Land: United States

As the economic crisis gripping up USA the fishermen from Southern California to Maine are forced to abandon their crafts.

New proposal for salmon has dissatisfied both sport and commercial fishermen as it balance both.

United States of America has its very first MSC-Certified independent restaurant throws open to public.

NOAA has released new scientific information showing a decline in the walleye pollock biomass that has the agency recommending a cut to the pollock catch for 2009 in the eastern Bering Sea

A federal advisory board, USDA, has approved the first rules for labelling farmed fish as “Organic”.

MIT tested self-propelled cage, developed recently for offshore ocean-based fish farms, say authority.

NOAA’s Fisheries Service has announced up to $20 million for blue crab disaster in Chesapeake Bay.

Crab fishers show frenzied efforts during the season opener which puts strain on the Thanksgiving market for the delicate treat.

Present economic crisis, high fuels costs and poor fishing have driven boat owners to abandon their vessels.