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• Conservation groups sue to stop snapper season extension

  Several conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal extension of red snapper season recently announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce. In the suit, Read More »

• Proposed new rules for lobstering up for vote amid decline in southern New England

  Scientists have said populations of lobsters off of Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts have declined as waters have warmed. A board of the Atlantic States Read More »

• Worm harvesters angered by ANP enforcement actions

  As Acadia National Park celebrates its 100th anniversary, a simmering dispute over worm and clam harvesting on the intertidal zone flats bordering park lands is coming Read More »

• Auditor says Louisiana is charging too little for oysters

  The state could generate $1.29 million in additional revenue by increasing the oyster lease rate from $2 an acre to the $5.20 per acre average of Read More »

• Two South Florida men sentenced for illegally poaching spiny lobsters

  On Tuesday, 54-year-old Donny Caridad Gonzalez and 77-year-old Nemesio Garcia Gonzalez appeared in court to be sentenced for the crime that occurred on May 9, 2015. According Read More »

• Bucking conventional wisdom, researchers find black sea bass tougher than expected – discard mortality rates

  The researchers had put the fish in the experimental group into one of four categories: those without visible injury; those with visible barotrauma; those with hook Read More »

• Louisiana: Shrimp season starts slowly in local waters

  Fall shrimp season has gotten off to a slow start in area waters, fishermen and wholesalers say. The season opened at 6 Monday morning in Louisiana’s Read More »

• Take part in annual Blaine Washington Blessing of the Fleet

  The Blaine seafarers memorial committee and Blaine commercial fishing members will host the annual Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday, May 4, at 1:30 p.m. in Read More »

• Maritime lobster industry hurt by P.E.I. prices: fishermen

  Frustrated P.E.I. lobster fishermen say the low price set for Island lobster is dragging down prices across the Maritimes. Lobster processors on P.E.I. have set the Read More »
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  Fishery disaster aid and nearly $500 million worth of Alaska projects included in omnibus budget bill

  Aid to Alaska fishermen, companies and communities was included in the year-end omnibus appropriations package that won final passage on Friday. The $300 million in aid funding Read More »
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  Quebec photographer shows the human side of sealing

  Newfoundland and Labrador’s seal hunt has been through some difficult seasons in recent years. Ice conditions have been hazardous and the cost of insurance has gone Read More »

• Governor Walker names two good Alaskans to North Pacific Fishery Management Council

  “Alaska strong” is the phrase that best describes Gov. Bill Walker’s recent nominations of Theresa Peterson and Buck Laukitis to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Read More »
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  Australian man, faithful pup rescued by Mexican ship after months at sea

  An Australian sailor finally touched dry land on Tuesday in the Mexican port city of Manzanillo, capping off months spent adrift at sea with his dog Read More »

• DNV GL Launches Rules for US Fishing Fleet

  The fishing vessel industry fatality rate is 30 times higher than the average of all U.S. industries. To address this, U.S. legislation requires that all new Read More »

• FISH-NL calls on DFO to extend snow crab season off eastern Newfoundland and southern Avalon 

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14th, 2017 – The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on the federal Department of Fisheries Read More »

• Bait company’s freezer nearly empty. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has declared an emergency!

  The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has declared an emergency so the state’s one menhaden bait boat can begin fishing two weeks early. Louisiana Bait Products Read More »
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  “Uncharted Territory” – Marine toxin closes Washington crab season

  Washington fishery managers say they are in “uncharted territory” following the closure of a major ocean fishery off the state’s southern coast Friday. The Washington Department Read More »

• Magnuson fishing mandates up for review – fourth 10-year revision and re-authorization

  The process will highlight different perspectives on the need for writing flexibility into the law — which was the subject of two national rallies at the Read More »

• Too much lobster a problem for Northumberland Strait fishery

  Uncertainty swirled around the lobster fishing industry again Tuesday as the old issue of supply and demand came into play. Read more here 09:11 Read More »
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  N.L. snow crab sales to Japan displaced by Russia

  While many countries are imposing sanctions on Russia as a result of the war in Ukraine, Japan is taking advantage of low Russian snow crab prices. Read More »
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  NOAA/NMFS Announces Increase to the Illex Squid Annual Quota Effective August 4, 2020

  NOAA Fisheries announces an increase to the 2020 acceptable biological catch (ABC) for the Illex squid fishery from 26,000 mt to 30,000 mt. This quota increase was recommended Read More »
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  Quiksling proves its worth

  The Quiksling retrieval device developed by George West proved its worth last summer when one of the crew of Scottish trawler Sparkling Star was caught in the gear when Read More »

• Out of Nowhere Comes an Updated Stock Assessment on Cod!

  Some quips, quotes and communications of the new reformulated and deadly impromptu Cod Assessment from the good people at NOAA, and its under agencies. Read it, Read More »

• Alligators eat sharks — and a whole lot more

  Alligators don’t just stick to freshwater and the prey they find there. These crafty reptiles can live quite easily, at least for a bit, in salty Read More »

• MAFMC to Hold Scoping Hearings for Squid Capacity Amendment: April 6 – 21, 2015

  The amendment would likely consider a variety of approaches for reducing capacity in the squid fisheries, such as a requalification of permits, a tiered limited access Read More »