Prior to a town hall meeting in New Bedford Saturday, Senators Warren and Markey and Rep. Keating met with fishermen to discuss the issues facing the industry.
Some relief may be coming for the fishermen of New Bedford.
In his weekly appearance on WBSM, U.S. Congressman William Keating shared some details from his conversation with Wednesday with NOAA Regional Administrator Michael Pentony, and said he expects fishermen to at least have some answers "in the next two to three weeks...
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell says NOAA needs to understand it will never get a "perfect" calculation for the overfishing of "Codfather" Carlos Rafael.
NEW BEDFORD — Fishing vessels owned by convicted "Codfather" Carlos Rafael and others are moving out of the shut-down Sector IX, but still won't be allowed to fish.
The 55 vessels have submitted their intention to become part of Sector VII for the 2018-19 fishing year...
As the U.S. Coast Guard continues it's investigation into the dual sinking of two boats owned by Carlos Rafael, one of the vessels is headed to the scrapyard.
The Massachusetts Congressman says he had a "great meeting" with new NOAA Regional Administrator Michael Pentony to discuss ending the Sector IX groundfishing ban.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and City Councillor Brian Gomes both agree that there's something fishy about the sinking of two fishing vessels in New Bedford Harbor earlier this week.
According to a new study conducted by an SMAST professor, an estimated 300 jobs have been lost due to NOAA's decision to shut down groundfishing in Sector IX.