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 ...

Standing at the water’s edge overlooking Nantucket Harbor, Tara Riley explained that she had never heard of the famed island before she applied to become the town’s shellfish biologist in 2009. But ...

DELAWARE COAST- A floating casino turned commercial scallop vessel is the latest edition to Delaware's artificial reef system off the state's coast. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and ...

Coastal lawmakers and scallopers railed Wednesday against a decision fishing regulators made last year to keep closed the northern edge of Georges Bank, a thriving scallop ground that has been ...

Measures being taken to prevent overfishing could make this a challenging year for scallop fishing. Annual catch limits for all license categories decreased from last year, but number of days at seas ...

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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (This story has been updated to include additional information.) NEW BEDFORD — According to a letter he wrote to the Bureau of ...