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Maine commercial fish pier gets $830K grant for upgrades
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded the city of Rockland, Maine, an $830,000 grant to renovate its commercial fish pier.
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Alabama River paddlefish season suspended by state
The state reports that some paddlefish harvesters were likely falsifying records to hide the fact that they’re taking too many of the fish.
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Cool ocean temps, reduced salmon bycatch likely to boost Alaska groundfish catches
Ocean conditions seem to have gifted the trawlers in terms of distribution and density of rockfish.
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Researchers complete Deepwater Horizon zone research
An international team of researchers has completed a seven-year baseline study of fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Demand for Maine oysters continues to skyrocket
Maine’s cold-water oysters are a hot item on the regional shellfish market, and market research shows the industry will be able to continue expanding well into the future.
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Randy’s Race: Maine lobstermen race to raise funds for local co-op manager
40 boats came to the line for “Randy’s Race,” which was organized to raise funds for the manager of the Winter Harbor Lobster Coop who is suffering from throat cancer.
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Researchers are seeing young cod return to the Gulf of Alaska
Tiny cod fish are reappearing around Kodiak. Researchers aim to find out if it is a blip, or a sign that the stock is recovering after warming waters caused the stocks to crash.
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Crooked catch: Four fishermen nabbed for creek robbing in Alaska
Alaska Wildlife Troopers seized more than 16 tons of salmon they report were caught illegally in Dog Fish Bay by four commercial seine fishermen in late July.
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Call me maybe: Alaska salmon habitat initiative gets qualified yes from state Supreme Court
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled yesterday, Aug. 8, that a state referendum on salmon habitat can appear on the November ballot — with some revision.
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Glass ceiling: Regulators reject Maine elver quota increase
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission rejected an effort this week to expand Maine’s lucrative elver by increasing the annual quota by 20 percent.
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Frankenfunk: AquaBounty sells more GMO salmon as losses mount
AquaBounty Technologies’ net loss has grown this year, due in part to costs at its salmon farm in Indiana. But it has managed to keep selling GMO salmon from its Panama farm.
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Milestone Gulf of Alaska salmon study set for winter 2019
Alaskans will celebrate Alaska Wild Salmon Day on August 10, but plans also are underway for a much bigger celebration: the International Year of the Salmon is set to begin in 2019.