EU Extends EU-Morocco Fishing Deal

TheFishSite, 01 July 2011

Four months after the conclusion of the negotiations between the EU and Morocco, member state representatives in the COREPER group of ambassadors decided on 29 June to provisionally apply a one-year extension of this widely criticised fisheries partnership agreement.

SAMOA - Climate Change May Half Pacific Islands' Coastal Fish Catches

Samoa News, 5 March 2011

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia, Friday 4 March 2011 - Heads of Pacific Islands' fisheries agencies heard yesterday that climate change is predicted to cause big declines in coastal fisheries resources in the region, with potential production cut by as much as 50% by 2100.

Costly Regulations Threaten Jobs and Access to Fishing

American Banking News, 25 February 2011

The California Association for Recreational Fishing (CARF) announced its opposition to new regulations being unveiled at the March 3rd California Fish and Game Commission hearing being held in Los Angeles.

Fisherman Wants Peers To Consider Options

nmbtimes.com, 17 February 2011

Matt Ruby is a commercial fisherman from Little River. For 15 years he has supported his family through the snapper grouper fishery. Concerned with the new fishing limits, Ruby and other fishermen have been meeting in order to help preserve their occupations.

Fishing Experts Claim: Shark Numbers Could Increase Drastically!

aquaticcommunity.com, 22 July 2010

It has been warned that if a federal fishing ban along the east coast of Australia gets approved, then the sharks will go up in number exponentially, and the price of seafood will more than double.

North Dirty River Water is Spoiling Boat Fishing

Chronicle Live, 22 July 2010

ALL of the fresh water coming down the rivers has ruined boat sport. I was out on the boat on Tuesday and the dirty water coming out of the rivers was at least six miles out and possibly further.

In Wake of Oil Spill, Many Charter Captains Seek Counseling

al.com, 21 July 2010

Early on a recent morning, charter boat captain Randy Boggs looked out the window of his office at San Roc Cay in Orange Beach to see an empty dock. "Normally, by now fish would be showing up on the table from the first 4-hour fishing trip," said Boggs, his voice hoarse from laryngitis.

New Marine Parks Proposal Threatens Fishing Future

MarineBusinessWorld, 16 July 2010

A proposal by a fringe environmental group to introduce 20 new marine parks off the coast of Victoria is yet another major threat to Australia's recreational and commercial fishing industries, according to Federal Coalition spokesperson for fisheries, Senator Richard Colbeck.

NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area In Gulf of Mexico

TheFishSite, 15 July 2010

On July 12, NOAA expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northwestern boundary, off the Louisiana federal-state waterline.

Aging Groundfish/Scallop Fleet Draws Concern

fish-news.com July 2010

The Northeast fishing fleet is getting old. Although some impressive state-of-the-art offshore scallopers have been built in recent years, particularly in New Bedford, the sobering fact is that well over half of the boats holding federal scallop and/or groundfish permits were constructed between 1970 and 1989, meaning these hulls are 21-to-40 years old.