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Days at Sea Are Cut for Most Fishermen

Mark Alan Lovewell
A vote by the New England Fishery Management Council this week to further restrict the number of days fishermen can pursue cod and yellowtail...

The Story of the Codfish Is Written Across 400 Years of Island History

Mark Alan Lovewell
The old wooden sailboat up on blocks inside the shed at the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society in Edgartown doesn't look like much. The white...

Cod in State of Collapse; Haddock Sees Recovery at Fabled Ocean Ground

Mark Alan Lovewell
Capt. Gregory Mayhew, a Vineyard native and lifelong resident of Chilmark, runs the 75-foot steel dragger Unicorn out of Menemsha. This summer, for...

A Lifetime Devoted to Oceangoing Science

Mark Alan Lovewell
Linda Despres, the chief scientist aboard the Albatross IV, has a haunting memory of visiting Georges Bank as a 23-year-old scientist. "I have...

Managers and Fishermen Collide in Search for Answers, Solutions

Mark Alan Lovewell
The question of how cod stocks fell so low in the waters off New England is almost as perplexing as the question of how to bring about recovery...

Gone Fishing: Anglers Gear Up as Tournament Hits Milestone

Max Hart
If you need to talk to Steve Morris this weekend, you probably won't find him working behind the counter at his store, Dick's Bait and Tackle, in...

Big Shark Contest set for Oak Bluffs

Max Hart
Even on an Island that knows a little something about shark hysteria, the upcoming Boston Big Game Fishing Club Monster Shark tournament is a...

Dragging the Ponds for Scallops Is Long-Held Vineyard Tradition

Max Hart
On Wednesday morning, under a warm sun and blue sky, David and Karen Berube were out on Cape Pogue Pond, at it again.

Wharf Rat Lands Grand Prize in 59th Annual Fishing Derby

Max Hart
In the end, it was a 12.48-pound false albacore hooked in the shallows off Memorial Wharf in Edgartown, and a 10.13-pound bonito snagged in 60-foot...

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