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  Island builder Kevin Grindle puts new take on scallop drags

  The best place to find Kevin Grindle over the next few months is in his home workshop, where the inventor/builder is busy trying to fill orders Read More »

• Drone images of the lobster fleet

  Maine is known around the world for the iconic lobster boats that dot the coast and are the primary vehicle for the state’s renowned fishing industry. Read More »

• Transportation Safety Board releases findings on Placentia Bay crab fishing deaths

  The Transportation Safety Board says a modified boat, poor communications and the failure to wear life jackets all likely contributed to a boating accident in Placentia Bay last year Read More »

• New study suggests catching the slowest swimmers, commercial fishermen are inadvertently helping fish species evolve to swim faster.

  Dr. Killen and his colleagues investigated whether commercial fishing was prompting physiological changes, as faster fish had better chances of evading capture by . “Over time, Read More »

• California delays commercial Dungeness crab season

  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday cited a large number of humpback whales and recent entanglements as the reason for the postponing the Read More »

• It’s time for the 7th Annual Port Salerno Seafood Festival

  “There is a reason why the seafood is so delicious,” says Edward “Butch” Olsen, Jr., president of the Port Salerno Commercial Fishing Dock Authority. “We serve Read More »

• Leading Alaska legislators propose task force to help rescue a seafood industry ‘in a tailspin’

  Russian fish flooding global markets and other economic forces beyond the state’s border have created dire conditions for Alaska’s seafood industry. Now key legislators are seeking Read More »
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  Biloxi 2021 Blessing of the Fleet and Shrimp Festival is ‘a sign of hopefulness’

  The 92nd Annual Blessing of the Fleet and Shrimp Festival event took place this weekend and celebrated Biloxi’s culture, heritage and legacy. A $1,000 cash prize Read More »
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  F/V Catherine Lane: North Carolina shrimp boat remains stranded on the rocks north of Amelia Island

  Efforts are being made to remove the shrimp boat that crashed into the jetties north of Amelia Island on Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard has said Read More »

• Canadian and P.E.I. lobster brands can go hand-in-hand

  Canada’s lobster fishery is already worth $1.7 billion annually and employs approximately 15,000 people, says the LCC’s executive director, Geoff Irvine. He said the LCC is Read More »
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  7-foot mako shark tagged off Texas reappears off North Carolina’s Outer Banks

  A 7-foot-5-inch-long mako shark tagged last year off Texas appeared Wednesday morning off North Carolina’s Outer Banks. His tracker pinged at 7:48 a.m. in the waters Read More »
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  Fishing for scallops not a daily drag – Aboard F/V First Impression in Frenchman Bay

  It was an ideal day to join  for a day of scalloping aboard his dragger, First Impression.,, His 50th birthday not too long behind him, West Read More »

• Herrera Beutler seeks aid, additional funding for declared fishery disasters

  Members of Congress from the state of Washington are asking the Office of Management and Budget to provide additional funding for declared fishery disasters statewide. Led Read More »

• Maine fishery officials are shutting out commercial divers

  I’ve been a commercial diver in the state of Maine for more than 23 years. In my career I’ve dove commercially for urchins, sea scallops, clams, Read More »
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  Offshore wind project raises questions for lobstermen

  A Gulf of Maine offshore wind power initiative Maine Governor Janet Mills rolled out late last year has raised concern in the lobster fishing community,,, Mills Read More »

• Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for May 26, 2015

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273  Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Read More »
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  NOAA says Haddock flourish, while cod stocks dwindle

  The groundfish stock updates released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reflect what the agency says is the continuing deterioration of the Gulf of Maine Read More »

• Area commercial harvest reaches over 438,000 salmon

  When state fisheries biologists shut down the Copper River commercial salmon for two 12-hour openers on June 3 and June 8 retail markets in Anchorage ran Read More »
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  Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for August 3rd 2017 Has Arrived!

  Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. – We are Direct to Read More »

• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting December 7-11, 2015 in Atlantic Beach, NC .

  The public is invited to attend the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to be held in Atlantic Beach, NC . Read the Meeting Agenda Click here, Briefing Read More »

• DFO raid facility, seize 3 tonnes of lobster as part of probe into unlicenced fishing

  Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has intercepted 3 metric tonnes of Nova Scotia lobsters on Monday, shortly before they were reportedly scheduled to be Read More »
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  Fishing company and skipper on trial for alleged unlawful trawling in Tasman Sea

  Fishing company Amaltal and a skipper of its vessel the Apollo are on trial for allegedly trawling in an unauthorised area of the Tasman Sea. Amaltal, Read More »
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  Cruise Ships: When is Maine and Mass going to ban exhaust scrubbers?

  An undue burden is being imposed on the lobster industry by foreign flagged ships that are dumping poisons on our lobsters. This should be a violation Read More »

• Scientists, Industry Leaders Question Validity of Yellowtail Flounder Assessments

  As the Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) publicizes its recommendations for drastically reduced catch limits for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, a diverse group of industry stakeholders and marine scientists Read More »
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  There are four gofundme pages our readers should be aware of for the Families of F/V Emmy Rose

  We have four gofundme pages to post for review,  and the first is Rosalee Varian’s fundraiser, Supporting FV EmmyRose fishermen’s families. F/V EmmyRose four fishermen’s families Read More »