Land: United States

The Oregon and Washington gill-net fleet will go on fishing on Tuesday in the lower Columbia River as the sport fishing is closed.

The federal fishing expedition on the Chicago canal system continues to turn up zero Asian carp, says a report.

Fishing industry brings good fortune to Cape May County and the recent movement to ban fishing is unacceptable.

NOAA Fisheries Service is inviting public comments on a proposed rule that would increase red snapper quotas.

Two North Pacific albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) fisheries operating in U.S., Canadian and international waters have been awarded certification under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. Products from the fisheries will now be eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel recognizing seafood from well-managed and sustainable sources.

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has decided to convene its forthcoming meeting in Galveston, Texas.

Pigeon Cove is all gear up to participate in a national program aimed at providing fishermen a cost-free solution to recycle and recover energy from old, derelict fishing gear.

The United States has withdrawn Mexican shrimp import certification and thus blocked all imports of Mexican shrimp.

A new NOAA report shows that the last decade has

Catfish Processing increases 9 percent from last year, confirms the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).