National & International

Chart showing the portions of restricted areas where fully on-demand gear systems may be tested from Feb. 1 through April 30, 2023. NOAA Fisheries graphic.

Northeast ropeless gear experiments start off Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Kirk Moore

Fishing vessels tied up at New Bedford, Mass. Doug Stewart photo.

New Bedford calls for ‘cumulative approach’ to offshore wind fisheries compensation

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W.E. Acres Crabmeal suffered a catastrophic fire on Friday, 3 February 2023. Photo Johnny Hanlan.

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New Brunswick seafood processing plant total loss after fire

Cliff White

The Catch Share Reform Consortium, including Scituate, Mass. draggerman Tim Barrett and fishermen from around the U.S., is in Washington, D.C. urging Congress to stop consolidation of quota by foreign speculators. Tim Barrett photo.

The Catch Share Reform Coalition goes to Congress

Paul Molyneaux

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Study aims to unmask vessels, owners, obscured by loopholes

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Costco Wholesale Corp. tuna. Facebook image.

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuit over Costco's 'dolphin safe' tuna claim

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Offshore wind farms raise concerns across fishing industry

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Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures Feb. 4, 2023; about 60 degrees Fahrenheit near the U.S. Louisiana-Texas coast to 81 degrees around Cuba. NOAA image.

Gulf of Mexico has warmed at twice rate of global oceans

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Megan Wadrep on a day trip at Southern California’s Channel Islands with her husband, spiny lobsterman Chris Dabney, aboard their HH Marine 32-footer, the F/V Joseph Warren. “We had it trucked across from Massachusetts,” says Waldrep. Chris Dabney photo.

Partners of Commercial Fishermen

Paul Molyneaux

Mackerel John Lee photo.

U.S. announces reduced East Coast commercial mackerel quota for 2023

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Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay

Ontario Great Lakes fishery to go digital

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