Land: United States

Commercial fishermen in Southeast complain of shrinking catch of halibut, which might cut their halibut quotas.

The Governor of Oregon has plan to establish marine reserves to look into the ocean parcels and also seeks ideas from local fishermen and leaders on this measure.

The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has announced several changes to the commercial fishing licence.

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is considering developing a wave energy park off the coast near Gardiner.

N.S. fishermen of Shelburne County have violated fishing licence and thus have to pay stiff fine totaling $ 17,000.

Some of Maine’s lobstermen are not happy providing data of their catch with the Department of Mairne Resources.

WWF’s International Marine Programme and viral movie makers, Free Range Studios, comes up with unique film to generate awareness about stinky fish.

Trawl fleet fishermen ignoring the legal aspects and going on hunting salmon and crab as much as they could without giving a second thought to the decreasing population of the species.

Hernando county has passed a new ordinance to stop the commercial fishing in the residential area.

In New England’s fisheries meeting new controversial management tool was debated that would give fishermen more control over fishing.