Fisheries & Oceans

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, which violated its wastewater permits at its fish hatcheries over a period of years, has reached a consent agreement with the Maine ...

Artist Christine Nguyen likes to conduct scientific experiments in her apartment. She plays with salt, borax, water, photo paper and different photographic processes. The results are ethereal, colorful explorations that look simultaneously oceanic...

By Elaine Wheat "I know in whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I've committed unto Him against that day."

Marine biologist Greg Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries says the increase in white shark sightings on the East Coast may be due to booming gray seal populations, which lure the sharks closer to shore, as well as bigger crowds on beaches -- meaning more potential shark-spotters.

Should fisheries be closed during breeding time to allow stocks to reach more sustainable levels?

BATON ROUGE -- State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced significant openings to recreational fishing Wednesday, a decision supported by at least two recreational saltwater fishermen in the Teche Area.

Should fisheries be closed during breeding time to allow stocks to reach more sustainable levels?

The minister of Fisheries and Oceans will deliver the keynote address at this year's Miramichi Conservation Dinner.

This is the last weekend for the recreational cod fishery. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans won't have a tally or information on where the best and worst fishing spots were until next week.

It is always highly rewarding to attend agricultural events that are held every now and then. Just like the 6th Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Forum and Product Exhibition staged by the Bureau of Agricultural Research recently.

Canadian authorities intercepted a cargo ship on Thursday carrying nearly 500 people thought to be Tamil migrants who have fled Sri Lanka in a bid to enter Canada as refugees.

A leatherback turtle has made a surprise return to a Malaysian beach after 32 years, a report said Friday, hailed as a "miracle" by conservationists and renewing hopes for the endangered species.

A letter promoting a "global fisheries enforcement training workshop" in Mozambique next month purportedly to be led by the discredited U.S. federal fisheries police chief who's now on paid leave after revelations of excessive enforcement against American fishermen was an oversight that is being corrected, NOAA said Thursday.

Wallace, Nova Scotia – Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester Musquodoboit Valley on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that Wallace Harbour will benefit from $436,000 in funding from the Government of Canada’s recent investment in small craft harbours across Canada.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries held a special meeting at Wasilla's Public Safety Building Wednesday evening to discuss reportedly dwindling numbers of salmon stocks in Valley streams and rivers.

BATON ROUGE -- State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced significant openings to recreational fishing Wednesday, a decision supported by at least two recreational saltwater fishermen in the Teche Area.

The chairwoman of the Ocean Council for Oceana is working to reduce toxins and stop overfishing to preserve our seas for generations to come.

THE European Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki has said Brussels would be sending a "very clear message" to Iceland and the Faroe Islands over their self declared mackerel quotas. Europe, she added, would be demanding a sustainable deal.

Should fisheries be closed during breeding time to allow stocks to reach more sustainable levels?

Just as we in North Carolina are proud of the late U.S. Sen. Terry Sanford (who also served with distinction as governor and president of Duke University), Alaska boasts of Sen.