Chinese Mitten Crab
New Hampshire fishermen are being asked to look out for an invasive Asian crab with white-tipped hairy claws. Researchers fear the Chinese mitten crab could colonize local waters and wreak ecological havoc. The New Hampshire Estuaries Project wants lobster men especially to help stop the hand-sized crab before it causes problems for them […]
Helicopter searches for lost scallop fishermen
One crew member was killed and the whereabouts of seven more were unknown after a scallop-fishing boat went missing in rough seas off the coast of Aomori early Saturday. Aomori Coast Guard Office patrol boats and Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters began a search for the Nikko Maru at about 4:35 […]
Marine Reservist Giguere Gets Lobster Boat
A Rhode Island Marine reservist returning from Iraq was welcomed with a donated boat. John Niekrash has spent the past 18 years fishing lobster off the Krasher III. When he decided to upgrade to a bigger boat, he decided to donate the Krasher III to a returning service member. Niekrash […]
A sick lobster’s shell
Rhode Island lobster men say a mosquito pesticide is ending up in Narragansett Bay, posing a threat to their livelihoods. They say methoprene is killing lobster larvae and preventing adult lobsters from molting. Patrick Heaney of Newport, R.I., told the Newport Daily News that lobster men are seeing more lobsters with physical […]
Could you resist taking these tasty lobsters
Two men accused of poaching lobster last fall have a trial date set for June. Reginald Strickland of Frenchman’s Cove and James Park of Benoit’s Cove were both charged with fishing for lobster during a closed season. Strickland was also charged with making a false statement to a fisheries […]
Lobster Trap Recovery Efforts by the Coast Guard
Just as clocks spring ahead and returning birds make their presence known at the feeder, the U.S. Coast Guard is called upon this time of year by local fishermen to do what they can’t — haul massive tangles of lobster traps and gear from the depths of Penobscot […]
Do you think it’s right to kill Sea Lions for the sake of Salmon?
Washington and Oregon can start killing sea lions that feed on migrating salmon to help preserve dwindling U.S. Pacific Northwest salmon populations, a federal agency said on Tuesday. The National Marine Fisheries Service granted permission to the states to target as many […]
Poacher Caught
State wildlife officials arrested nine Sacramento men Friday on charges of poaching salmon and sturgeon in the Sacramento River and Delta, providing another possible clue about why these species are threatened. One of the suspects was on probation for similar crimes committed last year. Wardens from the California Department of Fish and Game said […]