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• Fishermen in coastal New Orleans parishes identify a new safe harbor for hurricanes, but there’s a catch

  Commercial fishermen in the  have identified a place to serve as a safe harbor for their boats during hurricanes, though they probably will have to spend Read More »

• United Fishermen of Alaska launch survey for fishermen’s input on habitat

  The United Fishermen of Alaska launched its Salmon Habitat Information Project on Tuesday in an effort to keep fishermen and the organization more connected with habitat Read More »

• What is really happening in the Gulf? Declining seafood catches and deformities, and a legacy of psychological and social problems

  “It’s disturbing what we’re seeing,” Louisiana Oyster Task Force member Brad Robin told Al Jazeera. “We don’t have any more baby crabs, which is a bad Read More »
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  PEI Supreme Court grants preservation order amid wife’s accusation of husband’s drug addiction

  The PEI Supreme Court has granted a preservation order over a man’s fishing business after his wife raised concerns about his drug addictions and unpaid loan Read More »
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  Aquaculture conference overshadowed by fish die-off, bickering

  An aquaculture conference in St. John’s is being overshadowed by a massive fish die-off on Newfoundland’s south coast, a war of words between industry leaders and Read More »
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  Elroy Johnson: Man of the people

  Harvey Elroy Johnson was born March 16, 1894, to George Bernard Johnson and Laura Etta (Sinnett) Johnson. He was the third child in a family of Read More »
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  Ghost of ‘the Blob’ haunts Pacific salmon

  The initial period after ocean entry for Columbia River basin juvenile salmon and steelhead is when most of the mortality occurs during their lives at sea, Read More »

• Scallop Sparks flying in advance of New England Fishery Management Council meeting

  The scallop industry is on high alert over next week’s meeting of the New England Fishery Management Council after a long warning letter was sent to Read More »
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  Sanity! Federal judge blocks lobster fishing ban in the of Gulf of Maine

  A federal judge in Maine on Saturday blocked a seasonal ban on traditional lobster fishing in a stretch of offshore waters in the Gulf of Maine Read More »
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  Shrimp fishery set to begin with financial loss – could be larger if boats stay at the wharf

  Association of Seafood Producers president Derek Butler said the start of the fishery has been driven by a sense of responsibility among everyone that relies on Read More »

• Sad news from Alaska – Sitka Ammonia Leak Victim, Charles “Chuck” Baker, Was Longtime Fisherman

  A man injured during an ammonia leak aboard a fishing vessel in Sitka has died. Charles “Chuck” Baker, of Auburn, Wash., was aboard the Eigil B. The Read More »

• The global warming campaign is filled with Boris Wormism, and it’s catching up ” the self-serving coalition of environmentalists and big business hoping to create a carbon cartel”.

  In Denial –  The meltdown of the climate campaign.  By STEVEN F. HAYWARD. It is increasingly clear that the leak of the internal emails and documents Read More »

• NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

  The “blame it all on fishing” management philosophy “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as Read More »

• Letter: Token haddock gain can’t hide NOAA targets – Paul Cohan, Gloucester

  Those fish are just hush money for the big boys, as well as a PR talking point to convince the general public that NOAA is really Read More »
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  Western Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Garapan, Saipan October 23-24, 2018

  174th Council Meeting – CNMI Date: October 23-24, 2018 Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Location: Fiesta Resort and Spa, Garapan, Saipan, CNMI – 174th CM Agenda Read More »
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  What’s that? Alaska fishing boats to fly quarantine flag

  The “Lima flag” is not something most of them have probably ever seen in person. And the requirement is only if they or their crew members Read More »

• Environmental Group Says Lobster is “Poor Choice” for Pregnant Women – “Them’s fightin’ words!”

  Later this summer, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) plans to raise concerns about mercury levels in lobster within the context of a draft update to federal consumer Read More »

• Bering Sea crabbers feel like they’ve been ‘rammed’ by Congress

  The scheduled opening of the Bristol Bay red king crab season Tuesday could be delayed because of the shutdown of federal agencies including the National Marine Read More »

• Potential closures for scallop fishery – may be affected by the New England Fishery Management Council’s Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2

  Scallopers still may be affected by the New England Fishery Management Council’s Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 when it goes into effect next year. While lobster gear Read More »
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  We posted marine monument article that wasn’t exactly true, and we need to set the record straight.

  Its not that the article wasn’t exactly true, but the date on the article wasn’t exactly correct, It was an AP dated 12/14/2019! When someone in Read More »
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  How Effective Have China’s Agricultural and Seafood Tariffs Been?

  There is a case that viruses (bird flu, swine fever, and now the coronavirus) have had almost as big an impact on Chinese-American agricultural trade as Read More »
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  Report on deaths of 4 fishermen in Placentia Bay leaves family still looking for answers

  The wife of a fisherman who died when the Sarah Anne fishing boat sank nearly two years ago says her family is still without answers, following Read More »
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  North Carolina shrimpers, fishermen concerned about mislabeled seafood

  While brown shrimp, the most abundant of North Carolina’s shrimp landings, are typically harvested in the summer, now is the time for the whites, or green Read More »
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  A Petersburg veterinarian floats his clinic to Southeast communities

  For most pet owners, visits to the vet are nothing special — maybe even something they take for granted. But what if you don’t have access Read More »

• Three brothers who live in the Lower Keys, buyer charged in spiny lobsters take case

  Three brothers who live in the Lower Keys have been indicted for harvesting spiny lobsters from illegal habitat called casitas, catching more than their daily commercial Read More »