Land: United States

The authority has forecast warning over the Pacific salmon season for 2008 as worse than ever season.

After four years of Exxon Valdez oil spill herring disappeared from the sea as the oil remained there for long time and disturbed the ecosystem badly.

After years of frustration Kodiak crabber sues ADF& G over neglect of king crab stocks as it shows no improvements.

Former captain of a commercial fishing vessel has been sent to imprisonment for dumping spiny lobster tails.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing

The first day of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum has attracted as many people as it could and the audiences at the seminars were large.

Five candidates will take Alaska’s lone seat in the US House of Representatives and debate on fisheries next month in Kodiak.

The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) requests bids for 2008 stock assessment and experimental fishing charters.

At Apalachicola Bay oyster harvesting resume after the water tests conducted by the authority to examine the quality of water.

Commercial fishermen have been offered marine safety training by the U.S. Coast Guard, in association with Oregon Sea Grant.