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Environmentalists and commercial fishermen both say they are fearful of proposed changes to the federal rules that govern New England's beleaguered cod fishing industry.  The rules govern an industry that has fed New England for centuries and is now in steep decline...

Eight people have been arrested after drug raids on New Bedford fishing boats. National, state, and local law enforcement officials conducted a two-day drug search operaton on New Bedford's waterfront, seizing heroin and opiates that fishermen were intending to use at sea...

Mark Alliegro has announced his candidacy for the 9th Congressional District in Massachusetts. The Republican addressed a variety of issues during an appearance on "The Taylor Cormier Show" Friday, including the ongoing fight between fishermen and NOAA...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of New England fishermen is suing the federal government over a shift in the cost of at-sea fishing monitors. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say money for monitors in New England fisheries such as cod and haddock will be gone by early 2016...

City officials and family members of fishermen lost at sea gathered at City Pier 3 Monday morning for the Port Society's annual Fishermen's Memorial Service.

Federal regulators are working on a plan to change the rules they use to set catch limits for Atlantic herring. Regulators say herring are an important species because they are used for food and bait and they also play a critical role in the Atlantic Ocean's food web...

There may be a lot of snow on the land, but the ice is also building up in our waterways. The Coast Guard dispatched an ice-breaker vessel to New Bedford and Buzzards Bay to help diffuse the problem. New Bedford Port Director Jeffrey Stieb tells WBSM News other marine activity, including a tugboat operated by the fire department, is helping to break up the ice as well...

Coast Guard crew members rescued four fishermen about 25 miles southeast of Nantucket, after their boat started taking on water. The Coast Guard says the crew aboard the 71-foot Olivia Catherine called authorities shortly before 5 a.m...

Democratic candidate for governor Martha Coakley is headed to New Bedford to meet with fishermen and representatives of the Massachusetts fishing industry. The visit on Friday comes several days after the final televised debate of the campaign during which Coakley's Republican rival, Charlie Baker, tearfully recalled a meeting with a New Bedford fishermen who regretted pressuring his sons to follo

Emergency relief funding is still available for fishermen and those adversely affected by the downturn of the fishing industry. The application process to claim hardship and receive funding has been open for about a month, but Verna Kendall of the Massachusetts Fishing Partnership says there's no way of knowing if all eligible individuals have applied for relief...