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  Southeast Alaska fishing boat captain admits to dumping 8 tons of waste overboard

  A Southeast Alaska fishing boat captain has admitted to dumping eight tons of sandblasting waste into the ocean. According to the plea agreement filed in federal court Read More »

• Fishery Bulletin – Commercial Harvest of Gray Triggerfis​h in South Atlantic Waters Closes on July 7

  Commercial harvest of gray triggerfish in South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on July 7, 2013. Commercial harvest will reopen at 12:01 Read More »
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  What I learned about myself as the sole female crew member on a commercial fishing vessel

  Before the universality of social media and the promulgation of movements like #MeToo that now prominently display powerful, mold-breaking women as role models for younger generations, Read More »
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  Fishing Boat Design: New Crab Boat/Groundfish Trawler from Gaspé Yard

  The steel-hulled vessel will have a raised fo’c’sle design with an aluminum pilot house. When crab fishing, the clear, aft deck will be capable of carrying Read More »
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  Warming oceans: fish on the move

  The oceans are getting warmer, and fish are adapting to rising ocean temperatures with their fins and swimming to waters that better suit their temperature preferences. Read More »
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  Seismic air guns found to harm balance organ in rock lobsters

  A team of researchers with the University of Tasmania and Curtin University has found that seismic air guns used for oil and gas exploration can damage Read More »

• Port Royal will continue shrimp dock operations, explores building new seafood processing facility

  Charles Abner is still docked in Port Royal, finishing some work on his 73-foot shrimp trawler, “Lady Bernice,” before going to work as shrimp season begins. Read More »

• Hampidjan Canada becomes latest CatchCam distributor

  SafetyNet Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with Hampidjan Canada Ltd. As the latest distributor of SafetyNet’s CatchCam underwater camera, Hampidjan is set to bring Read More »

• Sea lions prove tough to keep away from Westport Marina

  The Port of Grays Harbor may consider a shocking solution to uninvited guests at the Westport Marina. Over the past two years, the massive animals have Read More »

• My Turn: Ben Landry: Have honest discussion on fishing

  In his July 7 column (“Opinions on changes toquota are divided”), Capt. Dave Monti makes multiple inaccurate claims about the biology and management of menhaden — Read More »

• ‘A perfect storm’: Beaufort, Bluffton urge Gov. McMaster to take action on shrimp dumping

  The city of Beaufort and the Town of Bluffton recently became the third and fourth coastal municipalities to call for the declaration of an economic disaster Read More »

• Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration to get $4.1 Million in Funding

  New help is on the way for Florida’s ravaged oyster industry, and fisheries and marine projects hurt by the BP oil spill in 2010, according to Read More »
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  California Crabbers Could Feel the Pain, State Reaches Tentative Agreement With Enviro Group Over Whale Entanglement

  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity have tentatively agreed to settle an ongoing lawsuit, which claims that the state’s Read More »

• Officials calling for more accurate fish counts

  The federal agency in charge of the nation’s fisheries should do a better job counting fish so it can develop proper catch limits for recreational anglers, Read More »

• PFMC Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review Committee to Hold Meeting Via Webinar, Public Invited to Listen In

  The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) recently announced two conference calls of its Essential Fish Habitat Review Committee (EFHRC).  Please note, the online webinar is available Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Aug 30 , 2019

  Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click Read More »

• Two fishermen rescued after their boat sinks off Northumberland coast

  Two fishermen were rescued after their boat sank off the Northumberland coast. The alarm was raised by the crew of another fishing boat who spotted a Read More »
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  Samaritans, U.S.C.G. rescue fishing boat captain from ‘communications dead zone’ near Sitka

  A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka medevaced a man in cardiac distress from a fishing vessel in West Crawfish Inlet on Aug. 19. Watchstanders Read More »

• Food of the future: can ‘Frankenfish’ survive politics?

  “I have no doubt the FDA will approve a genetically modified animal at some point,” says Kakha Bendukidze, the largest shareholder in AquaBounty Technologies, continued@smartplanet Read More »

• Feds may ease fish population goals for non native, salmon eating Striped Bass

  A still-controversial 1992 law intended to boost California’s striped bass population can be scaled back, the Obama administration now believes. In a modest softening of the Read More »

• US Commerce Renews Commitment to Environmental Stewardship with Awards Ceremony and New Green Store!

  As part of administration-wide efforts this week to commemorate Earth Day, the U.S. Department of Commerce held an award ceremony to recognize the 22 winners and Read More »

• South Mississippi’s recreational and charter fishermen want more snapper

  BILOXI — If South Mississippi recreational fishermen and charter boat operators had their way, they would get a larger share of the red snapper quota. That Read More »

• Fisherman ordered to pay $646,259 for oil spill off San Juan Island

  Washington state officials are ordering a salmon fisherman to pay $646,259 in damages and penalties for spilling diesel fuel into Haro Strait as his commercial fishing Read More »

• Trial run planned for jellyfish unloading at Port Royal shrimps docks

  A big load of jellyfish could arrive at Port Royal’s shrimp docks in the next few weeks — a delivery aimed at showing residents what a Read More »

• Louisbourg Seafood hopes to keep more than 1,000 crates of lobsters alive long enough to find buyer

  Responding to a supply glut, lobster buyers are doing whatever they can to keep thousands of lobsters alive until prices improve. Many have dropped prices and Read More »