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Aloha State Daily | Community Voices: Commercial fishing is not a cultural practice
21+ hour, 15+ min ago (964+ words) Rather than framing ocean protection as a burden, we should instead ask why Pacific Island peoples, and our protected and sacred oceans, are forced to bear the unfair burden of industrial fishing, write two members of the Papah'naumoku'kea Native Hawaiian…...
Conservationists call for end to overfishing as experts issue zero-catch advice
1+ day, 50+ min ago (664+ words) Conservationists are calling for an end to overfishing as scientists say there should be "zero" fishing of cod, plaice and haddock in certain UK waters next year. No fishing of cod in the Irish Sea, Western Channel or South Celtic…...
Many California Fishermen Are Nearing Retirement. Can the Industry Save its Graying Fleet?
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1817+ words) In choppy surf off of La Jolla, fisherman Shane Volberding fought to land a yellowtail, a silver and gold fish prized in the sushi seafood trade. Gulls wheeled above the water as the fish dove and darted against him, dragging…...
Fact or Fiction: Government definition of shellfish no longer involves a shell?
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (25+ words) Yahoo Fact or Fiction: Government definition of shellfish no longer involves a shell?...
Why some people are quitting jobs to work in a graying fishing fleet
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1817+ words) In choppy surf off of La Jolla, fisherman Shane Volberding fought to land a yellowtail, a silver and gold fish prized in the sushi seafood trade. Gulls wheeled above the water as the fish dove and darted against him, dragging…...
Energy sovereignty for American fishermen
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (22+ words) National Fisherman Energy sovereignty for American fishermen You've caught the limit! Free membership gives you access to:...
Fishers urged to adapt as catches shift
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (253+ words) Fishers may now have to shift their attention to possible non-traditional catches, forcing consumers to readjust their tastes toward new ocean-based sources of protein, a key industry player has suggested. President of the Blackfin Fleet Cooperative Society (BFCS), Moonesh Dharampaul,…...
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2026-2027 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (584+ words) A Proposed Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 06/29/2026 This document has a comment period that ends in 17 days. (07/14/2026) View Comment Instructions This PDF is FR Doc. 2026-13054 as it appeared on Public Inspection on 06/26/2026 at 8: 45 am. Proposed rule;…...
COMMENTARY: Commercial fishery uneasy about government plans
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (786+ words) Fast-tracking" offshore wind project a concern I have fished out of Port Morien for 35 years. For those of us who make our living on the water, we learn pretty quickly that going fast isn"t the same thing as doing…...
Peltola Unveils Plan to Restore Alaska Fisheries, Target Factory Trawling
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (406+ words) Former U. S. Rep. and U. S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola (Yup'ik)on Wednesday announced a comprehensive plan aimed at restoring Alaska's declining fisheries, pledging to combat factory trawling, reduce bycatch, and strengthen the state's seafood economy. The initiative, titled "Fighting for Alaska Fisheries,…...