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The future of a national monument off the coast of Massachusetts is unclear Thursday after Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wrapped up a review of 27 monuments, but did not publicly disclose his recommendations.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has been wobbly at best in her position on protecting the interests of the fishing industry that is so vital to the New Bedford economy. In the waning days of his administration President Barrack Obama designated some 5-thousand square miles off the Atlantic coast as The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument...

In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell explains why, under the government's current plan, 'Codfather' Carlos Rafael could make millions from his jail cell while doing time for his admitted fishing scheme.

New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the report of the vessel taking on water came in at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The chairman of the New England Fishery Management Council is appealing to the U.S. Senate to allow for more flexibility under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The act serves as the governing standard for fisheries across the country...

NEW BEDFORD- Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the New Bedford Seafood industry is launching a branding campaign. The announcement came alongside officials of the Harbor Development Commission, which Mitchell also chairs, during the Seafood Throwdown tonight...

NEW BEDFORD _ Two men were arrested Wednesday on drug charges while aboard a fishing vessel in Buzzards Bay as a result of a port security operation with New Bedford Police Maritime Special Response Team, Massachusetts Environmental Police, the Department of Homeland Security and the New Bedford Police Port Security Unit ...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell says organizations bent on shutting down the fishing industry in the United States have expressed interest in Carlos Rafael's soon-to-be forfeited fishing permits. Rafael was found guilty this year of falsifying catch records in order to evade federal regulations...

NEW BEDFORD - One person has been injured following a collision involving two boats outside of New Bedford Harbor. The collision took place just before 10 a.m. Wednesday near the Butler Flats Lighthouse off the coast of the city's South End...

Montauk, NY - The search for a fisherman who went missing from a New Bedford-based fishing vessel continues Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 55-year-old man went missing from the fishing vessel Miss Shauna Monday afternoon 25 miles south of Montauk, New York...