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NEWS ABOUT: fishermen

fishermen stories: 14 news summaries

 Giant Jellyfish Sink Trawler 

Net filled with 400-pound creatures capsizes boat

Nov 3, 09 4:22 AM CST
(Newser) - A 10-ton fishing trawler sank off the coast of Japan after its crew tried to haul in a net filled with gigantic jellyfish. The three crew members were pitched into the water as the ship capsized and were rescued by another boat, the Telegraph reports. Nomura's jellyfish can weigh up... More »

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Japan • fishing • marine life • jellyfish • fishing boat • fishermen

'Makeovers' Spell Doom
for Oceans' Ugliest Fish

Even the once-shunned are now overfished

Jul 31, 09 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don't like the sound of slimefish fillets? How about some orange roughy instead? Efforts to "rebrand" ugly, unpopular types of fish to make them more palatable to consumers have been successful—too successful, the Washington Post reports. Many species once considered "trash fish" have become dangerously depleted... More »

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fish • marine life • overfishing • fishery • fishermen

New England Starfish Boom Baffles Experts

Shellfish predators' population worries fishermen

Jun 15, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - New England beaches are swarming with starfish this spring, and nobody’s sure why, the Boston Globe reports. The spike may be connected to shellfish population; it could be due to a drop in spider crabs, which prey on starfish; it could be tied to water temperature or wind patterns.... More »

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population • biology • animal • marine biology • fishermen • starfish • animal population • shellfish

 Fishing Ban Imperils 
 Calif. Salmon Industry 

There aren't enough fish to sustain industry: fishery heads

Apr 9, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plummeting populations have led to a federal ban on commercial salmon fishing off  California for the second straight year, raising fears that the industry will disappear altogether, the Los Angeles Times reports. "If we don't go fishing next year, we have to start thinking that salmon fishing in California... More »

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California • salmon • Oregon • fishing ban • fishermen • commercial fishing • Chinook salmon

 Pirates Kill Brit Yachtsman 

Wife hears sounds of a scuffle, then silence

Mar 25, 09 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British yachtsman was killed off the coast of Thailand by three fisherman-pirates who locked his wife in the cabin, reports the Times of London. The body of the vacationing 64-year-old businessman was not found, but police believe he was thrown overboard after his throat was cut. His wife managed... More »

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Thailand • yachting • ocean • piracy • sailing • sea • pirates • yachts • fishermen

 Families Launch Private Search for NFL Players 

Coast Guard search was called off yesterday, and they were presumed dead

Mar 4, 09 5:14 PM CST
(AP) - The families of the missing football players aren't giving up. Private boats and planes were searching today for two NFL players and a third man after the Coast Guard called off its search yesterday. The men—Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith and former South Florida... More »

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Florida • NFL • Coast Guard • missing boater • fishermen • Corey Smith • Marquis Cooper • William Bleakley

(Newser) - The Coast Guard has ended its search for two NFL players and another man whose boat overturned Saturday off the Florida coast, CNN reports. Presumed dead are Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, former Detroit Lions player Corey Smith, and a former college football player, William Bleakley. A fourth man was... More »

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Florida • Coast Guard • missing boater • fishermen • Corey Smith • Marquis Cooper • William Bleakley

Climate Change May Tank World's Fish Stocks

Scientists predict huge upheaval to marine populations

Feb 13, 09 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The world's supplies of fish face major upheaval, scientists warn, as climate change forces species from shrimp to herring away from warming waters toward the poles. The BBC reports that in 40 years, American fishermen may see a 50% reduction in the population of Atlantic cod. "The impact of... More »

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climate change • environment • fish • fishing • marine biology • fishermen • cod

(Newser) - Rescue teams saved about 125 fishermen stuck on an ice floe in Lake Erie today, but one died after falling in the water, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Authorities had warned northern Ohio fishermen that high winds with unseasonably warm air could melt ice and send it adrift. Fishermen reached... More »

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Lake Erie • rescue • fishermen

 Quirky Alaska 
 Police Blotter 
 Earns Cult Status 

Blotter 'poet' chronicles the ways visiting fisherman cause trouble

Feb 6, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - A remote Alaska fishing port may have gotten its first taste of celebrity as home of the Deadliest Catch TV show, but the police blotter of Dutch Harbor is gaining a cult following all its own, reports the Los Angeles Times. The recounts of bar fights, eagle attacks, the occasional... More »

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Alaska • drugs • domestic violence • drinking • bars • fishermen • police blotter

Fishermen Rescued After
25 Days in a Floating Cooler

Men say rainwater and fish kept them alive

Jan 21, 09 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Aussie authorities are probing the story of a pair of Burmese fishermen found floating in an industrial-sized cooler, the Independent reports. The men were rescued after a customs aircraft spotting them waving frantically. They told officials they had been adrift for 25 days after their fishing boat sunk in heavy... More »

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Australia • shipwreck • ocean • Burma • survivors • fishermen

 Pacific Salmon Face 
 Uncertain Tides 

Oceanic changes doomed '08 crop, but scientists can't agree on what caused them

Jan 7, 09 6:43 PM CST
(Newser) - West Coast fisheries has seen a 90% drop in salmon spawn since 2004, and while many blame rivers degraded by dams and diversions, some experts believe the problem has been pushed out to sea, reports Salon. Wind direction and water temperature have changed, bringing less food to the ocean’s... More »

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California • science • ocean • salmon • fish • Oregon • dams • fishermen • cod

For Fishermen, Lead Poses
Bait Debate

Toxic weights
divide commercial, recreational anglers

Aug 22, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - As conservation efforts have boosted the fish's population levels, competitive fishing for striped bass has become a thriving sport in Massachusetts. The fish’s importance to both commercial and recreational fishermen is bringing a controversial baiting tactic into renewed dispute. The Wall Street Journal examines “yo-yoing,” which uses... More »

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Massachusetts • fishing • fishermen • striper • striped bass

Exxon Ruling Enrages Alaskan Fishermen

Shrunken payout will mean more years of tough work for many

Jun 25, 08 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today's Supreme Court decision to drastically shrink the punitive damages that Exxon must pay Alaskan fishermen over the Valdez spill has left plaintiffs enraged, cynical, and forced to rethink retirement in some cases, the Anchorage Daily News reports. "This is a total slap in the face," said one... More »

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Alaska • Exxon Valdez • US Supreme Court • Exxon oil spill • fishermen

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