News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
In November, U.S. Coast Guard personnel began conducting dockside exams and safety spot-checks of fishing vessels in San Francisco prior to the Dungeness Crab season. The safety checks are conducted in an attempt to reduce the number of crab-fishing casualties. … Continued
In August, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) approved a guidance document to facilitate the transition to an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) in the Mid-Atlantic. The EAFM Guidance Document is designed to serve as an umbrella document that … Continued
United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) is launching a new Salmon Habitat Information Program (SHIP) to connect Alaska commercial fishermen with useful and timely news about the health of the salmon runs that sustain the industry. UFA is kicking off SHIP … Continued
Inland capture fisheries are much more crucial to global food security than realized, according to the first global review of the value of inland fish and fisheries. The article, published recently in Environmental Reviews, showed that although aquaculture and inland … Continued