Commercial Fisheries News is the Northeast’s commercial fishing industry newspaper. Published monthly, CFN provides the latest waterfront news along with coverage of the state and federal rules and regulations affecting the harvest of all the region’s major species. Regular features include lobster and fish market reports, a safety column, new boats, the enforcement report, and the popular and effective Classifieds.
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NOAA Fisheries Navigator December 2020
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NOAA Fisheries Navigator October 2020
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NOAA Fisheries Navigator August 2020
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FISH SAFE: Pandemic stress is real, but fishermen finding ways to cope, survive, push forward through COVID-19
We can always count on the fact that the full moon of August, the Sturgeon Moon, will give way to the full moon of September, the Corn Moon. It happens every year with astronomical consistency in the heavens. But here in 2020, on earth versus the heavens, any consistency we expected in past years – …
FISH-SAFE: Vessel incidents and economic impact – Any relationship?
The fishing industry, as we all know, was hit hard beginning this past March when the COVID-19 pandemic really took hold in the US. While federal and state governments identified and designated fishing as an “essential industry” – one that could remain open while others had to shut down – the supply chains associated with fishing …
NOAA Fisheries Navigator June 2020
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FISH-SAFE: Fishing industry during COVID-19: Essential, but paralyzed?
What do you do when your industry is categorized “essential” — along with agriculture, pharmacies, grocery stores, manufacturing, and hospitals — but your supply chain is disrupted? You adapt. Something that fishermen here are good at, though no one has ever seen anything quite like this. On Mar. 15, Gov. Janet Mills of Maine declared …
NOAA Fisheries Navigator April 2020
EXCLUSIVE 4-Page Insert from the APRIL 2020 edition of Commercial Fisheries News > Click page below to download .pdf file (2mb) <
FISH-SAFE: A review of 2019 casualties from the Coast Guard database
When we reflect back on the past year in the region’s commercial fishing industry, we first remember those whom we lost. It was a difficult year. There are eight families and numerous friends who lost fishermen from our area in 2019. These folks have endured difficult changes in their lives and have had to make …
FISH-SAFE: Colder weather may spur “hot work;” certain precautions should be taken
Cold weather here in the Northeast means many fishermen have hauled-out and will be making repairs over the coming months – either by themselves or by working with local marinas or boatyard facilities. Cold weather, of course, also means that some materials — I am thinking metal pipes and such — may be under stress …
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