After decades of restrictions that idled vessels, slashed quotas, and forced fishermen out of the industry, the West Coast groundfish fishery has fully rebuilt, and the men and wo ...

A lengthy Department of Justice (DOJ) brief in defense of a veto on the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska has opponents of the mine elated and Northern Dynasty Minerals in Vancouver, Canada, promising ...

Maine lobstermen hauled in fewer lobsters again in 2025, marking the fourth straight year of declining landings for the state’s most valuable fishery.

In just over three years, a program led by Hawaii Pacific University is proving that fishermen can play a key role in ...

The 40-foot vessel Vesta Renee sank approximately 23 miles south of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. U.S. Coast Guard photo. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three fishermen from the water approximately 23 miles ...

A recent fish wash-up along beaches from Cape Henry, Va., to Nags Head, N.C., has reignited tensions between environmental ...

On March 6, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a proposed rule that would amend its regulatory definition of shellfish by removing the phrase “having a shell” and expanding the ...

The Gloucester, Mass., waterfront will come together this spring to honor the crew of the F/V Lily Jean and raise support for the families affected by the vessel’s loss earlier this year.

Framework 69 was originally approved by the New England Fishery Management Council in Dec. 2024 and submitted to NOAA ...

One fisherman died and another remained missing after their vessel capsized near Race Point at Provincetown, Mass., March 5, ...

Historically, killer whale diet research relied on surface sampling of prey fragments, usually scales, helping researchers to determine primarily salmon species. Newer techniques that analyze DNA in ...

The search for survivors has been suspended after a commercial fishing vessel with two people aboard sank off Cape Cod this past week, leaving one fisherman dead and another missing. According to the ...