commercial fisheries

U.S. Rep. William Keating, who represents the 9th Congressional District in Massachusetts, joined some of his Capitol Hill colleagues today in urging the USDA to include U.S. seafood companies in a $9.5 billion program designed to help farmers affected by the coronavirus...

The New Bedford fishing industry will be OK, said auction house operator Richie Canastra.

Authorities have not determined the source of the spill of more than 200 gallons.

Blue Harvest, a growing New Bedford seafood firm, now owns 12 more vessels and 27 permits once held by the infamous 'Codfather.'

A non-profit environmental law firm last week asked the federal government to place unprecedented limits upon Atlantic cod fishing in the Northeast, saying that the stocks have "commercially collapsed due to persistent mismanagement." The Conservation Law Foundation took sharp aim at the 18-member New England Fisheries Management Council, saying the fisheries managers have failed to prot

A decision from the Trump administration won't be issued until late 2020, according to a new timeline from BOEM.

New Bedford and Fairhaven will use a state grant to evaluate their shared working waterfront for its ability to handle rising seas and extreme weather.

Boosters say the region could become a global powerhouse in new areas of marine science and technology.

The unique bow shape provides stability, and dredges are attached to A-frames instead of booms.

New Bedford is among the American ports that could benefit from the legislation.