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• PD Editorial: No more red herrings in water talks – “Without a healthy Bay-Delta system, there is no salmon fishing,”

  The delta smelt is an easy target. Substitute “salmon” for “smelt” and try making the case for giving up on an endangered species to secure a Read More »
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  NPFMC meets online to resolve halibut issues

  Federal fisheries managers met online in mid-May to approve emergency action necessitated by the impact of the novel coronavirus,, The session, announced in late April, allowed Read More »
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  N.L. regulators watching closely as B.C. requires life jackets on fishing vessels

  Fishers in British Columbia now have a clear directive when it comes to life jackets: they must be worn on decks of fishing vessels. That regulation Read More »
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  North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 24, 2022

  I hope everyone took the time to read the “Saga of Southern Flounder” article, from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. If not please click the link Read More »

• Increase in acidity may not be harmful to coral reefs after all

  A combined team of researchers affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has found, via a five year study, Read More »
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  Vineyard Wind challenges ‘flawed’ permitting decision

  The developer of the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the US is seeking a ‘superseding order’ to overturn a project application decision by the Edgartown Read More »
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  4 Mi’kmaw bands launch moderate livelihood fisheries with government approval

  In a news release Wednesday, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs said the treaty fisheries will happen in the Acadia, Annapolis Valley, Bear River and Read More »

• Coast Guard on scene of yacht, lobster boat collision 10 miles East of Block Island

  The Coast Guard is responding to a vessel collision about 10 miles east of Block Island this morning. The captain of the 40-foot lobster boat, Squeeze Read More »

• Feds Add Fishing Restrictions for Atlantic Cod – will have a significant economic impact on some fishermen

  Regulators are closing areas where most of the cod catches have occurred over the last couple of years to protect the remaining stock. Most of those Read More »

• Commercial Stone crab season starts Oct. 15

  Commercial stone-crab fishermen cross their fingers and hope the new season beginning Tuesday is not a repeat of the last season. Stone crabs rank behind only Read More »

• Sign the Petition and Tell Congress – SAVE OUR FISHERMEN – Author: Sandra Yates

  Over regulation and over-criminalizing America’s commercial fisheries is putting an industry out of business. Fishermen do not need to be treated as criminals. Fishing is CIVIL Read More »
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  Fishing for solutions through legislation

  The United States Congress is currently considering legislation that could affect the management of fisheries in the Northwest and directly impact local fishing. One of the Read More »
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  Toxic gas accident on Scottish fishing boat nearly resulted in multiple deaths

  A fatal accident on-board a fishing boat in an Aberdeenshire harbour nearly resulted in multiple deaths, an investigation has found. A report by the Marine Accident Read More »

• Head of UCIDA hopes for fisheries plan based on 10 MSA national standards

  After the well-publicized court win by commercial fishing groups requiring the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to work with the state to establish a Fisheries Management Read More »

• Weighing Anchor, But Much More to the Story

  There are many iconic skylines, but not many as proud and cherished as the stabilizer arms that reach above the fish markets from Menemsha’s sister draggers, Read More »

• Letter: ‘Codfather’ permits should be redistributed

  To the editor: Carlos Rafael’s environmental crime spree, spanning two decades, will finally come to an end (”’Codfather’ faces $109K fine, loss of 13 vessels,” April Read More »
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  Sea Scallop Documentary To Be Screened At the 25th annual Woods Hole Film Festival August 3 at 6 PM

  Over the past two decades, the unassuming sea scallop has brought on a quiet revolution in East Coast fisheries, one based on cooperation between fishermen, scientists, Read More »
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  ‘Paris has the Olympics, Menemsha has scallop-shucking’

  Around 20 commercial fishing vessels pulled up to the docks stern in. They were supposed to be in by 2 pm but most of them were Read More »

• BP spill continues to threaten Gulf wildlife, says Enviro group

  “Given the significant quantity of oil remaining on the floor of the Gulf and the unprecedented large-scale use of dispersants during the spill, it will be years Read More »

• Bacher: CDFW salmon info webinar to discuss 2023 returns, 2024 ocean abundance estimates

  Will there be salmon seasons this year on the ocean waters off the California Coast and on the Sacramento and Klamath rivers? We will get an Read More »

• Skipper nods off, vessel collides with breakwater in Campbell River

  A fishing vessel going cruising speed hit the breakwater at a marina in Campbell River last night. The captain of The Powell River Queen, the ferry Read More »
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  Report portrays mixed picture of Alaska’s huge seafood industry

  The report from the McKinley Research Group, titled The Economic Value of Alaska’s Seafood Industry, is the latest in a periodic series commissioned by the Alaska Read More »

• New York State Extends Commercial Black Sea Bass Season to October 13th

  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the state has extended the commercial black sea bass fishing season to October 13. Originally scheduled to close on September Read More »

• California’s commercial salmon fishermen face another disaster of a season amid proposed federal restrictions

  A regional fishery council is mulling three proposals for commercial salmon season, with one canceling the season entirely and the other two severely limiting how long Read More »

• Northeast Fishermen thank Senators Mikulski, Shelby for including $150 million in fishery disaster assistance in a recent appropriations bill.

  The House must still approve the allocation, would be split between the Northeast, Alaska and Gulf Coast fisheries. Last year, the House stripped an identical funding Read More »