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• Funding to aid research into new shrimp trawl technology

  The Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation (CCFI) will study new shrimp trawl technology with the aid of $70,054 in funding from the provincial government. more@weekendtelegram  09:04 Read More »

• Editorial: Massachusetts State budget steps are vital toward credible fish science

  They may deliver just what the doctor ordered to resolve the perpetual core disputes between fishermen and their federal overseers when it comes to carrying out Read More »

• Hope for crab season debated

  Whether the North Coast Dungeness crab season will ever open this season, or even be worth opening at this juncture, depends on whom you ask. Second Read More »

• Treasured gift gone: Woman loses MMPA prohibited seal skin purse at border

  Nora Fitzgerald always liked the attention her seal skin purse garnered, but not the kind it drew at a United States border crossing. Fitzgerald had no Read More »
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  The Latest – Hurricane Maria and Tropical Storm Jose Updates 800 PM AST

  At 800 PM AST, the center of Tropical Storm Jose was located near latitude 39.4 North, longitude 68.6 West. Jose is moving toward the northeast near Read More »

• CSF STATEMENT ON EXPERIMENTAL GBYTF FISHERY Presented to New England Fishery Management Council

  Dr Rothschild stood before the NFMC yesterday, and read this statement. The status of groundfish stocks in New England is shrouded in considerable uncertainty.  This uncertainty Read More »

• Fishermen Join Lawsuit Against Vineyard Wind After Blade Failure

  The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) has called for the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Read More »
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  Here’s what fish look like under the Squamish River and its tributaries

  For several years, Fernando Lessa has been dipping his camera into the Squamish River and its tributaries to capture fish. The professional photographer creates stunning underwater images Read More »
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  You gotta read this! Congress considers extensive appropriations for environment, fisheries

  A congressional committee recently proposed billions of dollars in environment, and fisheries related appropriations, which may help protect and restore the North Carolina coast and its Read More »
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  U.S. Coast Guard discovers 14 undocumented immigrants on U.S. fishing vessel

  The captain of a commercial fishing vessel called the “Linda Labin” claimed to have no idea there were 14 undocumented immigrants hidden on his boat. A Read More »

• Marshfield Massachusetts: Blessing of the Fleet to held Sunday at 1 p.m., July 13, 2014

  Members of the Marshfield Commercial Fisherman’s Association have decided to put at the head of the line the Shannon Rose, a lobster boat owned by Tim Read More »
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  Coast Guard Medevacs injured mariner from vessel in Kukak Bay, Alaska

  A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a mariner on Friday in Kukak Bay, Alaska. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak hoisted and Read More »
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  NOAA Fisheries Issues On-Demand Gear Exempted Fishing Permit

  August 23, 2022 – Yesterday, NOAA Fisheries issued an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) to the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Center) to continue trials of on-demand Read More »

• DNR busts illegal snapping turtle meat ring in Frazee

  Slaughtering a hog seems like a bargain at Ketter’s Meats in Frazee, almost 200 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. The old school butcher shop charges Read More »
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  Coronavirus: Seafood expo postponed over COVID-19 concerns

  The annual Seafood Expo North America was expected to welcome thousands of industry buyers and suppliers from around the world in Boston for a three-day convention Read More »
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  State engineer accuses SouthCoast Wind of lying to RI agencies. What the email says.

  David Ciochetto, an ocean engineer with the state Coastal Resources Management Council, said the joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds made false statements about its offshore Read More »

• Florida Gov. DeSantis Requests Aid For Fishing Industry

  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday sent a formal request to the U.S. Department of Commerce seeking assistance for the fishing industry after last week’s Hurricane Read More »

• Maybe Russ Brown should read this – Gurnard and chips, please: warmer seas change UK fish stock as cod head north

  Cod and chips could soon become a dish of the past, as Britain’s waters become ever warmer. Marine experts have warned that rising sea temperatures are Read More »
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  4 arrested for stone crab fishing violations

  “When the vessel crew of the ‘Nauti Crab’ noticed our patrol vessel headed toward them, the crew dropped all of the stone crab gear to the Read More »

• Quebec fishermen catch first invasive Asian carp found in St. Lawrence River

  There may be plenty of fish in the sea, but two fishermen in the Lanaudière region caught what may be the only Asian carp in the Read More »
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  Hurricane Matthew continues slowly tracking northwest as Category 4 storm

  The Category 4 Hurricane Matthew continues to move slowly on a northwesterly track through the Caribbean Sea, but is expected to turn toward the north Sunday Read More »

• N.C. watermen – Riding along was an unwelcome passenger – a sea turtle observer

  Flounder fishermen Britton Shackelford and Caine Livesay motored over the Roanoke Sound at dawn Tuesday in a 17-foot skiff toward the first of seven gill nets.  Read More »

• House bill seeks state approval of fishing closures

  On the heels of the recent announcement to close more than 10,000 acres of Florida’s Biscayne National Park to fishing, a bipartisan bill was introduced in Read More »
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  Bay State Wind alters proposal to allow more distance between turbines

  According to Lauren Burm, the head of public affairs for Bay State Wind, after speaking with “key stakeholders including the fishing community,” the company altered its Read More »

• Britain’s youngest fishing boat captain has to be rescued… again

  He is Britain’s youngest fishing boat captain, who just last week won an award for saving the lives of three of his crew when his boat Read More »