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• The EU and UK reach three agreements on fisheries management

  The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Fisheries (SCF) reached three agreements for better fisheries management between the EU and UK. The agreements include a mechanism for voluntary Read More »

• Keyport to take over crab quota after King Cove closure

  Edmonds-based Keyport LLC, a processor and supplier of wholesale wild-caught crab and frozen seafood, announced today, Jan. 29, that it will take over the crab quota Read More »

• Complete video – Subcommittee Hearing – Magnuson-Stevens Act at 40: Successes, Challenges and the Path Forward

  The will hold(held)  a hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the law that guides the management of federal fisheries, on Tuesday, February Read More »

• Letter: Scallop regulators threaten fishery by opening Nantucket Lightship – Eddie Welch

  A recent controversial decision to open select scallop grounds off the coast of New England to certain select fishing groups undermines , and threatens the future Read More »

• P.E.I. lobster fishermen question marketing levy – Lobster Council of Canada wants to collect 1 cent on every pound caught

  The Lobster Council of Canada wants to collect one cent on every pound of lobster caught in Canadian waters, arguing the fee is required to market Read More »

• Oregon – Wave energy a travesty of governmental process

  Three former Oregon State University undergrads have already received more than a half-million bucks in public money to build a wave energy facility near the Nestucca Read More »

• Alaska Pink Salmon Fishery Set To Rank as Worst in 20 Years

  Alaska’s 2016 pink salmon fishery is set to rank as the worst in 20 years by a long shot, and the outlook is bleak for all Read More »
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  COLOSSAL CRAB CRISIS: FFAW TO RALLY IN ST. JOHN’S ON MONDAY ARIL 17, 2023

  Hundreds of people are expected to demonstrate outside the Confederation Building in St. John’s on Monday, calling attention to the crisis in the snow crab fishery Read More »
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  Fisherman, lawyers mull new at-sea monitoring suit

  They lost in U.S. District Court in New Hampshire last summer and failed to have that decision overturned in federal appeals court in Boston this spring. Read More »
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  Coronavirus: Fears fuel assault on Bering Sea fishing boat, federal prosecutors charge

  Federal prosecutors have charged a worker on a Bering Sea factory fishing boat with assault after he allegedly broke the eye socket of another person who Read More »

• UPDATED: Coast Guard suspends search at 5:28 p.m. Monday for 55-foot fishing vessel reportedly taking on water with two people aboard

  BOSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its active search at 5:28 p.m. Monday for a 55-foot fishing vessel reportedly taking on water with two people aboard Read More »

• Canada appears poised to sign international Arctic fish deal

  “We can confirm that we are planning to attend a meeting in Norway with other coastal states to discuss further measures against unregulated high-seas fishing in Read More »

• Lobster breeding program is a success

  The town’s aquarium is raising lobsters to replenish the fisheries off the coast of Cumbria. When they’re big enough, the baby lobsters are released from a boat Read More »
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  Whale-watchers ask why herring fishery carries on where right whales sighted

  A whale-watching tour operator and one of her customers say they are concerned nothing was done to stop herring seiners after two North Atlantic right whales Read More »

• Seal Meat: Veal of the Ocean

  “The meat is pretty much not like much else you’ve ever eaten,” says Perrin, chef/owner of The Mallard Cottage, a restaurant on the forefront of the Read More »

• Alaska senator Begich ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if more companies left MSC

  “I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that more companies are looking for alternatives to MSC certification,” Begich told Undercurrent News…However, according to Kerry Coughlin, regional director Read More »
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  Tropical Storm Irma Public Advisory – 1100 AM EDT

  At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Irma was located near latitude 30.3 North, longitude 83.1 West. Irma is moving toward the Read More »

• Skull found in crabpot determined to be 2,300 years old

  Scientists have determined that a skull found in a crab pot off the coast two years ago dates back about 2,300 years, Grays Harbor County Coroner Read More »

• Unexpected Drama in Yarmouth as Fishing Boat Seized by Police

  In an unexpected turn of events, the quiet harbour of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, was the scene of a dramatic police operation on Tuesday. Armed officers Read More »

• Cass Gidley Fish Stories

  This story was first published in the Sausalito Marin Scope in 1985. Some years ago, as I relaxed on board a sailboat anchored off Gate 3, Read More »

• Salt of the Sea screens for students at Murie Science Building, University of Alaska Fairbanks

  The screening of the movie  was produced and directed by filmmaker Tom Garber. “Salt of the Sea” is a story about what it takes to be Read More »
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  Fishing workshop upskills in Mauke

  Forty-one keen fishermen including five women took part in a fishing workshop on the island of Mauke last week. Mauke’s fisheries officer Tai George was happy Read More »

• 4 fishermen rescued after boat sinks off Cheticamp, N.S. – Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said the crew of F/V Lady Angele issued distress call

  Rescue crews rescued four fishermen off Cape Breton Thursday afternoon after their fishing boat sank. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax said the crew of Read More »
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  French fisherman blockading British ships over Brexit licenses

  French fisherman have blockaded British ships after feeling ‘humiliated’ by Britain over post-Brexit operating licences. The fisherman lined their boats across the entrance to St Malo Read More »

• Enviro’s spar with Obama administration over fish catches!

  A proposed federal rule that would give regional councils more say in setting catch limits on fish has sparked rare friction between the Obama administration and environmental groups. Read More »