Land: United States

DNR biologists have completed the annual oyster surveys for the year 2008 to monitor the natural cycle of the species.

Federal authority has decided to provide funds to dredge Shinnecock Inlet in order to make the waterway safer for fishing vessels.

The Bering Sea snow crab fishery officially opens in mid-October with a slow pace but it from mid-January it gets momentum.

Lobster prices in US are rising after months of stagnation, the main reason is low supply of lobster.

In the next meeting of the Abalone Aquaculture Dialogue focus will be on the development of global standards for certifying farmed abalone.

In an attempt to assess the fish counts the authorities as well as fishermen are in confusion due to shaky waters.

The fishing industry has influenced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the concerns of mercury levels in US fish sales, says an activist.

A fisherman in Anna Maria Island was convicted for illegally gill-netting and was sentenced six months imprisonment.

Bomb threat against Petro Marine fuel facility in Ketchikan, Alaska deemed non-credible, says Federal authority.

Natural Resources Police has seized nearly 3 tons of striped bass Sunday from a trawler fishing illegal.