fisheries

A local seafood processing plant and a staffing firm have been named as top offenders in a national list highlighting companies that endanger their employees through unsafe practices.

NOAA Fisheries made the announcement today, saying that any groundfish sector vessels that are assigned at-sea monitors will be eligible for full reimbursement.

A fox that officials believe was responsible for two attacks earlier this week has been found and killed.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is turning up the heat on fishing regulators as the city's Sector IX fishing group remains grounded.

It must be surreal for Mitchell to know his neighbor and predecessor to his position is now his biggest adversary as he tries to stop economic catastrophe for hundreds of New Bedford families, thanks to Bullard.

Divers have located the vessel that sank off the coast of Nantucket, but the search continues for two fishermen from New Bedford and Fairhaven.

The Conservation Law Foundation has sent three letters to several individuals associated with the prosecution of Carlos Rafael, expressing deep concern over the case.

John Bullard formally announced today that he is retiring from his position as NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator. The former New Bedford mayor has been serving in the top job for NOAA's Gloucester-based office since 2012...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell recently sent a letter to the White House Council on Environmental Quality expressing concern about the possibility of President Barack Obama issuing an Executive Order that would declare certain offshore areas marine monuments.

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