Fishermen
U.S. sets 2012 catch limits for all managed fish
Coast Guard Rescues Three Fishermen Off Shinnecock Inlet
Rescuers search ocean for lost man
NOAA: Regional saltwater recreational fishing plans to improve fishing, stewardship and science
Crew Rescued From Grounded Seiner
(http://www.thewesternstar.com/) Ed Lawless thinks someone "Up there" was looking out for him. The fisherman from Port aux Choix, along with shipmate Dean Offrey, were sailing along the coast Wednesday, heading south when a storm came up with 40-knot winds and four-metre waves. He said they managed to get their boat, Atlantic Endeavour, off the rocks the first time, but became stuck again on a shoal and started taking on water. Full story here.
The 881-pound tuna that got away
State Seeks Federal Aid for Fishermen
(Boston Globe) A year after strict federal rules took effect to limit the catch of local fishermen, Governor Deval Patrick asked the federal government yesterday to provide $21 million in disaster assistance to the state’s fishing communities, arguing that “significant financial losses and dramatic consolidation’’ have harmed the state’s groundfish industry. Read MoreSixth dead seal found shot on Cape Cod beaches
(Reuters) - A
sixth dead gray seal was found shot on a Cape Cod beach on Friday
following similar cases in recent weeks, an animal welfare group said.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was carrying out its routine search for stranded marine mammals when it discovered the seals with gunshot wounds.


