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• N.S. judge upholds fisheries minister’s right to impose licence moratorium

  A Supreme Court of Nova Scotia judge has rejected an attempt by a Meteghan lobster processor to have the courts overturn a decision made or upheld by Read More »

• Council Coordinating Committee’s response to the February 19 National Environmental Policy Act Policy Directive Memorandum.

  Council Coordination Committee –  The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (P.L. 109-479) contained a new paragraph, section 302 (l), which establishes the Council Coordination Read More »
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  Oil spill victims could get financial help from Small Business Administration

  Local victims of the oil spill off the coast of Orange County could be eligible for low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration, which on Wednesday Read More »
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  In a bayman’s death is a lesson

  On a summer day in August, a memorial was held at Green River Cemetery in Springs for a man named Dan King, who had died in Read More »

• Scientists say new fisheries law “guts” protection for habitat

  OTTAWA — Three of Canada’s leading fish scientists say Canada’s rewritten Fisheries Act protect the fish species that people eat, while dropping protection for huge numbers Read More »

• Bristol Bay Area Plan stirs debate

  thebristolbaytimes.com – The controversial Bristol Bay Area Plan is the subject of the meetings. Revision to the plan in 2005 were seen as favoring mining over Read More »

• Keys commercial fishermen hurting from mahi mahi limit

  Florida Keys commercial fishermen last week renewed their appeal to federal fishery managers to allow more harvests. The commercial fishery for dolphin, an offshore fish also Read More »

• Two Boynton Beach men issued fines totaling $27,500 for illegally selling a 700 giant bluefin tuna

  A Notice of Violation and Assessment of Administrative Penalty was sent to David Fidel, of Boynton Beach, who was fined $12,500 for violating the federal Magnuson-Stevens Read More »
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  RI lobsterman goes overboard, drowns off NY coast

  Justin Zinno, 26, is being remembered by his family as a loving son and a hard-working man. His mother told Eyewitness News he was well-liked in Read More »
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  Fishermen’s ‘terrifying’ ordeal on sinking boat off Lizard point – crewman and skipper are now unable to work

  Two fishermen who survived a terrifying ordeal when a fishing vessel started to sink are still struggling to keep their heads above water financially due 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 »

• West Coast sardine fishery shutdown continues for 2nd year

  West coast sardine fishermen for a second straight season will have to keep their boats moored or find something else to catch. The Pacific Fishery Management Read More »

• Cantwell, Murray Push to Declare Six Fisheries Disasters in Washington State

  U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker calling for a declaration of commercial fisheries failures Read More »
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  Washington State halts salmon farm permits after fish escape – Critics call for Land Based Aquaculture

  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Department of Ecology to put on hold any new permits for net pens after thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped Read More »

• Feds Flex Muscle: Oregon charter captain sentenced for harvesting protected salmon

  A Warrenton, Oregon, charter boat captain pleaded guilty and was sentenced last month for harvesting federally protected wild coho salmon on charter trips with sport fishing Read More »
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  Lobster prices on the rise

  If you want lobster for dinner tonight, you’re going to pay dearly for it. The prices for lobster are right through the roof. “A year and Read More »
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  America’s Finest – Waiver for fishing vessel makes it through Congress

  A waiver for the $75 million ship America’s Finest is headed to the president for a signature following approval from both chambers of Congress. The U.S. Read More »

• Feds bust Boca man for illegally taking, then shipping, Florida Keys lobster

  A Boca Raton man pleaded not guilty in federal court in Key West Friday to taking, possessing, transporting and selling Florida Keys spiny lobster in violation Read More »

• Lobsterman Ray Merriman Sleeper of South Thomaston, Me., has passed away

  Ray Merriman Sleeper, 64, passed away surrounded by his loving family, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a brief but courageous Read More »
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  North Atlantic right whale population has steadied, scientists say

  The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appears to have levelled off after a decade of steep decline, according to updated data released this Read More »
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  Offshore oil spill appears to be largest in Newfoundland history, effects still unknown

  Officials were trying Monday to determine the impact of Friday’s estimated 250,000-litre oil spill — the largest in Newfoundland and Labrador’s history — in the White Read More »

• NEFMC Newsletter – Council Report

  Dear Interested Parties: You will find attached the New England Fishery Management Council’s newsletter, the Council Report. It summarizes the actions taken at the Council’s meeting Read More »

• Widespread decline of kings points to natural forces – Saving the Kings – Salmon species – other than kings – thriving around Alaska

  “We’re not sure what is causing the downturn, and in many cases, we do not have the basic information needed to understand the causes,” said ADFG’s Read More »

• Fisheries Working Group meeting on Offshore Renewable Energy – November 14th at 8:00 AM

  November 12, 2012 — The Fisheries Working Group meeting on Offshore Renewable Energy will be next Wednesday, November 14th at 8:00 AM at the New Bedford Read More »

• Elver fishermen reach half of quota with three weeks left in season

  There’s less than three weeks to go in Maine’s big-money elver fishing season. And while fishermen are having luck atching eels, even the Maine Marine Patrol Read More »