Effort to reduce turtle captures
Both fishermen and biologists are concern over the increasing number of accidental captures of sea turtles.
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17/01/2008
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Fishermen awarded for their work
The local commercial fishermen and lobstermen of Port Clyde area has been awarded big grant for their dedicated work.
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17/01/2008
Onboard observers could minimize trawlers’ waste
Experienced fishermen insisted more observers aboard so that trawlers would waste less.
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16/01/2008
Fishing petition falls flat in Gloucester
America’s fishing industry praise the fishing petition but it fails to make an impact in Gloucesters, country’s most important ports.
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16/01/2008
Commercial fishing makes come back on the Red Lake Indian Reservation
Red Lake resumes commercial fishing after being shut down in 1995 as the population of walleye fish declined.
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16/01/2008
Greenhouse may cut Bering Sea fish production
Bering Sea, one of world’s most productive fisheries, is in threat due to greenhouse conditions.
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15/01/2008
Coast Guard towed Equinox
The Coast Guard Cutter towed a 55-foot fishing boat Equinox to Seward after the boat’s engine failed.
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15/01/2008
Fishing boat rammed ice land
In Kodiak Island of Alaska a fishing boat loses after hitting the several hundred yards of ice stretch.
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14/01/2008
United Fishermen of Alaska selects Kathy and Ed Hansen for 2007 Fishermen of the Year
The United Fishermen of Alaska Board of Directors, composed of
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10/01/2008
Legal Battle Challenging the Constitutionality of New Commercial Fishing Restrictions Begins
On January 2, 2008 the law firm of Roetzel &
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10/01/2008