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• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update March 9, 2014

  “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• WCPFC must urgently address bigeye tuna mortality

  Newly released stock assessment that shows bigeye tuna is being overfished underlines why the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) must take decisive action at Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update FEBRUARY 17, 2013

  “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »
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  Feds will keep only two of Carol Rafael’s seized vessels

  More than a year after a judge ordered Carlos Rafael to forfeit four fishing vessels, the government will retain only two, according court documents obtained by Read More »

• Dan Bacher – Crab and salmon fisheries threatened by a ‘historic crisis’

  Legislators, members of commercial fishing families, fishing group representatives and Brown administration officials testified about the dire situation that the salmon and crab fishery is in Read More »
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  In loss — hope and a view forward

  Lincoln County students will be better positioned for a shot at their dreams due to the memory of a man lost at sea. Edgar Ruiz Garcia Read More »
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  Barnegat Light, Shining at the North End

  “It is a quintessential port town that boasts one of the busiest commercial fishing operations on the East Coast, and all the culture that comes with Read More »

• Big Pine Key Lobster fisherman court ordered to surrender 400 traps

  David Lee Boggs, 51, was ultimately charged with more than 100 counts of misdemeanor fishing without proper tags after state wildlife officers and the Monroe County Read More »
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  Shipwrecked fisherman forced to swim for 45 minutes after boat hit rocks and sank off Jersey’s coast

  At 10.30 am on 30 July, a man in his mid-20s left La Collette Marina on his 6.25-metre open fishing boat, called Blue Pearl, to haul Read More »

• Nova Scotia fishermen are concerned about proposed Marine Protected Areas (they should be!)

  The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans wants to double the number of marine protected areas around Nova Scotia next year. DFO is holding a series Read More »

• New Gulf of Alaska king salmon bycatch limits passed by North Pacific Fisheries Management Council

  There was almost certainly going to be a cap. All the other trawl fisheries had one, and concern over the health of Alaska’s chinook runs has Read More »
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  From facing off with the Russian navy, to giving up a five-generation fishing tradition

  For a brief moment, Alan Carleton was at the centre of a bizarre stand-off between Irish fishermen and the Russian navy. Back in January 2022, he Read More »

• Court orders new safeguards to prevent fish farm disease spreading to ocean

  The federal government has been ordered to shore up its regulations to ensure diseases aren’t transferred from fish farms to the ocean. A Federal Court judge Read More »
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  Penzance fishing trawler crashes into rocks in front of spectators in Plymouth

  A fishing trawler from Cornwall has crashed onto rocks at Plymouth in the night. A lifeboat from the Plymouth RNLI rushed to the aid of the Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, March 30, 3014

  “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• Seafarers UK: Maritime industry to supply free safety devices

  SEAFISH has welcomed the news that the UK maritime industry bodies’ have pledged more than £150,000 in additional funding to provide more commercial fishermen with free Read More »
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  Nearly Entire U.S. Seafoods Trawler Crew Test Positive, Six Fish Processing Plant Employees Test Positive For Coronavirus

  Two crewmembers of the trawler F/V Legacy tested positive for the virus on Thursday, according to the City of Unalaska, prompting providers from the local Iliuliuk Read More »

• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries sets fall inshore shrimp season opening dates

  The fall inshore shrimp season will have a split opening with the eastern part of the state opening at 6 p.m. on August 15 and the Read More »

• National Fisheries Institute (NFI) calls out the Environmental Working Group for it’s not so good “Good Seafood Guide”

  The professional fearmonger,  anti-vaccination-conspiracy-theory-pusher, and all-around activist shop that is the EWG is out today with another addition to their collection of flawed reports on mercury and Read More »

• Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument under review, Beaton hoping for modifications

  The state’s top environmental official hopes the Trump administration modifies President Barack Obama’s 2016 designation of a marine monument area off the Massachusetts coast, which is Read More »
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  Legislators, lobstermen press case against ‘draconian’ whale rules

  Two area legislators led a delegation Wednesday to the Maine Attorney General’s Office to press their case for a full representation for the state’s lobster industry Read More »

• Maritime Fishermen’s Union invests $300k in lighter life jackets to save lives

  New Brunswick lobster fishermen were handed free life jackets on the first day of lobster season, with the hopes of getting more of them to actually wear the Read More »

• The Louisiana Senate approves commercial fishing tax break

  The Louisiana Senate today approved two bills by a local lawmaker aimed at restoring sales tax exemptions for commercial fishermen and the purchase of fuels for Read More »

• CORPUS CHRISTI – Game Wardens Target Illegal Fishing In Gulf – Video

  An increase in illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted Texas Parks and Wildlife to not only step up patrols, but also ask the Read More »
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  34th Annual Blessing of the Fleet will be April 25th, craft show applications available

  The Town of Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival craft show applications are now available. The 34th annual festival will be April 25 Read More »