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• Anxiety and Threats on the Kuskokwim as First Salmon Gillnet Openings Near

  Four weeks into salmon fishing restrictions, the atmosphere along the Kuskokwim River is tense. At a meeting Tuesday the stress the closures are causing was obvious, Read More »

• Should catch share management be indicted in the Carlos Seafood case? – David Goethel

  According to accusations from Federal investigators, the seafood business run by Carlos Rafael “laundered” fish to evade quotas, sold fish for cash to evade taxes, and Read More »
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  Dwindling winter steelhead are on their own again at Willamette Falls

  With the first four dozen winter steelhead counted at Willamette Falls and scattered early catches reported in both the Clackamas and Sandy rivers, Oregon scientists, fish Read More »

• Two panel seats for the International Pacific Halibut Commision open

  A call for nominations was originally put out early last year. However, the National Marine Fisheries Service decided to reissue the call for nominations in February. Read More »

• We Need Comprehensive Fisheries Legislation: The Fish Bill – Sam Parisi, Gloucester, Mass.

  I come from a long line of fishermen spanning three generations and although I am retired, I remain committed to the fishing industry, and will continue Read More »
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  Australian man, faithful pup rescued by Mexican ship after months at sea

  An Australian sailor finally touched dry land on Tuesday in the Mexican port city of Manzanillo, capping off months spent adrift at sea with his dog Read More »

• Fishing vessel capsizes in the channel of Coos Bay, three safe, skipper believed to be trapped onboard

  Rescuers scrambled to find a fishing skipper believed trapped within his capsized vessel in the channel of Coos Bay near the bar just out of Charleston Read More »
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  Cornwall fishing father and son illegally caught pregnant lobsters

  Officials said Andrew, 30, and 54-year-old Leslie Burt may have even scrubbed the shellfish to remove their eggs so it was not apparent they had been Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 160′ Catcher/Freezer/RSW Trawler – (2) 3512TA CAT’s

  Specifications, information and 30 photo’s  click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 13:21 Read More »
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  The Shipwrecked Sailors & the Wandering Cod

  In the remote archipelago of Lofoten, Arctic cod have been dried on oceanfront racks since the age of the Vikings. This is the unlikely story of Read More »

• As Terrebonne recovers from Francine, some residents worry about its future

  Recovery efforts continued Thursday in Terrebonne Parish, where thousands remained without electricity a day after Hurricane Francine made landfall there. While the Category 2 storm brought Read More »

• Independence Day

  “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Read More »
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  Door control from the wheelhouse

  The idea of a pair of trawl doors that can be adjusted at the turn of a dial rather than by shifting attachment points and backstrops Read More »
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  Making a living on the high seas

  Fishing has helped sustain Inuit for generations. Commercial fishing has allowed Nunavummiut like Enoo Bell and Kyle Aglukkaq to earn a good living, although it comes Read More »

• URI dean Dennis Nixon named sea grant program director

  Nixon has taught courses in marine and coastal law in URI’s Department of Marine Affairs for 37 years. He has been associate dean for research and Read More »

• An era ends: Wanchese seafood operation to close in March

  Started as a small business 88 years ago by a native Outer Banks fisherman, the Wanchese Fish Co., now a global behemoth, is closing the doors Read More »

• Parted Wire on F/V Jason & Danielle Kills Montauk Fisherman Donald Alversa Saturday Night off the coast of North Carolina

  Donald Alversa, a 24-year-old Montauk man, died after a fishing accident aboard a dragger off the coast of North Carolina on Saturday night. He was pronounced dead at Read More »

• GDT Fish Tales: Gloucester fisherman Joseph Orlando

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• NCFA Weekly Update for Jan. 16, 2015

  Weekly Update for Jan. 16, 2015 as a PDF 20:19 Read More »
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  Pack ice having huge impact on Twillingate economic activity

  Harbourmaster Gord Noseworthy shakes his head as he describes the situation. “Nothing is getting landed. I have been working here for 21 years and I’ve never Read More »
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  Dead seals turn up on North East beaches as dead crab mystery continues

  It has been almost four months since reports first emerged of scores of crabs, lobsters and even octopuses being found dead on beaches stretching from Whitby Read More »

• BOEM Extends Comment Period for Information Request on Next Five Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program

  The June publication of the RFI began a 45-day comment period. With the extension, BOEM will accept comments until August 15. Substantial public involvement and extensive Read More »
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  Congressmen Ask Feds To Investigate Hawaii Tuna Money

  Four members of Congress are requesting a federal investigation into a murky fund that’s connected to commercial tuna fishermen in Hawaii and three U.S. Pacific island Read More »

• David Morgan, heroic deckhand in deadly 1986 Bodega Bay shipwreck, dies at 62

  Nine people out for a day of ocean fishing perished in the sudden tragedy that struck the Merry Jane party boat just outside of Bodega Harbor Read More »

• Newfoundland and Labrador Groundfish Industry Development Council launches with recognition of challenges ahead

  Five years down the road, members of the new Newfoundland and Labrador Groundfish Industry Development Council plan to handle more groundfish catch, processing it in-province, providing Read More »