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A plan that puts a large area of the Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3, federal officials said.
The United States must move forward with science research to make good decisions about how to manage human activities in the Arctic Ocean, the ambassador for oceans and fisheries said Wednesday.
The nation's secretary of commerce has approved a plan that would prohibit an expansion of commercial fishing in the Arctic, at least until more is known about the area.
Thirteen years after the world rallied to curb overfishing, most nations are failing to abide by the U.N.'s code of conduct for managing fisheries, scientists found.
Florence Johnson can rattle off myriad ways to prepare salmon. Drawing on a lifetime of fishing the Yukon River, she recommends canning, salting, or drying the fillets in her smokehouse near the heart of downtown Eagle.
Building a Sustainable Fisheries Future: World Fisheries Day 2009The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement: I am pleased to have this opportunity to mark World Fisheries Day 2009 - this event offers us all an opportunity to truly reflect on the economic, social and cultural importance of …
How Many Fish Do The Orcas Need?The single most important thing that needs to be done in order to ensure that the orca families of J, K, and L pods continue to thrive in our inland waterways is to provide them with adequate food. And for these whales, that means salmon, and lots of it.
Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fishFishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England. A new federal study documenting the warming waters of the North Atlantic confirms that they're r …
Big Profit From Nature ProtectionMoney invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world. It says money ploughed into protecting wetlands, coral reefs and forests can bring a hundredfold return on capital.
Late-fall king salmon abundant and soon available to anglersBeginning Monday, anglers get a limited shot at catching king salmon fresh from the ocean on the Sacramento River. Fishing for late-fall king salmon will run through Dec. 31.
Lower Numbers of Fall Chinook Salmon Returning to Battle CreekPreliminary data released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today indicates the number of adult fall run chinook salmon returning this season to Battle Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River, is roughly only 60 percent of what returned last year.
Steelhead numbers a welcome diversionOK, here's something to think about. So far this year, more than 600,000 summer steelhead have climbed up over Bonneville Dam on their way up the Columbia and Snake rivers. That is one of the highest totals since they've been keeping track of such things.
Panel backs no-fishing zones off Southern California coastA state blue-ribbon panel unanimously approved landmark fishing restrictions Tuesday for Southern California, creating a patchwork of havens for marine life designed to replenish the seas while leaving some waters open for anglers. The plan, approved 5 to 0 during a meeting at w …
The hard glare of a far worse timeFoul sheen of bunker fuel on the bay in October and into another November, without any reason and with hardly more order than the last time it happened, which wasn't nearly long enough ago. And so there are shoreline closures and fishing closures.
Ready, set, salmonAnglers looking to finally be able to pull in salmon will have a very limited opportunity come mid-month. As promised last April, the Department of Fish and Game has opened up a small season for Central Valley chinook salmon between Nov. 16 and Dec.
Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll risesKilling or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. A report from the U.S.
Tories name Justice Bruce Cohen as Fraser River sockeye inquiry headBritish Columbia Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen will chair a federal commission of inquiry into the collapse of Fraser River sockeye salmon runs, Trade Minister Stockwell Day announced Friday in Vancouver. Day said Cohen will have the broadest possible latitude to ask questio …
Crab season opens today for sport fishermanDungeness crab season opens today for sport fishermen, and their commercial fishing counterparts will be looking at the early catches for an indication of what the upcoming commercial season has in store. A good crab season is especially important for local fishermen, as federal …
New Fisheries regulations include more rural residents in subsistence halibut fisheryNOAA Fisheries has published new regulations, effective December 4, 2009, that mean more residents in remote areas will be able to participate in the subsistence fishery for Pacific halibut in waters in and off Alaska. New participants in the subsistence halibut fishery will hav …
Record returns for sockeye salmonWhile experts caution that recovery is still a distant goal, record returns of sockeye salmon to the Sawtooth Valley this summer are a cause for optimism.
DFG announces limited salmon openerA limited recreational fishery season for Central Valley Chinook salmon will open on Nov. 16, the Department of Fish and Game announced recently. From Nov. 16 through Dec.
Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing Dec. 3A plan that puts a large area of the Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec.
Compensation neededWith United Fishermen and Allied Worker's Union spokesperson Joy Thorkelson warning of commercial fishermen being "bankrupt out of the industry", Skeena – Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen says it is time for federal fisheries minister Gail Shea to step up to the plate and …
Fishing rules await sea lion report: Laine WelchAlaska's fishing industry will soon know if more restrictions might be imposed to protect sea lions in prime fishing grounds. In mid-November federal fishery scientists will unveil a draft biological opinion on proposed changes to rules for fishing fleets in parts of the Gulf o …
Alaska Natives ask Commerce Secretary to reject king salmon limitThe Alaska Federation of Natives will consider several resolutions on Saturday, including one asking U.S.
The Tundra DrumsThe Association of Village Council Presidents passed several resolutions at its meeting in Bethel last week, many dealing with the salmon shortage on the lower Yukon River.
Climate change means winners and losers in fisheries: B.C. studyWarming oceans over the next half century will hurt fisheries on the west coast while benefiting those in the east, predicts a joint study by the University of B.C. and Princeton University.
Olympic National Park Boosts Stream Flows to Help Salmon, But Might Not Be EnoughThis past summer and now early fall are proving atypically dry for the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. As a result, streamflows are considerably down from their norms. That's bad news for Chinook salmon that spawn and lay their redds, or egg nests, in the streams.
Bracing lessons for Northwest fisheries ... from the NortheastNewfoundland went centuries believing it could never exhaust its abundance of cod. Until it did. A reflection from the waters of Vashon Island and Mistaken Point.
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