Fishing
Among all the species taken by fishermen in this part of the world, horseshoe crabs have, until now, enjoyed a dubious distinction: they were the...
Striped bass, one of the most prized fish swimming in Vineyard waters, the focus of fishing tournaments and the dish on many dinner tables, is in...
The bottom has fallen out of the wholesale lobster market, which is bad news for the lobstermen and good news for consumers.
The price being paid...
Vineyard commercial fishermen scored a key win in the struggle keep them from being squeezed out of the groundfish industry yesterday when the New...
As New England fisheries officials negotiate the finer points of a new groundfish management plan, Massachusetts voters appear firmly behind...
When Warren Doty first moved the Vineyard in the late 1970s, the Menemsha harborfront was booming.
“Then there were five boats landing 10,000...
Oyster growers are as competitive as they come. “Insanely competitive,” according to Bob Rheault. As president of the East Coast Shellfish Growers...
The Chilmark shellfish industry can expect a bumper 2008 scallop season and a broader revitalization, given the early successes of its experimental...
Concerned the Vineyard will be locked out of participation in a restored federal fishery, a small group of Island commercial fishermen went to a...
Three years ago, the Nantucket bay scallop harvest suddenly more than doubled in size, from around 15,000 bushels to more than 32,000. It was the...
The next time you sit down to a steaming bowl of clam chowder, consider this: your meal may be older then you are. Much, much older.
Indeed ocean...
For the second week in a row, Chilmark selectmen on Tuesday addressed the continuing struggles of commercial fishermen on the Menemsha harborfront...
