Land: United States

The goal of the Alaska King Crab Research, Rehabilitation and Biology (AKCRRAB) programme is to fill king crab pots throughout Alaska.

Now consumers are willing to pay more for premium meats and healthy seafood, says a new study.

Using 10 years of coastal measurements and a sophisticated computer modeling system, scientists from Oregon State University have created a new service that forecasts ocean temperatures and currents for three days.

Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ), the service already is helping tuna fishermen locate their catch.

A NOAA-supported computer model using ocean temperatures developed at Oregon State University, is helping recreational fishers finding their catch and conserve fuel.

Researchers from the Center for Disease Control are distributing 200 high-tech, work-oriented PFDs to crab, longline, trawl, and salmon fishermen and asking them to evaluate the products.

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. has appointed a new vice president of product development to boost the sale of fishery products.

The impact of global financial crisis is so harsh that Maine’s lobsters selling for $3 a pound or less.

A team of researchers at North Carolina State University has turned freshwater ponds into blue crabs grown farms.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has decided to allocate halibut between commercial and guided recreational anglers in southeast and south central Alaska.

The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) has passed a resolution allowing two halibut Joe catch from a charter boat.