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The Emmy Rose out of Portland, Maine went down off the coast of Provincetown early Monday.

The New England Fishery Management Council on Wednesday approved a 100% target for the at-sea monitoring of sector-based groundfish vessels, but stipulated that the requirement will be contingent upon federal funding, at least for now. The council voted via webinar to approve Amendment 23 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan...

Commercial fishermen say Amendment 23 could put smaller fleets and vessel owners out of business.

Congressmen Keating and Moulton said there's no reason to make fishing boats more crowded during the pandemic.

Update 06/29/2020: Rockland Trust said this morning the bank "will make every reasonable effort to process all complete PPP application packages for fishing boat owners prior to the cessation of the program on June 30th, 2020." The Small Business Administration announced Thursday that owners of commercial fishing vessels are now eligible to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loa

The Massachusetts senators said the fishing industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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

Federal fishing managers are holding a series of meetings to gather feedback about potential changes to the Atlantic ocean scallop fishery.

A North Carolina man was arrested Wednesday by New Bedford Police after he was found in possession of drugs.

Liz Warren says she's pushing for New Bedford fishermen, but Warren has never pushed anything, except her questionable Native American Indian heritage.