deck, thrashing and thumping. It was the sixth one the Upper Skagit Indian fishing crew caught Read More »
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  The early shift: New Jersey People working while you’re still asleep

  The early bird may catch the worm. But it certainly isn’t catching enough zzz’s. That’s the moral of the story for those who work during the Read More »

• Laine Welch: Pacific halibut stock on the rebound

  The Pacific halibut stock appears to be rising from the ashes, and that bodes well for catches in some fishing regions next year. It would turn Read More »

• Christie rebukes Trump Administration over Atlantic offshore drilling plan

  The Christie administration Wednesday issued a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s bid to open Atlantic Ocean waters to offshore drilling. In formal comments filed with the Read More »
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  LEEMAN: Federal Regulators And Climate Alarmists Are Killing America’s Oldest, Most Iconic Industry

  American fishermen are the most regulated in the world, and it’s driving experienced captains off the water and young people away from their homes in search Read More »

• This should bother you – Antarctica Advisors LLC, We expect that this transaction (Daybrook) will fuel further North American and cross-border consolidation

  Read this. Two three times. Let it sink in. Ignacio Kleiman –  “This is a great transaction for both our client, Oceana Group, and the sellers. Read More »
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  Maine fisheries experts head to Japan to learn scallop practices, buy machinery

  Expanding on earlier visits to Japan, 10 aquaculture and fisheries experts from Maine are headed for Aomori Prefecture in the northern part of Japan’s main island Read More »

• EDITORIAL: Menhaden oversight getting serious [The Virginian-Pilot]

  Members of the General Assembly have persistently rejected measures turning authority over to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, which is charged with regulating all other fisheries. Read More »

• Kenai River late run king salmon returns triggers restrictions in commercial setnet fishery

  On the opening day of fishing for Kenai River late run king salmon Wednesday, Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers announced restrictions for the commercial Read More »