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  New Research Supports Opening of Currently Closed Scallop Areas

  Data presented to the New England Fishery Management Council last month provide the latest evidence that long-closed areas of the Northwest Atlantic can be sustainably opened Read More »

• Oregon seafood industry calls on Gov. Tina Kotek to halt offshore wind energy development

  A coalition of independent fishing boat operators, seafood companies and industry groups is calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to ask the federal government to stop a Read More »

• July 22 Meetings for Fishermen on Upcoming Groundfish Operational Assessments

  The NEFSC is holding outreach meetings on July 22 in Portland, Gloucester, Woods Hole, and New Bedford for fishermen interested in the upcoming operational assessments for Read More »

• CLF chimes in on Disaster Relief Funding

  Fisheries Disaster Money Shows, but Where Should it Flow? – Here are some possible opportunities to get the best use out of New England’s disaster assistance: Read More »

• Southern Shrimp Alliance: The Outlaw Ocean Project Investigation Regarding Imported Shrimp Supply Chains

  On the same day that Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) publicly released the results of its three-year investigation into forced labor practices in the Indian shrimp industry, Hidden Read More »

• Shrimp fishing: gloomy outlook and angry fishermen

  The state of northern shrimp stocks in the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence will not improve in the short and medium term and could even Read More »

• Maryland Natural Resources Police Crow When They Bust, Clam Up When They Lose, decline to comment on the court’s decision.

  Maryland court ends prosecution against Cowart Seafood driver in undersized oyster case. On Jan. 15 of this year, (click here)  17 Maryland Natural Resources Police officers Read More »
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  Hurricane Dorian Update: Life threatening storm surge, flooding along Southeast and Mid Atlantic coasts

  At 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the large eye of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 30.9 North, longitude 79.8 West. Dorian is moving northward near Read More »
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  Thousands of Invisible Oil Spills Are Destroying The Gulf

  Hurricane Ivan would not die. After traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, it stewed for more than a week in the Caribbean, fluctuating between a Category 3 Read More »

• N.C. Fisheries Association, Carteret County Fisherman’s Association consider legal action

  Two area organizations representing commercial fishermen are willing to take their efforts from local waterways to the courtroom in order to get an accurate stock assessment Read More »
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  Conservation must trump profit; SEA-NL calls on DFO to close window on high-grading in crab fishery

  Seaward Enterprises Associations of Newfoundland and Labrador (SEA-NL) has called on the federal minister of Fisheries and Oceans to take immediate action to close a window Read More »

• Red snapper fishing ‘haves’ are suing the ‘have-nots’

  Several highline commercial red snapper IFQ fishermen (they own maximum shares) filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service on June 28. Many of these commercial fishermen Read More »
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  House kills fish bill: Does Virginia risk falling out of compliance with menhaden catch limits?

  The House of Delegates on Tuesday killed a bill, opposed by an influential Northern Neck commercial fishing operation, that would have brought Virginia into compliance with Read More »

• “Thar’s gold in them thar gills!” Why this Peoria fish company wants to come to Pekin

  Many central Illinois residents see Asian carp as an invasive species and a hazard to public waterways. But a wholesale and retail fresh water fish processing Read More »
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  Fishermen look to DC delegation for aid, Fish bill like farm bill touted, but monitoring costs biggest concern

  Former fisherman Sam Parisi appeared before the city Fisheries Commission on Thursday night to tout his campaign for national legislation to help fishermen as the federal Read More »
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  Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Raleigh, NC February 13 thru 15, 2018

  The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Raleigh, NC at the Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh/Crabtree Valley 3912 Arrow DriveRaleigh, NC, Read More »

• Coast Guard completes F/V Orin C investigation – Draft report of rescue under review

  The U.S. Coast Guard is getting closer to finalizing its casualty investigation into December’s sinking of the Orin C and the drowning death of owner and Read More »

• MSA Reauth: Changes Proposed for U.S. Fisheries Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

  This past Tuesday, the draft bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act was released by the U.S. House.  The Magnuson-Stevens Act is a big deal because this Read More »
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  Port of Newport Commission aiming higher….

  The Newport Port Commission and their new port General Manager Paula Miranda tackled a number of high profile issues during the port’s monthly port commission meeting Read More »
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  FISH-NL calls on Ottawa to release 2018 caplin management plan for the Gulf; roll over last year’s quota

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on the Government of Canada to release the 2018 caplin management plan for Read More »
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  PEIFA joins MFU in seeking mid-summer lobster-fishing ban

  “After 20 years of lobster research from the government of Canada and our science affiliate, Homarus, we understand just how important the mid-summer (July 7 – Read More »

• 13 dead dolphins found in Va. this weekend bringing the total to 100 for the calendar year.

  Virginia isn’t the only state dealing with the increase in dolphin strandings. New Jersey is also reporting a higher than usual number of dead dolphins washing Read More »
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  Maine’s lobster marketing group is facing existential opposition from an unlikely source: the lobster industry.

  With lobster prices down, both at the dock and the dealer’s office, some who make their living off the state’s signature crustacean are reluctant to approve Read More »
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  Lobster season fast approaching – International market struggles could prove for huge domestic boost this year

  With lobster season fast approaching, for some it means the return of one of the best seafood delicacies out there. But for Ray Kennedy, it’s a Read More »
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  Commercial fishing in N.H. needs new people to survive

  Traditionally, a fishing boat and business would be handed down within a family, but this kind of succession rarely happens anymore. That’s led to a “graying Read More »