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  Belfast’s lobster Passy Pete predicts early winter

  Residents of Belfast were on the waterfront this Labor Day to get a very important answer from a very special lobster. Passy Pete gave his predictions Read More »

• Norfolk crab fishermen forced out to make way for offshore wind farm works

  So far 20 out of 24 fishing vessels operating in the affected area have refused offers of compensation made by the company, claiming they are inadequate Read More »

• $1.6 million in disaster aid split among 50 Maine fishermen

  “The fishermen have been regulated so tightly they can’t earn a livelihood anymore,” he said. Maine fishermen have stayed within their catch limits for years but Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update FEB 1, 2015

  The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• First Cowichan River flow boost starts Sept. 22, Catalyst says

  Spawning Chinook salmon are being helped by bigger Cowichan River flows starting Sept. 22, Catalyst’s brass says. The move will be conducted to help the upstream Read More »
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  Today: FISH-NL appears before labour board as it attempts to be a certified union

  The Federation of Independent Seafood Harvesters (FISH-NL) is appearing before the provincial labour relations board Monday, in a hearing to determine who should qualify as an Read More »
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  Forearm-sized prawn caught in Gulf of Carpentaria

  A photo of the prawn sent to the ABC by Kai Thomas has generated plenty of interest on social media this week, with fishermen comparing their Read More »

• Federal Appeals Court upholds ruling for shrimp trawlers in Clean Water Act dispute

  The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court decision favoring shrimp trawlers in a dispute tied to the Clean Water Act. A Read More »

• Recreational Fishing Alliance honors Florida congressman

  Southerland will receive an award for being a champion of the fishing industry, Recreational Fishing Alliance executive director Jim Donofrio said in a statement. “Mr. Southerland’s honesty, integrity and Read More »

• $10 Million budget Proposal to get better counts of Gulf red snapper makes headway

  The next time government researchers go out in boats to collect data on snapper with fishing lines and underwater cameras, they might have a flood of Read More »

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission proposes new rules for American eel

  The commission is considering 25 options for revising regulations for commercial fishing for glass, yellow and silver eels, from keeping the status quo to permitting aquaculture Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 84′ Raised Foc’sle Scalloper/ Dragger, 940HP, Cummins KT-2300

  To review specifications, information, and 33 photos’,>click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 07: 43 Read More »

• In Woods Harbour – “Some very difficult, emotional days ahead”

  As the first memorial services were being planned for five Shelburne County fishermen lost in a tragic fishing accident, thoughts about a larger community service were Read More »
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  Overboard fisherman dragged for five miles

  A lone fisherman had a miraculous escape after falling overboard at sea. He managed to grab his nets and clung on as his boat dragged him Read More »

• Maine proposes rules to manage growing black sea bass fishery. Black Sea Bass, ya say!!!!

  Maine fishery officials are proposing regulations to manage black sea bass, a species that is increasing in abundance in the state’s waters. Scientists say black sea Read More »

• Jersey fisherman hopes new lobster label could help keep island’s fishing industry afloat

  A Jersey fisherman hopes his new lobster label will raise public awareness about the island’s crustaceans in an attempt to increase demand among consumers. Last month, Ian Read More »
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  Spiny dogfish eat small Atlantic codfish! DNA may provide some answers

  Conventional observations show that spiny dogfish in the western North Atlantic rarely eat Atlantic cod. However, some believe the rebuilding dogfish populations are limiting depleted cod Read More »

• South Shore Lobstermen innovating for Whale closure exemption

  Representatives from local fishermen’s associations may have a solution they hope can lead to an exemption in a federally mandated closure that grounds local fishermen from Read More »
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  U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in CARES Act Funds to Aid Communities Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic

  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is now accepting applications from eligible grantees for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Read More »
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  How Newfoundland is grappling with the return of cod fishing

  Tony Cobb is seated at his usual table at the Chester Fried Superstop, a roadside gas station and convenience store that serves some of the best Read More »

• Study contains good news for bluefin tuna

  A research scientist at Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center is in the home stretch of a pilot study showing that substituting two types of fishing gear Read More »

• Floating device would likely not have saved fisherman, inquiry hears

  A fisherman who fell overboard from a local whitefish trawler is unlikely to have survived even if he had worn his personal flotation device (PFD) correctly, Read More »

• New Bedford puts $100K toward fishing museum

  More than 100 people packed into the Whaling Museum for Sunday’s Taste of the Port event, which focused on creating a New Bedford Fishing Heritage Museum. Read More »
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  Alaska pollock trawlers are feeling pressure over salmon bycatch, so this reporter went to see for himself

  Bering Sea factory trawlers scoop up tens of thousands of pollock at a time, and pressure is intensifying to avoid catching salmon as populations of chum and Read More »

• Saving Seafood investigat​es: Why aren’t fishermen catching their quotas? by John Cooke and Sarah Hanselman

  Some observers have expressed the view that current quotas are not being met as the result of a lack of fish. For example, Tom Dempsey, of Read More »