fishermen

President Barack Obama's announcement that 5,000 square miles of ocean off of the Massachusetts coast is being declared a marine monument was met with anger by many in the fishing industry.

President Barack Obama says he created the first monument in the Atlantic Ocean because the planet cannot be protected without trying to safeguard the oceans. Obama announced the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument while he attended a State Department conference on Thursday...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - A statue depicting a fishing family will be installed on the New Bedford waterfront as a tribute to generations of commercial fishermen and their families. A celebration of the Fishermen's Tribute Monument will be held Thursday in Tonneson Park...

Local fishermen could get some reimbursement for future at-sea monitor costs.

NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is closing one of the key fishing areas off of New England where fishermen seek scallops. The administration is closing the Nantucket Lightship North Scallop Access Area to scallop vessels that fish under "limited access general category" rules...

Usually held on the city's Pier 3, the annual Fishermen's Memorial Service was moved to the Whaling Museum Monday due to weather but still drew a crowd of a few hundred that paid respect to the local fishermen lost at sea.

NOAA's Woods Hole Fisheries Science Center will remain on Cape Cod and not relocate to New Bedford. That's the word from agency spokeswoman Teri Frady, who says because of current needs and partnerships, any new facility will be located in Barnstable County...

Fire officials say a dozen fishermen were rescued off the coast of Cape Cod over the weekend after they became stranded on a jetty as the tide rose.

Fishing can be a very dangerous business, especially for those who are new to the industry.

NOAA's latest proposed restrictions are being met with opposition at the state level.