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The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) will hold a workshop on February 22-23, 2016 to explore concerns about inshore scallop fishing. The workshop will be held at Crowne Plaza, Warwick, RI. NEFMC encourages participants in the limited access general … Continued
The Oyster Recovery Program initiated by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will begin at legal sunrise Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. MDMR officials will open Area I B (St. Joe Reef) and all commercial fishermen who have been approved … Continued
The Louisiana commercial king mackerel season will open July 1, 2016, according to a recent announcement from the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) . The Commission also granted the authority to the Secretary of the Department to close the … Continued
The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center was recently awarded a $12,000 Cultural Heritage Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant will support a project to digitize the cultural heritage of New Bedford’s fishing community. The project … Continued