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• Our view: New fishing limits another blow to the New England fishing industry

  One might think that the lifting of the emergency cod regulations imposed by NOAA last November would bring sighs of relief across the Gloucester waterfront and Read More »

• Boat of the Week from the Athearn Agency: 45′ Guimond Fiberglass Tuna/Lobster/Charter – Twin Cummins 6CTA8.3L’s

  Specifications and information here 14:31 Read More »

• Mass, Senate hopeful Gomez hears fishermen’s concerns

  03:11 In his low-key manner, Gomez echoed the approach taken by Scott Brown, then a little-known Republican state senator from Wrentham who pulled a major upset Read More »

• This NOPC corporate shill is using the old eco-champion marketing strategy – and its working! Still!

  This NOPC corporate shill is using the old eco-champion marketing strategy in order to privatize and industrialize the public trust ocean. NOPC, BOEM, NWF, are immorally using Read More »
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  Gloucester: NOAA drops port’s rank in latest report, even as local fish landings, values rise

  U.S. fish and shellfish landings increased incrementally last year in both volume and value, while Massachusetts ended the year with the second-highest value of commercial landings Read More »
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  Fire destroys storage building at Braun Seafood in Cutchogue

  A fire erupted at around 3 a.m. in a rear storage building at Braun Seafood Co. in Cutchogue Wednesday. Firefighters from departments across the North Fork Read More »

• Green Party Leader Elizabeth May claims leaked documents show Department of Fisheries and Oceans used tax money to assist Northern Gateway Project

  The documents — in condensed form — were to be released at 10 a.m. today at a press conference with Oak Bay-Gordon Head Green MLA Andrew Read More »
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  Why we must break free from the rotten EU fisheries system

  The Common Fisheries Policy, a rigid political structure that works against nature.,,, To understand the significance of this research, it is important to understand how nets Read More »
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  TRADEX 3MMI – Salmon Market Instability, Cod and Pollock Pricing on the Rise

  We anticipate a smaller run and smaller fish size this year. Overall, there is still market instability for sockeye salmon right now. Market pricing is heading Read More »
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  Captain Robert Lee Pash, Sr.

  Captain Robert Lee “Bobby” Pash, 64, of Rockport, TX passed away on June 17th, 2020 surrounded by family after battling with the lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Read More »

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Alaska Boards of Game and Fisheries Set to Host Joint Meeting

  “The boards may allow commercial fishing, the boards may allow personal use fishing, they may allow sport fishing or general hunting but not something that’s labeled Read More »

• Dulac man guilty in fatal shooting of shrimp boat captain

  A Dulac man has been found guilty in the fatal shooting of a Vietnamese shrimp boat captain three years ago after a two-day trial. Richard Verdin, Read More »
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  Occupation: Gender wage gap is part reality, part myth

  The gender wage gap is real. But inequality does not equal inequity, and the steady drumbeat from agenda-pushers and propaganda-purveyors suggests the nation’s 18-cent disparity is due Read More »
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  Fishing fleet packs Amalga Harbor: On down year for pinks, seiners line up for hatchery chums

  Drivers out the road might encounter a somewhat new sight on Thursdays this month: A small armada of commercial seine boats, fishing in close proximity, yards Read More »
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  Coast Guard tows disabled fishing vessel with 30,000 lbs. catch off New Hampshire coast

  The Coast Guard towed an adrift 65-foot fishing vessel to Gloucester Harbor after becoming disabled about 30 miles off the coast of New Hampshire, Friday. Unable to Read More »
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  Eastport boatbuilder required to auction boat molds

  A settlement agreement between the boatbuilding firm Millennium Marine USA and the Washington County government includes auctioning off four boat molds used by the company. The Quoddy Read More »

• East Naples boat captain accused of smuggling immigrants in Florida Keys

  An East Naples charter boat captain arrested Sunday off the Florida Keys faces human smuggling charges. Federal agents said they found 11 people from three Caribbean countries below deck Read More »

• Fishermen panic buy shares at inflated prices as government confirms reform agenda

  Fishermen in New South Wales are reported to be panic buying shares at massively increased prices to ensure they can continue working next year. That is Read More »

• Cod numbers in the Gulf of Alaska fall dramatically

  Last month, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which regulates groundfish in Alaska and other federal fisheries, received some shocking news. Pacific cod stocks in the Read More »

• Never Forget The McLobster, McDonald’s Most Disgusting Menu Item

  McDonald’s is home to a wide array of limited menu items dating back to the chain’s early origins in San Bernardino, California, in 1940. Despite the franchise Read More »

• Lobster retail pricing has lobstermen at the mercy of a Commodity Market

  For more than a decade, we’ve been living through a commodity price boom. From oil to wheat and beef, the general rule has been that if Read More »

• Keir Starmer warned ‘act now’ to stop EU fishermen plundering cod in UK waters

  Politicians in Brussels have started rattling their sabres as the European Union seeks to lay down its markers and roll-over the Brexit fisheries deal which saw Read More »

• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting – Hilton Head, South Carolina. Listen Live

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

• Puget Sound can’t heal itself – We can no longer put off the work needed to restore valuable waters, By Dave Somers

  On a nice day, looking out from Everett across Port Gardner toward the Olympic Mountains, it is excusable to think all is well. The water is Read More »
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  New restrictions on ships to protect whales coming

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been reviewing the speed regulations it uses to protect North Atlantic right whales, and according to spokesperson Allison Ferreira, Read More »