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Long road to relief: Mississippi oystermen slated for $1 million in disaster checks
Oysters are having a moment, if you haven’t noticed. Even small towns are getting oyster…
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National Marine Fisheries chief speaks out against shark fin sale bans
Passing state or federal bans on sales of now-legally harvested shark fins would unnecessarily penalize…
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Blue Harvest closes on Rafael’s New Bedford boats, permits
Blue Harvest Fisheries said Thursday, Feb. 20, it had finalized the acquisition of a dozen…
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Making the grade: Gulf shrimpers take on new tech for a premium product
“My father always told me people don’t come to us just to buy another piece…
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Alaska geoduck exports fall to coronavirus outbreak
The Alaska geoduck business is the latest to fall victim to the coronavirus outbreak, with…
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Conservation Law Foundation petitions to halt Northeast cod fishing
Charging that New England fishery regulators are dominated by “deference to short-term economic interests,” the…
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Another setback for Vineyard Wind, project will miss 2022 target
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has pushed back to December 2020 a final…
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Bristol Bay seal suit: Endangered listing could disrupt Pebble Mine permit
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reportedly conceded that there may…
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Recreational anglers wade into offshore wind
The prospect of dozens, perhaps hundreds of massive offshore wind energy turbines dotting East Coast…
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Fish dip: Commission cuts Pacific halibut quotas based on sex study
As expected, the International Pacific Halibut Commission set quotas down for 2020 at its annual…
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Alaska’s fish bills: CFEC registration, Board of Fish conflicts, tax credits for new products, crab transport
Alaska lawmakers are making fast work of several fish bills that have wide support from…
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Thrill of combat: CCA’s entrance into Florida’s commercial fish policy
Florida Sportsman publisher Karl Wickstrom, who died in 2018, is recognized as the person who…