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Shrimpers Demand Action on Turtle Conservation Standards

9/11/2024 by Param Bhatia

By nationalfisherman.com. The Port Arthur Area Shrimpers’ Association (“PAASA”) and the Southern Shrimp Alliance jointly requested that the U.S. Department of State (“State Department”) re-visit and suspend the certifications granted to Peru and Guatemala under Section 609 of Public Law 101-162. Based on a law enacted in 1989, the Section… SEE MORE

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Rescue of Six Fishermen Shows Importance of Personal Locator Beacons

9/10/2024 by Param Bhatia

By Carli Stewart. Six fishermen were rescued, and their disabled vessel was towed to Satawal Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) after a coordinated search by international operations. The United States Coast Guard, one of the crews involved in the rescue efforts, has written statements about the importance… SEE MORE

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Mississippi Seafood Giant Hit with $1M Fine for Fish Scheme

9/9/2024 by Param Bhatia

By Carli Stewart. A Mississippi seafood distributor, Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc. (QPS), and two corporate managers pleaded guilty to conspiring with others today. According to the Office of Public Affairs, they mislabeled seafood and committed wire fraud by marketing inexpensive and frozen imported substitutes as more expensive and premium… SEE MORE

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Maine Lobster Boat Racing season’s home stretch

9/8/2024 by Param Bhatia

By Michael Crowley. The weekend of August 17 and 18 was the last complete weekend for Maine’s 2024 lobster boat racing season with races held at Long Island on Saturday. Then the boats ran about 6 miles to the West for Sunday’s races in Portland. Forty-eight boats raced at Long… SEE MORE