An active rescue is underway for the fishing vessel Lily Jean, a groundfish trawler out of Gloucester, Mass. It was reported ...

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 U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated a mariner from a fishing vessel approximately 10 miles south of Crescent City, California, on Thursday. A 35-year-old male crew member aboard the fishing ...

One month after a devastating fire tore through Portland’s Custom House Wharf, the commercial fishing community and the wider Maine public have delivered a powerful reminder of what a working ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman. Capt. Rene Hernández’s son, Rene Jr., talks fishing with four-year-old Juan Pablo Molyneaux. The Hernándezes also started at the same ...

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 ...

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