Land: United States

State marine officers have seized more than 100 lobster tails, all illegally separated on the water, in the Lower Keys.

Federal moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has become state’s biggest problem, after BP oil spill.

Fishing vessel circling Vineyard Haven’s harbor as a sing of protest President Obama’s restrictions on commercial fishing.

Gulf fishermen are not happy with re-opening of fishing grounds as they believe gulf seafood still isn’t safe following BP’s oil spill.

The National Transportation Safety Board has announced to hold a two-day forum on fishing vessel safety starting Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

NOAA Fisheries scientist Kenneth Sherman is one of two 2010 recipients of the Göteborg Award for Sustainable Development, considered the environmental equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is intentionally manipulating genetics to have fewer “4-year-old” salmon out there eating alewives.

Despite government assurance that Gulf waters are free from oil, reports say most of the oil still in the waters.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that U.S. shrimpers can apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers and Fishermen Program benefits.

Local fishermen in Pensacola urging the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to reopen the recreational red snapper season for an additional 39 days beginning Sept. 1.