Fishermen
DEM Closes Area of Upper Narragansett Bay to Shellfishing
The Department of Environmental Management announces that the Conimicut Triangle and Area A of Upper Narragansett Bay will be closed to shellfishing beginning at sunrise on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Post to TwitterMarlin Sinks Fishing Boat? Vessel Capsizes After Hooking Huge Fish
At least they'll have a great story to tell about "the one that got away." A sport-fishing boat off the coast of Panama capsized last Thursday after someone aboard the boat snagged a gigantic black marlin.Fishing Crisis: New England regulators approve steep fish cuts
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — New England’s fishing regulators on Wednesday approved steep cuts in cod catch limits that fishermen say will trigger the collapse of the industry. READ MORE
Feds Consider Opening More Fishing Areas
BOSTON — There are five zones off the New England coast drawn in varying angles and shapes, all rich with fish, or at least they were at one time. It’s why regulators looking to preserve valuable species closed these areas to certain kinds of fishing year-round, beginning in the 1990s. READ MORENew England shrimp fishermen face low quota
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Shrimp-fishing regulators on Monday set a short winter shrimp season with a low quota following a warning from scientists that the Gulf of Maine shrimp population is in poor shape due to environmental conditions.An Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission panel set the allowable catch for the upcoming season at about 1.4 million pounds.Regulators consider cancellation of shrimp season in Gulf of Maine
Regulators may cancel the upcoming northern shrimp season in the Gulf of Maine because of a decline in the shrimp population from overfishing and poor environmental conditions, dealing a blow to fishermen in Massachusetts and other states. READ MOREHumpback whale off Cape Cod freed from fishing gear entangling its tail
A young humpback whale is swimming with much less baggage today. A fisherman called the whale rescue team at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Tuesday after he saw the whale entangled in fishing gear just outside of Cape Cod Bay, said Scott Landry, director of the rescue team. READ MOREUSCG safety exams ahead for commercial fishing vessels
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 — The Coast Guard is requiring all commercial fishing vessels that operate or fish more than three miles from the territorial sea baseline to complete a mandatory Coast Guard dockside safety exam as of October 16, 2012. READ MORENew England Fish Are Real ‘Deadliest Catch’ In America
The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks commercial fishing as the deadliest job in the United States. And despite the popular notion from reality TV’s “Deadliest Catch” featuring Alaskan crab fishermen, the most dangerous fishery is in the northeast U.S. From 2000-2009, workers in the northeast multi-species groundfish fishery (including fish such as cod and haddock) were 37 times more likely to die on the job as a police officer.Leaders urge federal relief for New England fishermen
BOSTON — The federal government should declare a disaster in the New England commercial fishing industry after regulators warned of severe reductions in future catch limits, members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation said Friday. READ MORE