Category: Fishing

Seafood Firm Plans to Build Fish Production Site in Jonesport

11/29/2019 - By Bill Trotter. A Dutch aquaculture company plans to build a $110 million land-based fish aquaculture site in Jonesport, company officials said last Wednesday. Officials from Kingfish Zeeland, which specializes in growing yellowtail for the European seafood market, met with residents Wednesday evening at the local library to share information about… SEE MORE

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Red Tide Status Update from Florida Fish and Wildlife Commision

11/29/2019 - November 27th, 2019 - Current Conditions A bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida. Additional details are provided below. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Pinellas County, background to medium concentrations in Sarasota County, very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties and… SEE MORE

Coast Guard Poacher Patrol Rescues Sea Turtles

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11/29/2019 - By Kirk Moore. Boat crews from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island routinely give chase to Mexican poachers who slip across the Texas border to illegally snatch shark and red snapper. On Sunday they rescued some victims of the poachers, freeing three live green sea turtles from a gill net… SEE MORE

Photo Courtesy of Rick Swart / Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife.

State Parks to Waive Fees on Black Friday

11/22/2019 - Looking for an alternative to the shopping lines on Black Friday? Fees at state parks in Oregon and Washington will be waived the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29), and the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife is offering free fishing, crabbing, and clamming across the state. The free day-use parking… SEE MORE

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Bodega Bay Crabbers Delay Friday Opener to Avoid Whales

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11/22/2019 - By Kirk Moore. Bodega Bay crabbers made an unprecedented decision to hold back from Friday’s scheduled Dungeness season opener, to avoid potential encounters with humpback whales gathered off the California coast. The fishery was marred by gear entanglements in the 2015-2016 season, and tightened state oversight could severely curtail this… SEE MORE

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NOAA to Phase Out Paper Charts Beginning Next Year

11/20/2019 - By Polly Saltonstall. The era of cartographers drawing charts is coming to a close. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has announced plans to phase out completely its production of traditional paper charts over the next five years in favor of electronic vector charts based on digital data. The announcement came… SEE MORE

Maryland Fishing Report Week of November 13th, 2019

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11/13/2019 - By Keith Lockwood. This fine looking crappie is held up by a proud Henry Gessford who was fishing in a lower Dorchester County river recently. Photo by Jody Gessford The colder weather has descended upon the Maryland landscape and few know it better than our furry, finned, and feathered friends… SEE MORE

Oyster Farming Has Small but Positive Impact on Chesapeake Bay

11/13/2019 - By David Malmquist, VIMS. The rapid growth of oyster aquaculture in the Chesapeake Bay has raised questions about its effects on water quality, with proponents touting benefits including reduction of water-column nutrients and increased clarity, and other stakeholders pointing to drawbacks such as enrichment of sediment nutrients and altered current… SEE MORE

Purchase of $46,000 Snow Crab Sets Records

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11/13/2019 - By Cory Steig. A single snow crab sold for $46,000 (or 5 million yen) at an auction in Tottori, Japan, CNN reports. Nicknamed “five shining star” for its impressive shape and thick legs, the 2.7-pound crab was purchased by Tetsuji Hamashita, president of a Japanese fishery wholesaler. “I know it’s extreme. But… SEE MORE

Fishing Community Supports Atlantic Striped Bass Limits

11/6/2019 - New Castle, N.H.– On October 30, members of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Management Board voted 11 – 4 for Addendum VI Option 2 to require an 18% reduction in striped bass removals by both the recreational and commercial fishing sectors from North Carolina to Maine.… SEE MORE

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