Flipped Semi Truck
Authorities say a semi trailer was heading west bound on I-10 when he lost control at the wheel. The semi rolled, causing 30,000 pounds of seafood to be thrown from the trailer. It happened around 9:15PM near mile marker 233 on I-10 in Jefferson County. Authorities say the driver was disoriented, but did […]
An example of by-catch
Scottish fishermen say they are finding unusual quantities of octopus and other warm-water creatures in their nets and lobster pots. Where once fishermen were lucky to see, let alone catch an octopus, now they are finding up to 300 a time as the creatures invade the creels in search of the same […]
Elephant Shot By Poachers
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has made arrests and is laying charges in connection with two alleged incidents in Yarmouth, N.S. harbor of fishing untagged lobster traps and fishing during a closed time. On Friday night, Aug. 8, two people were apprehended in Yarmouth harbor. “One individual was given an appearance […]
Shoplifter Caught in A CVS
An Egg Harbor Township man accused of shoplifting Lobster tails and other assorted products from a ShopRite told police he didn’t steal because he was needy, but simply because he was greedy. Harvey Faulkner, 26, was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly shoplifted lobster tails, a bottle of milk and Tupperware containers […]
Map of Native American Tribes in the Pacific North West
The Stillaguamish Indian Tribe has spent $70,000 over the past five years to locate and remove more than 400 crab pots that have been abandoned on the seabed of Port Susan. There are still about 100 crab pots left. Many are buried in sediment or too […]
Shrimp Boat in the Gulf of Mexico
Carlton Reyes’ truck bounces into the lot of Reyes Marine, his six-boat shrimping operation at the Brownsville shrimp basin. He hops out, swatting at mosquitoes as he drops a machine part into the grease-streaked hand of his mechanic. “There’s always work to do,” Reyes says, “for some of us […]
Remember, there is no healthy substitute for seafood!
Two meals of oily fish a week can do as much or more to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia as many of the so-called “smart” pills which claim to improve brain function, according to a CHOICE report. The benefits of omega-3 have been highlighted consistently […]
Lobster Boat Run Ashore
Wayne Sholds wishes his retired lobster boat would’ve floated as long as the mythical boat from “Gilligan’s Island.” Sholds made it just a half-mile before having to run the Krusty Krab aground to save it from sinking yesterday. A veteran lobster man, whose name he never caught, helped guide him past rocks […]
Divers Catch Personal Lobster Feast During Lobster Mini Season in Fort Meyers Florida
Rescue crews resumed their search Thursday for a missing diver who did not return to his boat on the first day of lobster mini-season. The U.S. Coast Guard and Miami-Dade police are searching for Yosmany Gonzalez, 33, of Hialeah, who was free diving […]