Land: United States

The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy announced a $1 million gift from Wayne County to its East Riverfront capital campaign.

Scientists at UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have developed a new technology that will prevent tragedy caused by icing conditions.

The global credit crunch is stalling seafood commerce and that causes piling up of cod in local freezers.

Shrimpers feel insulted as the new rule in Louisiana boat regulations is holding their boats hostage to collect an unprecedented registration fee.

The National Marine Fisheries Service has decided to ban bottom fishing temporarily to conserve the stocks.

Lobsters are now become cheaper than a pack of hot dogs in USA due to the economic recession, says fishermen.

County Board of Commissioners has opposed an amendment to fisheries management regarding gag grouper and vermillion snapper passed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

As the season for scallops opens many commercial shell fishermen complain that not every one dragging for the succulent shellfish is following the rules.

From Maine to New Jersey the prices of lobster is sinking fast due to economic recession, confirms authority.

Federal fishery regulators have recommended a deep slash in next year’s catch of Bering Sea pollock.