Federal fishing managers say rules for recreational fishing of cod and haddock off New England are staying the same for the time being, and that means fishing for cod in the Gulf of Maine is still ...

ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — The cod isn’t so sacred in New England anymore. The fish-and-chips staple was once a critical piece of New England’s fishing industry, but catch is plummeting to all-time lows ...

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is shutting down recreational cod fishing in a key fishing area off New England for several months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

One of the oldest fishing industries in the U.S. sank to a new low in catch last year, signaling that efforts to rebuild the fishery still have a long way to go.New England fishermen have caught ...

Decades of overfishing have depleted cod populations in New England to just a tiny percentage of their former numbers, and recently, already-depleted cod populations have plunged further, threatening ...

SEABROOK, N.H. --The cod isn't just a fish to David Goethel. It's his identity, his ticket to middle-class life, his link to a historic industry. "I paid for my education, my wife's education, my ...

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New analysis shows warship's dried fish provisions were sourced from as far away as Icelandic and possibly even transatlantic waters. Researchers show how a boom in the fishing trade helped fuel the ...

ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — The cod isn't so sacred in New England anymore. The fish-and-chips staple was once a critical piece of New England's fishing industry, but catch is plummeting to all-time lows ...

FILE - In this May 1, 2006 file photo, freshly caught cod are stacked on ice waiting for shipment at a fish processing plant in Portland, Maine. State data released in March 2017 show that 2016 was ...