Fishing News

• Maine enacts fishing closures to help protect scallops
  
  JONESBORO, Maine (AP) - Maine fishery regulators have begun implementing scallop fishing closures to try to protect the population of the valuable shellfish. Maine's winter scallop fishery is one of the most lucrative in the state. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Brexit: Fishing firms hold London protest over disruption
  
  Fresh fish exports have been severely disrupted by new border controls with the European Union.
  BBC News.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• Dominic Raab defends EU trade deal amid criticism from fishing firms
  
  Dominic Raab today insisted the Government is working hard to resolve post-Brexit border 'teething problems' as fishing firms warned they are days from collapse.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 17 Jan 2021.
• British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe faces a revolt from Icelandic farmers over salmon rivers
  
  Sir Jim Ratcliffe is facing a revolt from Icelandic farmers after he bought up vast tracts of the country's pristine wilderness to secure fishing rights to rivers there.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 17 Jan 2021.
• The Ebony Anglers Are Changing the Face of Competitive Fishing
  
  After noticing a lack of Black participants in North Carolina fishing tournaments, Gia Peebles decided to do something about it.
  Mental Floss.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• Brexit: Ministers accused of fishing compensation U-turn
  
  On Wednesday the PM said businesses hit by post-Brexit problems would receive support.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 14 Jan 2021.
• WATCH: Boaters rescue dolphin caught in fishing line
  
  A group of boaters saved a dolphin that got tangled in fishing line off the coast of New Zealand.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021.
• Dungeness crab fishing industry response to climate shock
  
  Fishermen contend with regulations, natural disasters, and the ups and downs of the stocks they fish, along with many other changes. As a result, fishing communities are quite resilient. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021.
• Trump Vetoes California Fishing Bill, Cites Seafood Trade Deficit
  
  Trump said the legislation, which would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, would increase reliance on imported seafood.
  Voice of America.  Friday, 1 Jan 2021.
• Scientists Recreate 1890s Fishing Surveys to Show How the Sea Has Changed
  
  By retracing the steps of scientists working at the turn of the last century, modern researchers document how fish communities have been altered
  Smithsonian.  Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020.
• 17 Feared Dead After Russian Trawler Sinks In Freezing Arctic Waters
  
  Seventeen fishermen are feared dead after a Russian fishing trawler capsized during a storm and sank in the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean.
  Radio Liberty.  Monday, 28 Dec 2020.
• UK and EU expected to announce Brexit trade deal today
  
  The Irish foreign minister said a post-Brexit trade agreement is expected Thursday, after a "last-minute hitch" on fishing rights delayed an announcement.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 24 Dec 2020.
• Report: Fishing Boat Captain Publicly Executed In North Korea For Listening To American Radio
  
  Shot him in front of 100 people
  Daily Caller.  Monday, 21 Dec 2020.
• Shark fishing bans partially effective
  
  Bans on shark fishing are only partially effective in protecting sharks, new research suggests.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 17 Dec 2020.
• 300 Santas go fishing on North Carolina lake, benefiting Toys for Tots and setting world record
  
  It might be getting close to Christmas, but Santa still has time to get some fishing in.
  Fox News.  Monday, 14 Dec 2020.

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