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Engagement Specialist Hannah Mooney shares what exhibits and programs will be happening this summer.

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

Officials from NOAA say fishing vessels that transferred to Sector VII from Sector IX in New Bedford may have to wait until mid-summer to begin leasing quotas.

As the U.S. Coast Guard continues it's investigation into the dual sinking of two boats owned by Carlos Rafael, one of the vessels is headed to the scrapyard.

The second of the two fishing vessels that sank last week in New Bedford Harbor has now been raised. The other was previously raised late last week.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and City Councillor Brian Gomes both agree that there's something fishy about the sinking of two fishing vessels in New Bedford Harbor earlier this week.

In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell explains why, under the government's current plan, 'Codfather' Carlos Rafael could make millions from his jail cell while doing time for his admitted fishing scheme.

BOSTON (AP) _ The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued crews from two sinking fishing boats off the coast of Massachusetts. The Coast Guard said it responded to two separate rescue calls on Wednesday from boats that were taking on water...

Eight people have been arrested after drug raids on New Bedford fishing boats. National, state, and local law enforcement officials conducted a two-day drug search operaton on New Bedford's waterfront, seizing heroin and opiates that fishermen were intending to use at sea...

For some it's a shock, while others had suspicions confirmed as prominent New Bedford fishing boat owner Carlos Rafael was hauled away in handcuffs by federal officials Friday. Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Consulting was caught off-guard by the accusations that Rafael had lied to the feds about his fishing quotas and sold excess fish to a New York buyer, especially in the midst of heavy over