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Fisheries marketing bill passes Senate unanimously
Backers push industry members to sign a letter of support to get bill through the…
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Storm-tossed trawler: Hurricane Michael capsizes new factory trawler North Star
The nearly finished 261-foot Alaska factory trawler North Star is currently resting on its starboard side in the waters of Saint Andrews Bay, Fla.,
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Danger below deck: Study investigates at-sea processing accidents
A new study in the September 2018 issue of Journal of Safety Research focuses on injuries to people working below-deck while processing the catch.
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Oregon marks banner Dungie season despite light harvest along the coast
Though a few factors ganged up to threaten the traditional opener of the Oregon Dungeness crab fishery, the fleet of more than 400 vessels went on to put in a banner year.
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Feds beat fishermen: Court dismisses challenge to Atlantic monument
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from commercial fishing groups that challenged presidential authority to establish the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
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Northern shrimp surveys point to another year of moratorium
The assessment indicates the northern shrimp population remains severely depleted, spawning stock biomass remains at the same low levels that has left the fishery shuttered since the 2013 season.
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Alaska razor clam harvest expected to dip
Preliminary harvest data for 2018 suggests the harvest will wind up around 175,940 pounds, down sharply from the 380,912 pounds that diggers dug just five years ago.
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Near miss on net ban: Mississippi fishermen win one battle with the CCA
In mid-September, Miss. fishermen were facing a proposal that would have set a one-mile commercial finfish net exclusion zone around Cat Island.
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Alaska salmon hatchery critics call for decreased caps
Salmon that begin their lives in Alaska hatcheries often save the day for thousands of…
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Following Florence: Carolina fishing families assess damages, prepare for fall fishing
“We may be bruised, but we are not broken.” These words were posted on Facebook…
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Cut bait: Regulators move to slash Atlantic herring catch
The New England Fishery Management Council voted this week to significantly scale back herring catch limits for over the next three years.
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BOEM looking at traffic lanes, buffers for offshore wind power
Concerns raised by the maritime and commercial fishing industries now have federal officials considering wider buffer areas between proposed offshore wind power turbines.