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TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A Rehoboth man has been arraigned on charges he allegedly drove drunk and fatally struck a Seekonk motorcyclist. Forty-year-old Jeffery Fisk Jr. appeared in court Monday in Taunton on charges of motor vehicle homicide and a misdemeanor count of operating under the influence of alcohol...

The fishing magnate known as ``The Codfather'' has pleaded not guilty to a variety of federal charges including lying on catch reports and cash smuggling and has been held on $2 million bail. Carlos Rafael, of Dartmouth, appeared in federal court in Worcester on Thursday to face 27 counts...

For some it's a shock, while others had suspicions confirmed as prominent New Bedford fishing boat owner Carlos Rafael was hauled away in handcuffs by federal officials Friday. Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Consulting was caught off-guard by the accusations that Rafael had lied to the feds about his fishing quotas and sold excess fish to a New York buyer, especially in the midst of heavy over

A fish-processing plant is calling it quits in New Bedford. According to bizjournal.com, High Liner Foods, Inc., on Herman Melville Boulevard will begin cutting the 200 jobs housed there in late April, with the plant closing in September...

What does a shark's skin feel like? To start with, shark skin feels exactly like sandpaper because it is made up of tiny teeth-like structures. These scales point towards the tail and helps to reduce friction from surrounding water when the shark swims...

Let's face it, there's nothing more delicious than a taco. Sure, all that greasy ground beef isn't the best thing for you, but you rationalize it by dumping tons of shredded lettuce, tomatoes, olives, guacamole and whatever else catches your fancy on top of that greasy goodness and saying to yourself, "Eh, it's pretty much the same as eating a salad."

The Swansea Shellfish Beds have reopened, according to an announcement on the town's website. Relay areas are excluded from this announcement. The shellfish beds were closed Monday with officials citing increased rainfall as the reason for the closure...

We live in the number one fishing seaport in all of America! Let's celebrate our catch with a sauce that will become a favorite of yours! In Portuguese the sauce is called Molho Escabeche. Use this sauce on baked fish, and when you spoon it over fried fish, you'll smile ear to ear! You can also use it to marinate fish.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Bedford fish processing plant for seven serious safety violations. OSHA began investigating the operations at Sea Watch International Ltd. after a 35-year-old sanitation supervisor died in January after he was caught in the rotating parts of the shucking machine he was cleaning...

Massachusetts lawmakers are proposing a bill that would come down hard on stores and restaurants that misrepresent or mislabel seafood, and would even ban the sale of one kind of fish.