From the air, the trio served as spotters for such vessels, helping them catch surface schools of pogies, or menhaden, and bluebacks - non-edible industrial fish along the coast. The Gloucester men talk about how they got started with this unique job, their routines when they were flying and how their fish-spotting came to an end. Mast headsmen then did the jobs Gray and the Calomos did later, scouting for schools of fish from crow's nests atop their vessels' masts, and brawny crews hauled...

But you need to be able to put that in context; farm-raised catfish, for example, is a sustainable wonder, while farm-raised salmon (with the exception of a few "artisan" farms) is not. Be informed: Fish sold in the United States must have a country-of-origin label, and many reputable fish markets can now tell you where and how the fish was captured or cultured, and whether it is wild or farmed. We worry about the byproducts of bad fisheries management or farming, including mercury,...

The drenching downpours late last week provided some relief, but it's scant at best, and experts say Robeson County needs 10 days of soakers for any real relief. The Robesonian Online The Robesonian. The St. While most Robeson County residents have not suffered the inconveniences of our North Carolina neighbors north and west of here who are under mandatory restrictions, that is not the case with local farmers and those who depend on private wells for daily tasks. While most Robeson County...

According to the study, if striped bass were made a game fish and the commercial allocation was shifted to the recreational sector, New York would gain an extra $85 million and 277 jobs. The executive order protects stripers from commercial interests in federal waters. The presidential order specifically encourages states to enact the same designation in state-regulated waters within three miles of shore. October 28, 2007 -- RECREATIONAL anglers up and down the East Coast ap plauded...

In other words, shrimp won't "put on their traveling shoes," which is the term some locals use to describe how shrimp's feet redden when exposed to fresh water. The area's $11 million shrimping industry already shrunk to about half its size five years ago because of worsening environmental conditions and increased international competition, said Sonny Wiles Sr. Johns River would have a minor impact on fish and wildlife in the river's lower basin, a study commissioned by the district found....

As the volume of shrimp imports has skyrocketed, domestic shrimpers haven't been able to effectively compete with the cheaper, often farm-raised shrimp from other countries. While many fishermen had other sources of income, including pensions and other types of work, two-thirds of those interviewed considered themselves full-time fishermen. Twenty-three percent of the fishermen reported that they were either just breaking even or were losing money fishing. The survey found that only 42...