Read more fishermen stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32081/fishermen.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:31:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73165/giant-jellyfish-sink-trawler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/73165/giant-jellyfish-sink-trawler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 4:22:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65723/makeovers-spell-doom-for-oceans-ugliest-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon'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 as fishermen run...http://www.newser.com/story/65723/makeovers-spell-doom-for-oceans-ugliest-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 6:32:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61918/new-england-starfish-boom-baffles-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew 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. Whatever...http://www.newser.com/story/61918/new-england-starfish-boom-baffles-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 15:40:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55708/fishing-ban-imperils-calif-salmon-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlummeting 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 is...http://www.newser.com/story/55708/fishing-ban-imperils-calif-salmon-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 7:51:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54302/pirates-kill-brit-yachtsman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/54302/pirates-kill-brit-yachtsman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 3:48:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52427/families-launch-private-search-for-nfl-players.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/52427/families-launch-private-search-for-nfl-players.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 17:14:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52326/coast-guard-calls-off-search-for-nfl-players.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/52326/coast-guard-calls-off-search-for-nfl-players.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Mar 2009 17:58:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50693/climate-change-may-tank-worlds-fish-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 climate...http://www.newser.com/story/50693/climate-change-may-tank-worlds-fish-stocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 8:03:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50207/125-anglers-saved-1-dead-on-ice-floe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRescue 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...http://www.newser.com/story/50207/125-anglers-saved-1-dead-on-ice-floe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Feb 2009 14:36:43 CST