When the Atlantic herring colonized the Baltic Sea thousands of years ago, it needed to adapt to the low salinity. Genes with ...

NOAA’s oversight of the fishery sparked an industry challenge that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision that clipped agency regulatory power. East Coast fishermen are bracing for what could be the ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Disaster-level instability in the Atlantic herring industry has prompted the federal government to give $11 million to commercial fishermen and shore-side infrastructure in four ...

Onboard catch monitoring for commercial fishing sparked the lawsuit that led to the Supreme Court's upending of the Chevron ...

New Englanders have been fishing for herring for centuries. Whether to sell as bait, can for local seafood lovers, or use for fertilizer, we’ve scooped up herring by the millions. But despite modern ...

What do striped bass anglers, whale watches and bird enthusiasts have in common? Sure, they all enjoy spending time outdoors, but much of their passion owes to a tiny, unheralded fish: the Atlantic ...

PROVIDENCE — The Atlantic herring is a small, seemingly unremarkable fish that has distinguished itself through sheer numbers. When herring spawn, they can cover the ocean bottom in a carpet of eggs ...

New limits are taking effect on how many Atlantic herring can be caught by New England fishermen. Federal regulators say reducing the quota by millions of pounds is necessary due to low numbers of ...

A comparison of the fast-growing fish-eating Baltic herring (Slåttersill in Swedish) and slow-growing plankton-eating spring- and autumn-spawning Baltic herring. Photo: Leif Andersson. Atlantic and ...

Five fishermen from Maine and one from New Hampshire are charged with not reporting 2.6 million pounds of Atlantic Herring sold to the NOAA, officials said. Robert F. Bukaty AP A group of fishermen ...

The Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) represents one of the most prolific and commercially important marine fish species in the North Atlantic. Its population dynamics are driven by complex ...

Two Seacoast fishermen are among a group of five who have been named in a 35-count indictment for allegedly selling over 2.6 million pounds of unreported Atlantic herring over a three-year period.