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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 »

• City of Gloucester seeks director for Fisheries Commission

  The quest to appoint an executive director of the Gloucester Fisheries Commission continues, with interim Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken saying she hopes to fill the paid Read More »
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  Captain Dave Goethel has some Fishery Observer and liability information you should review. Please share it!

  Beginning sometime this winter, here in the northeast observers switched from the safety checklist to the “pre-trip safety inspection”.  Basically, instead of accepting a card signed Read More »
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  New Brunswick: Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association says financial support program may not be enough

  On Wednesday the federal government announced a $469-million program to help fish harvesters deal with financial burdens amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Grand Manan Fishermen’s Read More »
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  Eric Trump tells Maine lobstermen: ‘We will never, ever let you down’

  When Seth Dube was growing up in Camp Ellis, Saco’s gritty seaside community boasted a robust ground fishing fleet, but the draggers are mostly gone now, Read More »
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  Mark the Date: August 20th, Labour Relations Board Hearing – FISH-NL hires province’s top labour lawyer

  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) wishes to inform inshore harvesters and the public at large that Aug. 20th has been Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Fiberglass Dragger/Scalloper with Federal Permits

  To review specifications, and information, and 15 photos, with Federal Permits, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:03 Read More »
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  Liberals respond to FISH-NL survey, high hopes for aquaculture; doesn’t rule out raw material sharing

  The province’s Liberal Party has responded to a FISH-NL survey on major inshore fishery issues, setting ambitious aquaculture targets and not ruling out a possible return Read More »
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  Washington State making a muddle of saving salmon

  Local experts connected in various ways with salmon fishing and conservation must be ready to blow a gasket over the Washington Legislature’s latest clumsy efforts to Read More »
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  Maritime Center ice machine breaks leaving shrimp fleet troubled

  The ice machine at Charleston Maritime Center broke in November 2018. As a result, shrimp boats throughout Charleston and Shem Creek are starting to fret about Read More »
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  Icebreakers are clearing the way for early Snow crab season with less risk for right whales

  New Brunswick’s lucrative snow crab industry is just weeks away from a head start to the season, could result in higher revenue and less risk for Read More »

• Flounder and semantics heat up fisheries meeting, just “who” is a commercial fisherman?”

  Before state officials decide how to better regulate commercial fishing licenses, they’ll have to answer an important question — “just who is a commercial fisherman?” When Read More »
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  Ocean Beauty won’t can salmon in Petersburg in 2017

  Petersburg will only have one salmon cannery operating this summer. Ocean Beauty Seafoods will not be canning fish at the company’s plant in Petersburg in 2017. Read More »
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  Crustacean Placation Nation

  The Swiss are worried about lobsters. They are concerned that lobsters are sentient and can feel pain. So, if you want to eat a lobster in Switzerland, Read More »

• SIGN THIS PETITION! North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission: Save local seafood! No permanent secondary nursery areas in NC!

  To: W. Robert Bizzell, Chairman, NC Marine Fisheries Commission Save local seafood! Please do not designate all inland waters of North Carolina as secondary nursery areas. Read More »
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  U.S. researcher teams up with Canadian fishermen for tagging project – Tracking the mysterious underwater migration of female lobsters

  Heather Koopman, senior scientist at the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station, has enlisted the help of Grand Manan fishermen to tag any female lobsters Read More »
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  Science Advances report says marine protected areas may not be enough to preserve biodiversity

  The paper published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances said climate change will erode the effectiveness of “static” marine protected areas across the globe, and “dynamic Read More »
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  No Way Forward: Commercial fishers voice frustratation over catch share reforms and parliamentary inquiry

  “It’s like continually banging your head against the wall.” This is how Donna Cook, the matriarch of a Stuarts Point commercial fishing family, describes trying to Read More »

• ‘Ole “KC” is home Safe and Sound thanks to the United States Coast Guard and many a Sea Dog knows how he feels!

  On Monday afternoon, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay spotted the dog four miles from shore during ice-breaking operations on Lake St. Clair. Read More »
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  Whale conservationist tackles fishing industry

  A whale conservationist with a radical style says he intends to move forward with a “whale safety” initiative petition for 2020 in Massachusetts to ban vertical Read More »
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  Trump Gave A Speech That Has The Wind Industry Terrified

  Wind industry officials scrambled to fend off President Donald Trump’s criticism of wind turbines during his speech Wednesday night. “I don’t want to just hope the Read More »

• Gulf Seafood Institute Responds To Seafood Safety Concerns During Government Shutdown

  As the government shutdown continues, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors responsible for the safety of the consumer’s food, including seafood, have been furloughed. “It makes me Read More »

• Report Report on the Economic Performance of the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery (May 2013 – April 2014)

  The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (the fish stock assessment people) has issued an annual report on the economic performance of the fishery since 2010. The results Read More »

• A LIFO Win for the Inshore Fleet! Maybe. Who wins when they redistribute the quota is the next question.

  The Ministerial Advisory Panel conducting an external review of the Last-In, First-Out policy (LIFO) released its recommendations yesterday. The Panel recommended abolishing LIFO and implementing permanent Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, July 19, 2015

  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 »