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  Finding crew: Industry leaders search for the next generation of fishermen

  John Corbin remembers tent cities in Alaska in the 1980s during the booming king crab seasons. The commercial fisherman said upward of 50 guys a day Read More »
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  Coronavirus: Snow crab fishery worries outbreak could be bad for business

  Next to the lobster industry, snow crab is the biggest fishing industry in the province, as millions of dollars worth of New Brunswick snow crab is Read More »
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  A little story about my day at sea yesterday

  So we leave to go fishing at 0330 with an observer that the government forces us to take. Now the young man is a likable enough Read More »

• Lobster fisherman rescued by helicopter after becoming caught in ropes

  A man out fishing for lobsters was dramatically rescued yesterday evening after becoming entangled in his own ropes. This happened on Inishinny, a tiny island near to Arranmore Read More »
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  Millions of dead fish wash up on Yorkshire beach after Storm Emma

  Millions of dead fish and sea creatures washed up on Yorkshire’s East Coast over the weekend. Tidal waves and gale force winds from Storm Emma are Read More »
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  Coast Guard rescues man, dog off grounded vessel near Toledo, Oregon

  The Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog Sunday afternoon after the man’s vessel ran aground on submerged pilings near Toledo. A Coast Guard Station Read More »

• MSC Certification success for St Lawrence lobster – ENGO Wealth Foundations Approve!

  A CANADIAN lobster fishery in the Gulf of St Lawrence has been certified as up to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards. continued@fishnewseu Read More »

• Commercial Gulf shrimpers in Texas afloat for another season

  Greg Seaman, a 49-year-old Palacios native, has managed to stay afloat in a rough business. continued@victoriaadvocate Read More »
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  ‘They saved my life’ – Cork fisherman and crewman save man from burning yacht

  Fisherman Mick Hoey was tending to shrimp pods in nearby waters with his crewman Cian when he saw the yacht that had caught fire off the Read More »

• Two Combined Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp Fisheries Achieve MSC Re-certification

  Two Canadian MSC certified fisheries, the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GOSL) northern shrimp and the Gulf of St. Lawrence northern shrimp trawl Esquiman Channel fisheries, have Read More »

• Coast Guard rescues 4 from sinking Alaska fishing vessel

  A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescues the crew of the fishing vessel Kupreanof from the Gulf of Alaska near Lituya Bay, Read More »

• He figured the novelty of it would wear off – Keys woman follows in dad’s wake as a commercial fishing captain – Video

  She got a crash course in navigating the boat in bad weather and high seas, lobster-catching strategy and boat maintenance. And while her dad could have Read More »
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  Örfirisey’s skipper Thór Thórarinsson ending a successful 50-year career at sea.

  Brim’s freezer trawler Örfirisey docked in Reykjavík before Christmas after a good trip on fishing grounds to the south and west of Iceland and off the Read More »

• Seven plead guilty to illegal Elver Eel trafficking

  Seven people pleaded guilty to federal charges of trafficking nearly $2 million worth of baby eels on the East Coast. The pleas took place between Tuesday Read More »
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  California coasts recovering, but more marine heatwaves like ‘The Blob’ expected

  The effects of the marine heatwave off the California coast from 2014 to 2016, better known as The Blob, that led to a decrease in Chinook Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 18, 2018

  >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<14:13 Read More »
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  BREAKING: Doomed captain was responsible for at-sea mishaps, possible assault

  The saga of a captain who appeared to be neither a proper master of his ships nor his own impulses is unfolding at a Coast Guard Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: New 2016 45′ Long Beach Fiberglass Lobster boat, 750HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere

  Specifications, information and 23 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 15:29 Read More »
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  DFO ‘complacent’ on fish kills at Nova Scotia’s turbines, biologist says

  A former Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist is accusing his former employer of skewing research to allow for the continued operation of Nova Scotia Power’s Annapolis Read More »
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  California Coast Crab Association

  Who we are, and what we do! The Dungeness crab industry working together to protect and preserve the California Dungeness Crab fishery for the continued economic Read More »

• BREAKING: Dead man found on commercial fishing boat in Portsmouth

  State Police report an untimely death aboard a commercial fishing boat tied to the dock at the Portsmouth Fish Co-Op on Peirce Island. On Saturday, August Read More »

• Sea stories beckon large audience as Fishers hook the crowd with talent (they can very taleted!)

  Wet Dog Cafe was full to the brim with diners Friday night; there was a waiting list to snag a table. Waiters weaved in between patrons, Read More »

• Boat owners fooled by website charging high prices for vessel documentation

  This is the time of year when Alaska fishermen make sure they have their paperwork in order so they’re ready to hit the water. But recently, Read More »
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  New Hampshire fishermen face declining prices

  Local commercial fishermen say the price per pound they earn for their catch has dropped in recent years as their industry continues to struggle financially.Fishermen say Read More »

• U.S. senators want longer red snapper season, Gulf Council looks at reallocation!

  Despite a letter from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is not looking to extend the federal recreational Read More »