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  Families sought to attend 60th anniversary service for victims of George Robb trawler disaster

  The journey began in Aberdeen with a crew of mostly young men hoping they might secure a Christmas bonus for their loved ones. But it ended Read More »
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  My Friend’s Stage IV Cancer Diagnosis Showed His Remarkable Strength

  Tom Hoxsie, captain of the fishing vessel North Star, sat cross-legged beside a woodstove in his toolshed. It was late February in coastal Rhode Island, gray Read More »

• Is the seal hunt dead?

   “See all those grey things?” Hiltz asks, pointing to what we figured were hundreds of big rocks. “Those are seals.” First, let’s address the issue of Read More »

• 33 crew members of foreign fishing boat held after high-speed sea chase

  Malaysian coastguards fired warning shots amid a high-speed sea chase that ended with the arrests of 33 crew members of a foreign fishing boat in waters Read More »

• Searching for the Russian Crab Mafia

  Finding a ship that doesn’t want to be found is almost impossible on Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk, 600 million square miles of icy water north of Japan, Read More »

• Regardless of legally caught sharks, California’s ban on possession and sale of shark fins stands

  California’s ban on the possession and sale of shark fins survived a legal challenge Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Bay Area Read More »

• Anchoring the Family: The Life, Labor and Love of an Alaskan Fishing Mom

  It’s called a labor of love for a reason. A life in fishing – especially in Alaska – can be equally rough and rewarding, spending days Read More »
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  Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman 300 miles east of Cape Canaveral

  The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for a missing fisherman who reportedly went overboard 300 miles east of Cape Canaveral. Missing is Russell Minor. After Read More »

• About 14,000 young salmon die in Elwha River release of 2.6 million fish

  PORT ANGELES — About 14,000 dead 6-month-old salmon were counted in the rearing ponds of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Elwha River rearing facility Read More »

• Maine Department of Marine Resources to meet with fishermen about reducing elver catch

  ELLSWORTH, Maine — State officials have scheduled two public meetings to get feedback from fishermen about how Maine should reduce its elver landings next spring. more@BDN Read More »

• Ottawa to upgrade its three fisheries research centres in B.C.

  The Conservatives, capping a weeklong string of funding announcements in B.C. in advance of a summer devoted to electioneering, announced Friday more money for the federal Read More »

• State official eyes impact of big boats inshore GDT

  David Pierce said his concern is that, in the unregulated commodity trading system now in its third year, the big boats have the ability to acquire Read More »

• Maine legislators reject (alewive) gaspereau-blocking bill – Canadian delegation credited for helping convince Maine committee

  A legislative committee in Maine has unanimously rejected a bill that would have blocked the gaspereau migration in the St. Croix River. Last week, Canada was represented Read More »

• Freeport fisherman prohibited from fishing for five months

  A Freeport fisherman will have to miss five months of ground fishing next year. Beau Gillis pled guilty July 11 to failure to hail accurate weight Read More »
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  Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness

  Buena Vista Seafood in San Francisco deals in high-end seafood from all around the world. European blue lobsters, Kambatia Reef Fish from Kenya, California Purple Urchins, Read More »
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  Lobster and snow crab markets fall by as much as 65 per cent

  While lobster and snow crab have long been two of the Maritimes’ most popular exports, new data suggests the markets are now falling short. At the Read More »

• Turning Discarded Lobster Shells Into Batteries

  Mark MacLachlan, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, has found a new way to produce batteries: the discarded shells of shellfish. Specifically, by using chitin, the substance that Read More »
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  Commercial Fishing Operations Reporting Record Catch Along Lake Superior’s South Shore

  Commercial fishing operations near the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior are reporting record numbers of whitefish and a strong recovery of lake trout from a low Read More »
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  Woefully inadequate – DFO’s science on impact of seal population doesn’t go nearly far enough

  Efforts by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to measure the impact of the massive seal population in Atlantic Canada are “woefully inadequate,” according to a Read More »

• “I am glad this auction has been canceled”: City of Brookings responds to BOEM wind energy plan delay

  In response to the auction being postponed Brookings mayor Isaac Hodges said, “I’m happy that even a pause shows that there’ll hopefully be a little bit Read More »
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  New York Activists Make False Accusations Against Menhaden Fishermen

  Gotham Whale of Staten Island, New York and Menhaden Defenders posted material on Facebook suggesting that legal, regulated fishing of menhaden in federal waters off New Read More »
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  Nova Scotians work to keep the art of net mending alive

  As Nova Scotia’s fishery changes, some people worry that one of the industry’s oldest traditions — net mending — will be swept out to sea. Garrett Read More »
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  Nearly 200,000 people ordered to evacuate amid threat of California dam collapse

  Authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents in several northern California towns Sunday evening, as a rapidly eroding section of a dam appeared on the Read More »

• Fisheries Department looks to expand green crab fishery in Maritimes

  Known as the “cockroach of the sea,” the green crab is an invasive species from Europe and northern Africa known for its aggressive and territorial behaviour. Read More »

• Torbay RNLI assists trawler with total loss of power in heavy seas at 04:00am

  On Monday 15th April 2024 at 03:23am Solent Coastguard requested Torbay RNLI launch to assist a 100-ton beam trawler who had got into some difficulties 15 Read More »