Fishermen
Scallopers claim tribal fishing rights
Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:38.(capecodonline) The recent boarding of a scallop vessel off Nantucket may be the first
shot fired across the bow of the federal government in a dispute over a
Maine tribe's right to fish in federal waters. READ MORE
Post to TwitterParascandola Pier Being Put up for Development
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:47.
(newport-now) One of the last vestiges of Newport’s working waterfront is being opened up for development. READ MORELocal fishermen protest regulations during Obama's Vineyard visit
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 12:46.
(necn) Several fishing vessels left New Bedford, Massachusetts this morning
headed for Martha's Vineyard - to crash the President's vacation and
try to get him to listen to their concerns about new fishing
regulations. READ MORE and WATCH THE VIDEO
Boaters aim to sink prez’s fishing policy
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:45.(bostonherald) A flotilla of fishing boats is
expected to form off Vineyard Haven tomorrow in protest of President
Obama’s administration policies on Atlantic fisheries. “Government overregulation is putting us out of business,” said Tina Jackson, of the American Alliance of Fishermen. READ MORE
Striper season hits peak time
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:39.
(bostonherald) We’re nearing the high-water mark of
the striper season, when the bulk of the bass population, which has
been sliding north along the New England coast since May, pauses for a
few weeks before turning 180 degrees and receding back south. READ MOREFishing Around: The eternal struggle
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:43.
(southcoasttoday) Sometimes fighting the fish is more than just an expression. Will
at Sports Port tangled with a shark recently. From shore. He’d chummed
the water and was fishing dead eels at night from an undisclosed
location (thought to be on the south shore of Barnstable) when he
hooked into something big. READ MOREFly Fishers Serving as Transports for Noxious Little Invaders
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 15:10.
(nytimes) For fly fishers who pride themselves on a conservationist ethic, it
hurts to discover that they may be trampling on that ethic every time
they wade into a trout stream. READ MORENOAA Opens Waters Off Florida to Fin Fishing
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 12:42.
NOAA Opens Waters Off Florida to Fin Fishing (fsn) Opening of some federal waters off the politically touchy coast of
the Florida panhandle to fin fishing earlier this week underscores just
how much control the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's
Marine Fisheries Services continues to exercise over the oil-soaked
Gulf seafood industry. READ MOREFishing group condemns Greens policy on Coral Sea
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:46.
(abc) A fishing group has rejected plans by the Greens to ban all commercial
fishing and mining exploration in the Coral Sea off the Queensland
coast. READ MORETake chums on shark hunt
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 12:37.
(bostonherald) Between the great white sharks
snacking on seals off Chatham and the start of “Shark Week” on the
Discovery Channel, talk of sharks is circling every office water cooler
in the Bay State. READ MORE