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• USCG Aid Disabled Fishing Boat S.E. of Nantucket

  Crews aboard two Coast Guard cutters brought an 83-foot fishing vessel safely to anchorage at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday. Watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District Read More »

• Iditarod demand for king crab keeps Nome fishermen busy

  On a brisk and breezy afternoon, the stillness of the Bering Sea ice was broken up by the sounds of commercial crabbers, hard at work removing Read More »

• Bay crab population decreases

  Severe winter weather, not overfishing, is largely to blame, officials said. But to improve chances of a rebound, Maryland and Virginia both plan to cut back Read More »

• Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to overturn halibut limits

  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn new halibut bycatch limits on deep-sea trawlers that fish in federal waters off Alaska. The lawsuit Read More »

• MSA Reauthorization: Battle lines form over changes to primary national fishing law

  Proposed changes to the nation’s primary fishing law will mean stocks take longer to rebuild and, in the long run, will hurt the marine environment and Read More »

• Saving Seafood Analysis – Conservation Law Foundation Misleads Public on Habitat Closed Area Changes

  WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) March 13, 2013 – In the article, “Destructive Trawling and the Myth of  ‘Farming the Sea’,” Conservation Law Foundation’s (CLF) Sean Cosgrove  argues Read More »

• Fishing group set to rally in Boston

  With fishermen in Gloucester and elsewhere in New England staring at extreme and nearly across-the-board federally mandated cuts in landings of groundfish, the Northeast Seafood Coalition, Read More »
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  Well, hush my puppies! Georgia Con groups boycott New England Lobster Industry

  Maine’s lobster industry is keeping a wary eye on a consumer boycott launched in the state of Georgia. Conservation groups there charge that New England’s lobster Read More »

• More than a ton of illegal shark fins seized in San Francisco

  SAN FRANCISCO — Officials say over a ton of illegal shark fins was seized from a San Francisco business owner involved in challenging a shark fin Read More »

• Fishing regulators consider ways to avoid whale entanglement

  As early as this week, federal fisheries regulators are expected to propose a new rule so North Atlantic right whales, humpbacks and fin whales will be Read More »

• If only these fishing vessels could speak! – Weathering the waves

  The harbors are full of characters, silent and strong. Each one’s got a story, but it’s pretty hard to tease it from a boat. In Hammond’s Read More »
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  Sympathy to new state Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife director

  Dear Mr. Kelly Susewind, Allow me to express my deepest sympathy. .,, You said it was an honor to serve the people of the state of Washington. Read More »

• Chilliwack Walmart sees renewed protest against farmed salmon again

  Local members of the National Salmon Feedlot Boycott were making some noise at the Chilliwack Walmart Wednesday. Chants of “Boycott farmed salmon!” and “Wild salmon forever!” were heard Read More »

• Feds sue owner of sunken ‘Bering Sea Gold’ ship that cost $1.6 million to recover

  A gold dredge captain who appeared on Discovery’s “Bering Sea Gold” faces a federal lawsuit that claims it cost $1.6 million to recover his sunken landing Read More »
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  Van Drew Says No To 1000 Feet Tall Wind Turbines off the coast of South Jersey

  United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew is not opposed to green energy. In fact, he has solar panels and a windmill at his own personal residence Read More »
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  California fishermen, enviros fight over proposal to protect underwater seamounts.

  California fishermen first learned of the proposal in May, out of the blue. In a six-page, unattributed document, the proposal suggested turning several of the state’s Read More »

• EDF to partner with Philippine bureau of fisheries to implement fishing reforms

  In a dramatic step forward for Asia-Pacific and global ocean conservation, the Philippines has begun implementing sustainable fishing reforms with Environmental Defense Fund serving as a Read More »

• Greenpeace Report provides route to transforming Pacific tuna fisheries

  A new report, launched today, Monday, by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, aims to provide a blueprint on how Pacific Island governments and regional bodies can promote a Read More »
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  Maritime Explorer: Captain Cameron McLellan

  As a skilled sailor and navigator, Cameron McLellan hails from a family of multi–generations of seafarers. On the paternal side, the McLellans have hundreds of years of fishing in their Read More »

• DFO wins court victory to prevent corporate control of inshore fishery in Atlantic Canada and Quebec

  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has won a court decision upholding its right to prevent the corporate takeover of inshore fisheries in Atlantic Canada and Read More »
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  Former Skippers New Fresher Trawler

  Fresquero José Luciano will operate from Mar del Plata along the Patagonian coast, targeting not only Argentine red shrimp, but also hake and other species, landing fresh Read More »

• Just Now!! The water boat in New Bedford, Massachusetts pulls up to deliver some much needed water

  Capable of pumping 7000 gallons of water in 40 minutes the water boat is crucial to the vessels that utilize the port during the freezing weather Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44’11”x21 Novi Lobster/Scalloper, Price reduced

  Specifications, information and 45 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 14:36 Read More »

• Alaska Lt. Governor Pushes for Safety in the World’s “New Ocean”

  Tromsø, Norway – The world is responding to the opportunities of a “new ocean” as Arctic sea ice changes and global shipping increases the value of Read More »
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  Comment Period Extended for Nordic Aquafarms

  DMR is accepting comments solely about the potential impacts of the proposed dredging operation on fishing in the area to be dredged and on impacts to Read More »