COD ALMIGHTY: The history and industry of Massachusetts’ most celebrated fish
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Massachusetts’ kingly state fish continues to have a lasting impression on its constituents, despite overfishing scares over the last few decades.
Codfather's, a new restaurant in Taunton, buys their cod for fish and chips directly from Fall River and New Bedford fishermen.
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Lobster webcam mesmerizes global viewers
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An underwater webcam in a lobster trap in Halifax harbour has been streaming live for the past two weeks, and internet users around the world are taking the bait.
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Fishing Fleet gets annual blessing in Stonington
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STONINGTON, Conn.—Connecticut's commercial fishermen will be honored this weekend with the 57th annual Blessing of the Fleet.
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ICE fines Seatrade for employment violations
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Fourteen New England employers — including a New Hampshire-based fish processor with two New Bedford sites — have been fined for various violations that enabled the companies to hire illegal immigrants, ICE officials said.
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Roger Berkowitz: The Fisher King
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BOSTON - Roger Berkowitz says he's fully committed to sustainability. He supports practices that foster a healthy fish population, because a fished-out ocean means the end of Legal. But, he insists, having cod and haddock on any list of fish to avoid is “the most asinine thing I’ve ever heard of.” And what about catch quotas, which are ostensibly set to prevent overfishing? Poorly thought out, he says, because the complex government-imposed catch-share system for New England fishermen means there aren’t even enough boats on the sea to hit the annual quota that’s been set.
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