Fishing Partnership Support Services acts as the HR department for the fishing industry. Here's their appearance on our Southcoast Health Community Spotlight.
In between major stories about the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge getting a redesign and parking at the Noah's Place Playground remaining free for another summer, the Paramount Pictures film Finestkind is quietly staying in the headlines here on the SouthCoast.
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A commercial fishing group in Rhode Island has voted in favor of a funding package the Vineyard Wind project proposed to help mitigate the possible impacts from the 84-turbine wind farm proposed for waters south of Martha's Vineyard.
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 report issued by the office of Massachusetts Governor Baker says those working in the fishing industry are among the hardest hit by opioid overdose deaths.
Two New Bedford fishing companies, a manager, and a vessel captain agreed to pay over $400,000 in civil penalties following 2017 oil spill in New Bedford harbor.
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.