NEW BEDFORD — According to a letter he wrote to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, New Bedford Port Authority Executive Director Gordon Carr has "grave concern" for the scallop fishing industry in ...

A slight change to kit used for scallop dredging has shown potential to reduce the damage caused to the seabed during commercial fishing expeditions. Scallop dredges are heavy-duty metal framed nets ...

NEW BEDFORD — Mayor Jon Mitchell advocated for the opening of Georges Bank's Northern Edge to scallop fishermen in 2023 during New England Fishery Management Council meetings last week in Newport, ...

A US commercial fishing vessel homeported in New Bedford, Massachusetts, ran aground on Friday (April 11), according to a US Coast Goard report. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston received a ...

Tasmanian Scallop Fishermen’s Association president John Hammond says big changes are needed to the management of the industry. “It is on death row unless something gives,” he said. This year just ...

Researchers are using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and satellite-linked data loggers to learn more about turtle behavior in commercial fishing areas and to develop new ways to avoid catching ...

A US commercial fisherman identified as 26-year-old Jaxson Marston was killed on Friday (April 25) when a rope snapped on a vessel he was working on off Nahant, Massachusetts. Another crew member was ...

The Scallops DLC is available now for the commercial fishing simulation game, Fishing: North Atlantic. Watch the trailer for a look at what to expect with the Scallops DLC, which introduces the fine ...

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