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• The Provincetown fishing fleet has had its share of tragedy, Carol Green has formed a committee to raise money for a permanent memorial in Provincetown

  “You wake up, and your life is forever changed,” said Provincetown resident Joan Cordeiro, whose husband, Ernest, died on the Patricia Marie. “They’re gone, and you Read More »

• Fisherman converts boat to become first in UK powered by battery

  Sitting in the water, there is little to tell the Lorna Jane apart from other fishing boats. But this vessel is believed to be one of Read More »
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  Fishermen still impacted by Long Island Sound’s lobster die-off

  For decades, the crustaceans were caught off the coast of Connecticut. But, in the late 90s, things changed drastically. When the lobster die-off happened 25 years Read More »
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  New Maine proposal to protect whales, spare lobster fishing

  Maine fishery regulators are unveiling a new right whale protection plan they feel will satisfy federal requirements while also preserving the state’s lobster fishery. Maine Department Read More »
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  A vessel capsized off Newfoundland’s west coast

  A rescue operation is underway Sunday near Port aux Port, between Molly Ann Cove and Rope Cove (Submitted by Sam Anderson) A vessel on the west Read More »
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  UK fishermen furious at quota madness demand hard Brexit: ‘France don’t give away wine!’

  Simon Collins, executive officer of the Shetland Fishermen’s Association, said those he represents are “not impressed” by the Government’s handling of Brexit and any further delay Read More »

• Fisheries Economist Gunnar Knapp on This Year’s Price Increase in Bristol Bay

  The sockeye harvest this year in Bristol Bay came in short of the pre-season forecast and is low compared to the harvest’s recorded in recent years. Read More »

• Corbett tapped to chair Marine Fisheries Commission

  For years, state officials asked Sammy Corbett to serve on the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. And for years, Corbett said no. But eventually, he began to Read More »

• Nova Scotia young lobster population shows no sign of decline

  Federal fisheries scientists say their most recent sampling of juvenile lobster in southwest Nova Scotia indicate a decade-long trend of abundant populations is holding steady. “It’s Read More »

• From Bubba Gump to bust? American shrimpers face extinction.

  On a chilly December morning, the captain of the Miss Patti is ready to throw his lines and go shrimping – well, almost. Brian Jordan’s deckhand Read More »

• National Fisheries Institute Statement on EU Lobster Trade Discussion

  It is important to note that there is no EU ban on imported live lobsters from North America. Sweden has raised the specter of such a Read More »

• Lesion-Causing Disease in Chesapeake Bay Bait Fish Alarms Watermen

  The disease, characterized by ulcers and lesions, is affecting menhaden, acrucial bait fish. Commercial crabber CJ Canby reports seeing dead menhaden floating in the bay on Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 64′ Dixon Longliner, Tripack permits, 425HP, Mitsubishi Turbo Diesel

  To review specifications, information, and 23 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 06:56 Read More »

• There appears to be a problem with the Caledonian Tragedy Family Relief Fund

  When tragedy struck off the coast of Vancouver Island, many people came forward to support the victims, the family’s of the fishermen, in their time of Read More »

• Atty. Gen. Lynch: Deepwater settlement historic (it ain’t enough)

  The justice department says a settlement to resolve claims against BP for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico deepwater horizon oil spill is ‘historic’. The agreement with Read More »

• Coast Guard responding to F/V Sea King – taking on water with four people aboard off Ponte Vedra, Fla.

  ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – Coast Guard boat and helicopter crews are en route to rescue four people aboard a sinking shrimp boat about 2 miles east Read More »

• LIFO (Last in-First out) numbers need a closer look: economist

  Debate around the last in, first out (LIFO) policy for the allocation of shrimp quotas rages, even as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans begins to Read More »
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  Susan West, 73, remembered as longtime voice of NC fishers has passed away

  Susan West, a longtime advocate for the Hatteras Island fishing community and a writer who helped foster improved communications and respect between regulators and fishermen, died Read More »

• GM salmon in wild might produce bold hybrids

  There could be potential risks, if genetically modified salmon escape into the wild, indicates a new study from Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador. Researcher Krista Read More »

• Newport halibut landings dominate tri-state commercial activity

  NEWPORT — Newport-based commercial fishing boats caught more than half of the 121,881 Pacific halibut harvested in Oregon, Washington and Northern California waters during a 10-hour Read More »
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  Opposition Forms from N.C. to N.E. to Great Lakes over ocean industrial development all-in consumer cost

  A loose coalition of offshore wind opponents is forming from North Carolina to New England to the Great Lakes to question or challenge the expanding list Read More »
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  Potential coral protection rules could have big impact on Downeast lobstermen

  The New England Fishery Management Council has put rules to protect deep sea corals on the fast track, rules that will have a major impact on Read More »
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  Supporting Stonington Fishermen, Courtney Stands Alone from Connecticut Delegation backing HR-200

  Representative Joe Courtney was the lone member of the Connecticut delegation to vote in favor of a reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, a 1976 law that Read More »
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  Coronavirus: COVID-19 and mandated on-board fisheries observers during the pandemic resurgence

  The NOAA/NMFS “Navy’s” at-sea surveys in the Northeast region were cancelled at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and will not be resumed for at least Read More »
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  Gulf of St. Lawrence Fishing zones closed after North Atlantic right whale sightings

  The closures of the nine grids were effective Friday at 5 p.m. Fisheries and Oceans Canada had allowed a 96-hour delay of the grid closures due Read More »