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  1979: NBC 10 reported on oil platforms drilling offshore New England

  The Texas Towers radar platforms that were the subject of our special broadcast in the 1960s were gone by 1964. In the next two decades, they Read More »
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  A Fundraiser for Abigail and Joshua Osborne

  Aloha, my name is Noelani. My cousins Abigail and Joshua Osborne were in a very tragic boating accident this past week. They were working aboard the Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen Arrested for Illegal Striped Bass Fishing

  Three Rhode Island men were arrested by state environmental police for  activity over the past two months, according to the state Department of Environmental Management. Raymond Read More »
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  Coast Guard urges EPIRB education to save taxpayer dollars, lives

  When the Coast Guard receives an EPIRB alert and cannot trace it to the owner due to missing or outdated registration information, they launch aircraft and Read More »
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  Inslee issues emergency order for green crab infestation, a danger to clams, Dungeness crabs, and salmon

  Gov. Jay Inslee has issued an emergency order urging immediate action and legislative funding to address the population growth of the invasive European green crab after Read More »
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  Deadly success?

  Twenty-eight years ago, the state of Alaska banned fish farming in favor of salmon ranching. The idea was simple: Catch a bunch of fish, squeeze out Read More »

• Goldfish – A lucrative Great Lakes commercial catch

  Whenever Dave DeLong brings in one of his Maumee Bay seine nets, there’s almost always one or two distinctive bright orange fish swimming around the writhing Read More »

• Trump has vowed to kill US offshore wind projects. Will he succeed?

  Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to kill an industry he has vowed to end on the first day he returns to Read More »

• Bill would ban drift gillnets in California – “This is really a moral imperative,” Geoff Shester, Oceana

  SACRAMENTO — Some Assembly Democrats on Thursday took steps toward ending California’s drift gillnet fishery, introducing a bill that would effectively ban the controversial gear for Read More »

• Importer of Belizean Lobster Faces $5 Million Fine and Probation for Labeling Fraud

  An importer of Belize’s lobster is facing harsh consequences after a federal judge in Key West, Florida, ordered that Elite Sky International, Inc. pay five million Read More »
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  Deepwater Wind Offers Offshore Information, Fishermen Want Compensation

  The Providence-based company recently announced a program to inform fishermen of where and when construction and other work occurs at the site of three wind facilities Read More »

• Blessing of the Fleet in Morehead City honors tradition, Joaquin be damned.

  Commercial fishing trawlers cruise around the N.C. State Port of Morehead City as bands a rain and wind zip across the Intracoastal Waterway during the annual Read More »
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  F/V Papa’s Girl: A Fundraiser for Family Assistance and help for Ben Poe’s medical expences

  F/V Papa’s Girl sank Tuesday night costing 3 members their lives and a 4th extensive medical bills. In the wake of this tragedy, we are trying Read More »

• Exit of Fisheries chief Louis Daniel III remains unexplained and unannounced

  The sudden resignation of as director of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries last week caught supporters, critics, employees and members of the N.C. Marine Read More »

• Commercial fishermen seek to halt recreational angling?

  You think the differences between commercial fishing groups and recreational anglers has been heated in the past? Well … consider this just in from the “you Read More »

• How a deckhand survived tragedy that claimed his friend

  Dinh Nguyen knew he was going to drown. The 57-year-old fisherman was in a boat that was sinking off the coast 17 miles northwest of Ventura Read More »
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  CITES lists Mako shark under Appendix 2 trade restrictions, By Jim Lovgren

  Commercial fisherman Jim Lovgren was at the CITES Convention held from the 17th to the 28th of August, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. He has written a comprehensive Read More »

• Our Pain, Their Gain – Cod quota raised in Iceland for the upcoming fishing year (it will be imported here, keeping prices low at the dock)

  The Marine Research Institute (MRI) recommends a 20,000-tonne increase in the cod quota for the upcoming fishing year. This was reported by the MRI in its Read More »
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  TSB: Island Lady likely sank quickly and with no warning

  Unable to examine a vessel that cannot be found, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Wednesday it cannot say what happened to a small fishing Read More »

• ‘Deadliest Catch’ Survived Its Biggest Battle Yet

  At the start of Season 19, Deadliest Catch was enduring an obstacle that could have sunk the entire program. When the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game canceled the entire Read More »
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  Tributes to Cromer fisherman and council leader John Lee

  He was an eighth-generation fisherman known for his down-to-earth style and speaking his mind. Helping others, socialising and having a laugh were all part of his Read More »

• Dispute rages on over low energy seismic testing – former vice president of the Port San Luis Commercial Fishermen’s Association – lack of an environmental impact report

  The former vice president of the Port San Luis Commercial  Fishermen’s Association is resigning over PG&E’S fault line  surveys near Diablo Canyon. He claims some of Read More »

• Developer/Highliner Kaye A. Williams of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has passed away

  Kaye A. Williams, 95, beloved husband of Barbara (DeBreceny) Williams passed away peacefully in his home Saturday, November 16, 2024. Kaye was the son of the Read More »

• Jane Lubchenco to leave NOAA in Feburary – Jellyfish Jane’s Heady Top Twenty List (to be discected)

  We’ve tackled some big challenges together. Through an emphasis on transparency, integrity, innovation, team work and communication, we have made significant progress on multiple fronts. As Read More »

• Editorial: Extending interim fish catch limits has benefits for all – Gloucester Daily Times

  Simply put, if our own federal government is considering any type of move that would virtually shut down an entire industry, it had better be absolutely Read More »