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Angola Invests in the Fight Against Illegal Fishing

By On February 1, 2012

Damen Shipyards Galati is building the Ngola Kiluange, a Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessel (FISV) 6210, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. With another two ships under [...]

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US Congress Cracks Down on Pirate Fishing

By On December 13, 2011

(NOAA) A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would prevent pirate fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports to offload their illegally caught seafood. This pirate fishing is often called illegal, unreported [...]

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Shark Remains, Rats and Rust – USCG Detains Illegal Drift Net Fishermen

By On October 4, 2011

  Earlier this month, the Coast Guard seized the Indonesian fishing vessel Bangun Perkasa and her crew for the suspected use of drift nets to fish the North Pacific Ocean. [...]

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Deadliest Sea: A True Story of Life and Death on the Bering Sea [INTERVIEW]

By On July 29, 2011

Rob Almeida’s interview with Kalee Thompson, author of Deadliest Sea.  This incredibly well written book details the sinking of the F/V Alaska Ranger in 2008, and the subsequent high seas [...]

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Time Bandit’s Justin Tennison – Deadliest Catch fisherman found dead

By On February 24, 2011

In tragic maritime related news we are sad to report that Deadliest Catch fisherman and Time Bandit crewmember Justin Tennison has recently been found dead. The NY Daily News tells [...]

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World’s Deadliest Occupation – Safety And Preparation In The Dungeness Crab Fishery

By On February 12, 2011

The waters of the Pacific Northwest offer some of the most treacherous yet bountiful work opportunities in the world. Dungeness crab fleets hailing from Oregon and Washington state are among [...]

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Investigative report explores F/V Lady Mary sinking

By On November 23, 2010

For those of you who caught Maritime Monday this morning, hopefully you found the link over to Chapter 1 of the Star Ledger’s report into the mysterious 2009 sinking of [...]

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The Gulf of Maine Tragedy… did we learn anything from it?

By On September 30, 2010

Over most of the world, the oceans appear to many of us as a huge blue expanse of territory, the domain of King Neptune and the denizens of the deep. [...]

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USCG eliminates manning exemption for US Flagged Purse Seiners

By On July 15, 2010

Effective as of July 12, an important and controversial statutory exemption expired, opening doors for U.S. mariners to take back multiple positions formerly held by foreign officers on U.S. Flagged [...]

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Bluefin Tuna And The BP Oil Spill

By On June 27, 2010

The NY Times has an interesting article on the depletion of Bluefin Tuna around the world and suggests that the fate of Atlantic TunBluefin’s may be in jeopardy from the [...]

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F/V Majestic Blue Sinks in South Pacific

By On June 14, 2010

This just in via the gCaptain tip line: SITUATION: The Fishing Vessel (F/V) MAJESTIC BLUE sank in the South Pacific Ocean during the early morning hours today due to an [...]

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Solo Fisherman Caught in His Own Net! (Accident Investigation Report)

By On March 18, 2010

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Here is an investigation report covering an accident where a fisherman alone on his fishing vessel managed to get caught in his fishing [...]

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