Ernie Panacek, the longtime general manager of the Viking Village docks in Barnegat Light, N.J., died Jan. 23 after battling ...

The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) set the 2026 Pacific halibut harvest at a historic low last week, ...

After a 10-month multi-agency investigation, game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources have ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the first-ever state-authorized on-demand fishing gear for use in California’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery, marking a significant step ...

This 21' x 8' New England built skiff is used in the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery. It is getting a new fiberglass bottom at Jennings Boatyard Inc. in Reedville, Va. Larry Chowning photo. Eastern Boat ...

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed a decision by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) to defer ...

New data released by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows the U.S. continues to lead the world in environmentally ...

"Catching the Codfather" is the latest season of GBH News’ "The Big Dig" podcast. Image courtesy GBH News. A new podcast, ...

Lottery entrants must be Maine residents who will be at least 15 years old by the start of the 2026 season and otherwise ...

A recent study by NOAA Fisheries found that shore-based observers can effectively strengthen catch accounting in Alaska’s pollock fishery, offering a viable complement to electronic monitoring systems ...

Following their victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024, commercial fishers are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to vacate a NOAA Fisheries rule requiring them to pay out ...

A 54-year-old commercial fisherman from Stonington, Connecticut, who was reported missing from a vessel at the Stonington ...