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

The 78-foot vessel has been refurbished, upgraded, repainted, and renamed as the 'Carrabasset.'

Why did the Canastras pull out of a deal to buy 15 of 'The Codfather's' vessels?

The $25 million sale includes Rafael's commercial vessels and tons of valuable quota for cod, haddock, and more.

NOAA has approved a plan for 55 New Bedford-based fishing vessels that were ordered to halt operations to begin leasing their quota.

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...

Communication is key. That was the message that resonated from a meeting between NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center and representatives of the fishing industry at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's SMAST Wednesday morning.

Massachusetts' groundfish industry would get a boost under a seafood marketing program included in a jobs bill passed during the Legislature's final day of its formal session. The goal of the seafood marketing program is to increase the public's knowledge about the health benefits of eating seafood and the economic importance of the state's fishing industry...

The Mass. state budget includes $450,000 for UMass Dartmouth's School of Marine Science and Technology. Its the second year in a row that lawmakers have provided funding to study the ground-fish stocks off New England. Rep. Antonio Cabral of New Bedford tells WBSM...

A new report by UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology outlines a series of policy recommendations to revive the northeast's struggling groundfish fishery. Officials including Mayor Jon Mitchell and State Sen. Mark Montigny attended the plan's unveiling at SMAST Tuesday...