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• Alligators eat sharks — and a whole lot more

  Alligators don’t just stick to freshwater and the prey they find there. These crafty reptiles can live quite easily, at least for a bit, in salty Read More »

• Investigators claim Skipper to blame for sinking of north-east trawler

  A skipper of a north-east trawler that sank off the Atlantic coast has been blamed for causing it to capsize. The Banff-registered Kairos sank off the Read More »
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  F/V Miss Katie Briefly Threatened to Sink to the Bottom of the Woodley Island Marina

  While Woodley Island harbor staff were out doing their regular “dock walk” this morning, a daily check-up to make sure everything is as it should be, Read More »

• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Seeks Public Input on Use of Vessel Monitoring Systems

  The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is requesting public input on management alternatives that may require the use of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on vessels with Read More »

• Another ‘Shark Tank’ success story is headed to Nashville

  Love seafood and reality TV? Nashville is about to get a food truck that’s right up your alley. Cousins Maine Lobster, a lobster-focused food truck company Read More »
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  Fishermen volunteer to become 2nd right whale rescue team

  Ferron is one of three crab fishermen who volunteered to form a new rescue team based in Shippagan. He, Martin Noël and Rémi Guignard have been Read More »
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  Two dead whales found lodged under hull of Australian warship docked in San Diego

  The whales were discovered as the ship, HMAS Sydney, berthed at Naval Base San Diego, the Australian Royal Navy said in a statement. Experts say the Read More »
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  Mi’kmaq community angered at alleged government seizure of lobster traps

  Federal fisheries officers seized 37 lobster traps that were set today by an Indigenous harvester. The Potlotek First Nation, located about 75 kilometres south of Sydney, Read More »

• Today: North Pacific council pursues halibut bycatch reductions

  The action came after public testimony from directed fishers calling for a reduction in bycatch, and an Advisory Panel report that asked for emergency regulations. This Read More »

• Clam shortage in Nova Scotia due in part to weak dollar

  Craving clams? You’ll probably have to wait until the loonie digs itself out of its hole. Until the Nova Scotia clam season reopens in April, supply Read More »
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  Rebuttal: The actual, factual new realities of Cook Inlet salmon – Catherine Cassidy of Kasilof

  In his opinion piece published in the Alaska Journal of Commerce on Feb. 8, (Click here to read it) Mr. Karl Johnstone, presumably from his home Read More »

• Fisheries official pleads not guilty to obstructing justice – Peter Andrews will go on trial in March 2014 on obstruction charge

  Robichaud has denied allegations that he pressured staff at the fisheries department not to prosecute his brother under the Aquaculture Act. He also said he has never Read More »

• CCA is telling fish tales about Omega Protein

  On April 2, the Sun Herald published an op-ed from the spokesman of the Coastal Conservation Association — Mississippi, F.J. Eicke (“A most important fish raises Read More »

• Ready for the future

  Den Helder fisherman and industry activist Dirk Kraak remains optimistic for optimistic. The family business recently had one of its vessels, HD-66, completely refitted to meet Read More »

• Western Flyer Restoration: The John Steinbeck fishing seiner

  Built in Tacoma, Washington, the state-of-the-art seiner was launched from Western Boat Building Company in 1937, destined for the sardine trade of Monterey, California. Builder and Read More »
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  Gillnetters approve, anglers reel at Columbia River salmon policy change

  A recent update to the state’s Columbia River salmon management policy to change harvest allocations and allow commercial gillnetting on the main stem has anglers reeling. Read More »
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  State Police Divers Search for F/V Misty Blue Fishermen

  State police divers are searching the waters off Nantucket for two fishermen who were aboard the vessel Misty Blue when it sank Dec 4, a spokesman Read More »
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  Canadian Coast Guard ends search for two P.E.I. fishermen missing off North Cape

  The Canadian Coast Guard has called off the search for the two P.E.I. fishermen who went missing after their lobster fishing boat sank off North Cape Read More »

• Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board OKs seismic testing by Shell – “is not likely to result in significant adverse environmental effects,”

  Shell Canada Ltd.’s plan for seismic testing in the Shelburne Basin got the green light from the, according to documents made public Friday. If mitigation measures Read More »
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  This fish is delicious and sustainable, but nobody’s buying

  If someone mentions butterfish you may smack your lips, absolutely want to avoid it, or just scratch your head.,,, The confusion is relevant because the real Read More »

• Annual Irish Groundfish Survey Now Under Way

  The Marine Institute’s annual Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS2016) began off the North West Coast on Sunday 25 September, continuing till Thursday 6 October, in fulfilment of Read More »
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  How an ex-dockworker turned his passion for lobster into a $40 million business

  After getting a taste of life as a dockworker when he was a teenager, Tom Adams was hooked. More than three decades later, 46-year-old Adams has Read More »

• Is Decline in Snow Crab Caused by 2002 Seismic Testing?

  The Margaree Environmental Association (MEA) is concerned that the crab fishery cutbacks in the , along the shores of Cape Breton Island, due to the decline Read More »

• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW JERSEY FILES FORMAL APPEAL OF SUMMER FLOUNDER QUOTA REDUCTIONS

  New Jersey representatives to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission have filed an appeal requesting the commission reconsider its vote significantly reducing the state’s recreational-fishing quota Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 35.9′ H & H Osmond Beal Tuna/Lobster, John Deere 6076 Diesel

  To review specifications, information, and 33 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:31 Read More »