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• EU review gives Wicklow skipper CJ Gaffney hope as home support wanes

  After being shown a glimmer of hope in his ongoing quest for justice via an EU safety review, Arklow skipper CJ Gaffney has slammed the support Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 37′ Repco Lobster (High Sheer),1980, Lobster Fiberglass\Cored, CAT

  Specifications, and information and 22 photos click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here  11:55 Read More »

• The University of Alaska surveys skills needed for fishing industry

  KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska wants to know what skills young people will need for jobs connected to commercial fishing. Read more Read More »
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  “I woke up to my dad’s screaming, ‘We’re on, we’re on!,” Teen’s first catch a big fish tale

  Devin Zelck was fast asleep on the deck of the boat Dogbar at 7 a.m. last Friday when the big fish took the bait. “I woke Read More »
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  Wrangell woman recounts how she survived sinking that claimed her boyfriend and parrot

  Last month, Kelsey Leak lost a lot. First she lost her pet parrot, Petrie, of seven years. Then she lost her boyfriend, Arne Dahl, when his Read More »

• DA: Westbury Seafood Firm Sold Over $100G in Fish, Shellfish Without License, Permit

  The owner and CEO of a Westbury-based seafood marketing company allegedly sold more than $100,000 in fresh fish and shellfish to Long Island restaurants without proper Read More »
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  Struggling salmon fishermen getting federal help, but it may be too late

  Earlier this month, two years after a request by Oregon’s governor, the U.S. Department of Commerce declared a Chinook fishery disaster for 2018, 2019 and 2020, Read More »

• How old is that lobster, anyway??!!

  HE’S spent the last six months researching lobsters, so Southern Cross University postdoctoral researcher Dr Jesse Leland was right at home in this underwater world in Read More »

• New Bedford – True North Seafood to shut down city plant

  One of the city’s largest seafood processors is shutting down its waterfront facility, laying off as many as 94 local workers as the company consolidates its Read More »

• Better Sitka fisheries aim of scientist’s work

  SITKA, Alaska — Jamal Moss is one of the scores of scientists working on the most exhaustive studies to date on the fisheries of the Gulf Read More »
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  Study investigates shortcoming of ITQ systems for fisheries

  Individual transferable quota systems for fisheries around the world may be ideal for some fisheries, but they can exclude rural, indigenous, low-income and next-generation fishermen from Read More »

• Newfoundland: Shrinking shrimp resource hitting home – Industry bracing for quota cuts again in 2015 –

  It takes sweat and tears, in addition to these shellfish, to keep the boat in the water, steam it as much as 20 hours from Port Read More »
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  Lobstermen say proposed Right Whale rules are expensive, dangerous, and based on outdated data

  During the final public hearings, Maine Department of Marine Resource Commissioner Patrick Keliher echoed a statement put out by Gov. Janet Mills earlier that week stating that “a Read More »

• Canadian chefs fight against Chefs for Seals boycott

  Some chefs are taking exception to the Chefs for Seals campaign, that is asking for a boycott of Canadian seafood in protest of the seal hunt. Read More »

• Letter: Clueless research drives NOAA’s ‘science’ – Sam Frontiero, Gloucester

  I’m sure some people don’t have a clue how the science of fish stocks and all these decisions are mostly made of. Here’s some input on Read More »

• Lobster cooperative asks court to order feds to hand over $70,000 in confiscated funds

  The Spruce Head Fishermen’s Cooperative has asked a federal court to order the U.S. government to return $70,000 it seized from a former manager who has Read More »
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  UNE’s Marine Science Center is home to another rare lobster.

  The split-colored lobster came to UNE late last week thanks to a donation by Eric Payne from Inland Seafood Corporation, one of the leading packers of Read More »

• OPINION: North Pacific Fishery Management Council is acting to reduce bycatch

  In a recent opinion piece, Brooke Woods, Linda Behnken and Nanci Morris Lyon stated, “Federal fisheries off Alaska are managed via the dictates of the North Pacific Read More »

• Western Wave in Portland Harbor just now

  She is clearly well down from the weight of herring aboard her from seining in the southern end of area 1a the Gulf of Maine. Reports of Read More »

• NL: Grand Bank mayor upset with DFO office closure

  It’s another example of the federal government’s ‘cut, slash and close’ approach to rural Newfoundland, according to Grand Bank Mayor Rex Matthews. He said the closure Read More »
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  The Silent War on Fishing

  The hustle and bustle of Peterhead’s harbour has quietened these last few weeks. Doors of businesses are locked and boats at berth have signs warning that Read More »
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  Oregon starts killing fish-eating sea lions

  Oregon wildlife officials have started killing California sea lions that threaten a fragile and unique type of trout in the Willamette River, a body of water Read More »
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  Cape and Islands Lawmakers Join Fight to Protect Offshore Herring

  The Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance is receiving support from the Cape and Islands legislative delegation in protecting offshore herring for local fishermen. Earlier this month, Read More »

• Ecosexuals: For Those Times When Hugging a Tree is Not Enough

  Ecosexuals Believe Having Sex with the Earth Could Save It – If you happen to find yourself in Sydney this week, you have the unique opportunity Read More »
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  Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 75’ Blount Steel Scalloper $275,000 LAGC Permit with Scallop Quota Available

  To view specifications, information and 34 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<14:44 Read More »