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Fishermen and construction workers face some of the toughest and most dangerous jobs, often at risk of injury or even death. Debra Kelsey, a navigator for Fishing Partnership Support Services, referenced a 2018 study that highlighted the higher rates of fatal opioid overdoses among these workers. The study linked the use of prescription opioids - often prescribed for job-related pain - to the development of substance use disorders and dependency among those in high-risk professions.

Today's Top Story: Pacific Seafood Lands $1.3 Million USDA Salmon Contract

A lobster buyer in Meteghan, N.S., is looking for heightened policing aimed at organized crime after a bullet was fired into his home on Saturday night. Geoffrey Jobert, owner of the family-run Lobster Hub Inc., said today he believes the attack on his home is the latest example of intimidation against some buyers and processors by organized criminals with links to illegal lobster purchasing in southwestern Nova Scotia.

Mussel farming, a vital industry in the Netherlands, is undergoing significant innovation and expansion. From offshore wind park cultivation to improved ecological practices, researchers and industry professionals are collaborating to enhance sustainability and efficiency in the sector.

Thailand has launched an integrated effort to tackle the invasion of blackchin tilapia, targeting the removal of three million kilogrammes of the invasive species from the ecosystem under an urgent "Big Cleaning" campaign.

A distinguished local shrimper missing since Sunday was found in the water near the Biloxi shoreline Tuesday morning, hours after the Coast Guard called off a two day search across more than a thousand miles, authorities said. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the man as Richard Kopszywa, 75, of Biloxi.

A federal proposal that would redistribute the overall quota for catching highly lucrative baby eels to individual fishers will not compensate commercial licence-holders who employ those workers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says, leaving owners feeling betrayed by the government.

Tohoku University Researchers: Ocean Nutrients Have Decreased by 24% in the Past 80 Years Seafood News

Rhode Island Awarded $15.5M For Port of Galilee & DEM Marine Facilities Climate Resilience Project Seafood News