Several feared dead after 164-foot Spanish fishing vessel sinks off Newfoundland
The rescuers are combatting winter conditions that are harsh, but not unusually so, near the Atlantic Ocean's Grand Banks
Alaska scholarship honors two harvester teens killed in crash
Within 48 hours of the teens' deaths, more than a thousand people donated more than $50,000, and from that comes the Sig and Helen Decker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Most BC shellfish harvesters in compliance with new rules, survey shows
'There's a little bit of frustration … with people who think they can carry on the same way they did 20 years ago' -- Steve Pocock, president, British Columbia Shellfish Growers Association
BOEM, NOAA working up right whale species management policy
The study is part of an effort to help the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management craft a strategy to govern wind farm development
New Bedford in line for $30m in port improvements
New Bedford, which advertises itself as the US's highest-grossing fishing port, has several publicly owned pier projects that are eligible for some of the funding
US gov’t, American Seafoods’ units seek early judgment in Alaska pollock rail case
Lawyers for the US government and two business units of American Seafoods Group have filed motions for summary judgment in the pollock sector's ongoing Jones Act dispute
First Nation chief upbeat on Clearwater prospects at acquisition’s anniversary
'We are now working on growth opportunities ... and it's important to me that when this company gets passed down to the next generation, it's thriving' -- Membertou Chief Terry Paul
Russian gov’t mulls starting second phase of investment quota scheme
The national fisheries agency Rosrybolovstvo has held meetings with the industry and shipyard owners to determine available capacity for more newbuild projects
Confrontation brews as Norway claims discrimination against capelin fleet off Iceland
The Norwegian minister of fisheries and marine affairs, Bjomar Skjaeran, has contacted his Icelandic counterpart to discuss the matter
Alaska fishing vessel’s 2021 sinking caused by crew fatigue, NTSB rules
The five-member crew was rescued. One minor injury was reported