Red king crab fishery to reopen despite uncertainty
Oct 2, 2024 · Alaska’s red king crab industry has been used to riding the highest highs and lowest lows. After years of closures, Bristol Bay’s fishermen were cautiously optimistic about the 2023-2024 season.
Deadliest Catch' Vessels, Captains, and Seasons
Sep 19, 2023 · For 19 seasons, the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" has been a window into the world of commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. Over the years, various vessels and their captains have become well-known figures in the series, and each new season introduces fresh challenges and moments of success.
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Top U.S. ports for a quarter century
Nov 21, 2024 · For the 25th consecutive year, Dutch Harbor, AK, and New Bedford, MA, ranked as the top U.S. fishing ports for volume and value in 2022. Nationwide, commercial landings that year were 8.4 billion pounds valued at $5.9 billion, down by 2.6 percent and 11 percent ($632 million), respectively.
2024 National Fisherman Highliners to be recognized at Pacific …
Nov 22, 2024 · T he National Fisherman Highliner Award is one of the most esteemed honors in the commercial fishing industry, recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions not just through their work, but by giving back to the industry and their communities. Since 1975, Highliners have embodied leadership and dedication, both on the water and in their advocacy for a sustainable fishing future.
Pacific bluefin tuna quotas soar by 80 percent in 2025
Oct 9, 2024 · According to NOAA Fisheries, commercial Pacific bluefin tuna fishermen in the United States will be able to harvest nearly 80 percent more tuna in 2025-2026, thanks to new catch limits set by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.The decision, made in September, follows an encouraging stock assessment by the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-Like Species, which found ...
Buyboat is a labor of love | Commercial Fishing Industry News ...
Nov 21, 2024 · The buyboat John Swain, above, had a rebuilt Cummins diesel engine installed in October. Photo courtesy Jim Drake.
Fishing industry to Biden: don’t expand marine monuments
Nov 24, 2024 · Fishing industry leaders are urging President Biden to resist pressure for creating or expanding Marine National Monuments in U.S. ocean waters before he leaves office in January 2025.
The Live Market: Maine’s lobster industry is at a turning point for ...
Mar 2, 2022 · On Feb. 14, Maine’s Department of Marine Resources issued preliminary numbers for Maine’s lobster industry showing 2021 total landings value were just shy of $725 million, a 75 percent jump over 2020 and by far the single largest year-over-year increase.
Nova Scotia lobstermen walk out over poaching crisis
Sep 30, 2024 · Lobstermen from Eastern Canada, also known as the Maritime provinces, walked out of a Tuesday meeting with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the federal institution that manages the country’s oceans and fisheries resources.