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NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is closing one of the key fishing areas off of New England where fishermen seek scallops. The administration is closing the Nantucket Lightship North Scallop Access Area to scallop vessels that fish under "limited access general category" rules...

New Bedford Police are searching for a man they say stole goods from a fishing boat. Police say the theft took place early Tuesday afternoon when a man riding a red mountain bike was seen riding onto Steamship Pier. The man boarded the fishing vessel Pamela Ann, filling a bag with stolen goods...

The City of New Bedford welcomed a possible congressional ally for the fishing industry Thursday to tour fisheries along the harbor.

A fisherman has been found dead on board a fishing vessel in New Bedford. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says police were called to the fishing vessel Heckler around 10am Thursday morning. The man, identified only as a 54-year-old Kingston resident, was found dead in the galley by the boat's captain...

When the city of New Bedford gets control of the land at State Pier, what will be the best way to revitalize that part of the waterfront? Brian believes only the private sector knows how to make the waterfront attractive, profitable while striving to keep the fishing industry #1...

Federal prosecutors have indicted New Bedford fishing magnate Carlos Rafael and a Bristol County Sheriff's Office Deputy. Rafael was indicted on 27 counts, for charges including conspiracy, false entries, and bulk cash smuggling. Rafael, owner of Carlos Seafood in New Bedford, is accused of submitting falsified reports of fish species his boats had caught, and selling excess fish to out of state b

Southern New England's fading lobster fishery will be the subject of a battery of new regulations to try to save the crustacean's population locally. The Interstate Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Management Board voted on Monday to use new management measures to address lobster decline, which they estimate at an 80% reduction since the late 1990s...

NOAA's latest proposed restrictions are being met with opposition at the state level.

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center will open its new location at 38 Bethel Street with a public celebration on June 25.

BOSTON (AP) _ The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued crews from two sinking fishing boats off the coast of Massachusetts. The Coast Guard said it responded to two separate rescue calls on Wednesday from boats that were taking on water...