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  Lowcountry is the last ‘wild west’ for blue crabs. Crabbers call for change.

  In February, David Richardson drove to Columbia from his home in Charleston to speak to a room of state senators about his life as a South Read More »
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  Crab Fight! Aboard Alaska’s Quest to Be America’s King of Crab

  Deep in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, the U.S. and Russia share fishing waters that are home to this nation’s supply of king and Read More »
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  N.L. skipper found guilty of trying to throw wife overboard, even after she told judge the story was made up

  When a Newfoundland judge was about to sentence the skipper of a fishing boat for trying to throw his wife overboard, he suddenly found himself in Read More »
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  Locals Upset Over Dredging Issues at the Inlet in West Ocean City

  On Wednesday morning, a 75-foot commercial vessel ran aground on its approach to the commercial dock in West Ocean City. The captain and crew say if Read More »

• Cape Wind: The windy 10-year war

  The state of Massachusetts, in its nutty devotion to wind-powered, ocean-based generating plants deployed, in cooperation with the federal government, in a strangling circle around the Read More »

• Santa Cruz boaters, crabbers upset with harbor entrance restrictions

  Boaters and crab fisherman had a few salty words for leaders of the Santa Cruz Port Commission at its meeting Tuesday night, blaming them for poor Read More »
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  ‘The Worst In 15 Years’: Opening day for Peconic Bay scallop season was dismal and the forecast is even more grim

  Phones were ringing at seafood shops and restaurants across the North Fork and East End Monday with hungry diners hoping to celebrate the first day of Read More »
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  Mid-Atlantic Council Discontinues Development of Squid Buffer Framework

  The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted last week to discontinue development of a framework action that would have considered establishing a squid fishery buffer zone in Read More »

• Deep sea of distrust – Catch-share controversy, and an uncertain future

  Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part look at the tensions between local fishermen and regulators, and the beginning of a series on the Read More »

• From Nils Stolpe – Remember the fishing-induced “plague of jellyfish” that was threatening the oceans…? Remembering the “Worm” hook! Refuted

      Brought to us, of course, by the Walton Foundation, EDF and Dr. Lubchenco as a reason to shift fisheries to catch share management immediately? A Read More »
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  Army Corps dredging Moriches Inlet to remove heavy sand buildup

  Four storms last winter created a buildup of 300,000 cubic yards of sand, clogging the inlet, which feeds Moriches Bay and sits between Smith Point County Read More »
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  Company touts benefits of micro nuclear reactors for rural Alaska

  Alaskans looking for clean, safe energy sources should consider nuclear power, according to a company that is working on developing a micro nuclear reactor it says Read More »

• This Morning – Portland Harbor Toe Job – Not every day in fishing is a good day.

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• North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 28, 2015

  Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 11:43 Read More »
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  WPFMC asks for transparent analysis of proposed marine monument expansion

  The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on Wednesday agreed to a resolution that asks the U.S. government to address a suite of concerns before acting Read More »

• Criminal or conservationist? Paul Watson marks year at sea after fleeing arrest

  “I’m not really a fugitive. It’s just that if I enter a border point then that will immediately send a message to Japan to have me Read More »

• WARNING BULL BLEEP ALERT: Why You Should Care About The “Empty Oceans Act”

  You probably haven’t heard of this bill, but you should, they say. But you will only hear about it from the Eco evangelical’s (thank you, Jonathan!) Read More »
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  Crab season to begin Saturday but price talks could delay start

  Crabbers are still negotiating with fish processors over the price per pound of crab, and by the first week of January, they might have a deal, Read More »

• Two Hundred Million Dollar Scientific Grant Fraud Case against Duke University

  Federal Prosecutors have launched a gigantic fraud case against Duke University, North Carolina, accusing Duke University of embezzling $200 million in federal research grants, by presenting Read More »
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  National: Legal Petition Seeks Federal Ropeless Rule to Save Whales, Turtles From Fishing Gear

  The Center for Biological Diversity formally petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to require crab, lobster and other trap fisheries to convert to new ropeless or Read More »
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  If Renewables Are So Great for the Environment, Why Do They Keep Destroying It?

  If solar and wind farms are needed to protect the natural environment, why do they so often destroy it? Consider that: New offshore wind turbines in Read More »

• Philippine tuna in 2015: Facing the new threat

  Tuesday, January 27, was a lucky day for 40-year-old Wilson Manlunas. His fishing crew of five just landed 10 pieces of yellowfin tuna which, if the Read More »

• Cuomo: New York will take legal action to block EPA L.I. Sound dredge dumping rule

  New York State will take legal action against the United States Environmental Protection Agency to prevent the designation of new permanent open water disposal sites off Read More »
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  Eel of Fortune

  Against a backdrop of competing cultural and commercial interests, Canadian regulators will soon spin the wheel on the future of the little-understood American eel. Lighting the hissing Read More »

• Bonavista man dies in fishing vessel incident

  RCMP said a man has died at sea, off the Bonavista peninsula. Police said the incident happened on a fishing vessel on Friday, about 280 kilometres off the Read More »