The wave-swept deck
From U.S. Coast Guard reports
A man-overboard situation is one of the deadliest commercial fishing accidents. In a winter fishery, the crew has only moments to execute a rescue.
Northeast blue crab
Volume pays off for bay watermen following conservation measures
Summer 2010 was the best season in many years for Mid-Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay blue crabs — so much so that prices dropped dramatically, but watermen made some money on volume for once.
Catch snares
At the end of 2010, NOAA director Jane Lubchenco at long last addressed some of the criticism placed at her door regarding catch shares.
Island out of season
Nantucket's historic bay scallop fishery has been in decline for many years. Is this the end, or just the end of a cycle?
By Mark Merchant
For 30 years, Martin "Martie" Mack has greeted the opening day of Nantucket Island's scallop season as bright-eyed and happy as only a fisherman can be. But opening day of the current season instead has Mack and roughly 60 other longtime scallopers facing the fact that the fishery, considered by many to be in a long decline, may finally be fished out. For years the Nantucket scallop fishery has been off-again with catches varying from abysmal to bountiful.
ATY Northeast
A 40-footer goes to the cape; repowers are now the safe bet
In early December, a 40-foot hull and top were being laid up at H&H Marine in Steuben, Maine. Once they are finished, the top will be glassed to the hull, and the package will be loaded on a trailer and shipped to Wellfleet Marine on Cape Cod to be finished off.
Callifornia crabbing: Here's a fun video shot on the decks of the Majestik while catching Dungeness crab off the coast of northern California.
The United Fishermen of Alaska, a statewide commercial fishing industry trade association representing 36 member organizations, announces the election of Jerry McCune of Cordova District Fishermen United as president.
NMFS has announced two senior leadership changes that the agency says align with changes it is making to its West Coast operations.
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