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 ...

NEW BEDFORD, MA / ACCESSWIRE / April 18, 2024 / New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell delivered compelling testimony before the New England Fishery Management Council on Tuesday, urging the Council to open ...

New Bedford takes great pride in its port, and its scallopers account for a significant portion of its value. It’s proven that the Port of New Bedford has great value. New Bedford still ranks as the ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — This coastal city calls itself the "Scallop Capital of the World" and last week celebrated with an inaugural Scallopalooza, a night festival and event organized by the New Bedford ...

A chance discovery in the waters off the UK has sparked a quiet revolution in sustainable shellfish fishing. The Disco ...

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 ...

NEW BEDFORD, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 17, 2025 / Mayor Jon Mitchell today wrote to Eugenio Piñeiro Soler, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries, setting forth his position on a proposed ...

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 ...

In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a scallop fishing boat is on its side after it ran aground in Boston Harbor on Friday, April 11, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP) BOSTON (AP) — A ...