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A Mini Mississippi River May Help Save Louisiana's Vanishing Coast
By John Schwartz. We were standing on the levee of the Mississippi River, about an hour west of Boston. Of course, the actual Mississippi River is a half-continent away. We were in fact in a vast, warehouse-size laboratory above a scale model of a bend in the river in Louisiana,… SEE MORE
New Bedford Declared Nation's Richest Port
By The Standard-Times. New Bedford’s reign as the most valuable port in the country reached 19 straight years as NOAA released its report on U.S. Fisheries for 2018. U.S. fishermen landed 9.4 billion pounds of fish valued at $5.6 billion at ports around the nation — consistently high figures on… SEE MORE
The Power of Choice: MJM Yachts Optimizes the MJM 43z for Triple Outboards or Inboard IPS Pod Drives
Voters aren’t the only ones with the power of choice this year. Now MJM Yachts and noted naval architect Doug Zurn team up to offer boaters the power of Mercury Verado 300 or 400 hp engines, or Volvo’s 500 or 650 IPS pod driven inboards in the MJM 43z. Each… SEE MORE
A Seasonal Guide to Cape Cod Fish
Provided by the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance. Weather and seasonal migration have an impact on what seafood can be caught where. That's why different kinds of locally-harvested seafood are available to us at different times of the year. Most markets try to make up for this reality by offering… SEE MORE
Gulf of Maine Haddock Best Practice Recommendations
If you are catching cod, move to a new location. All cod caught in the Gulf of Maine must currently be thrown back. Don’t waste your bait on them! Fish with bait, not with jig. You will help preserve fish populations. Cod and haddock caught with bait have a higher… SEE MORE
Intrepid Boats is on an inspired roll: they released 9 new models in a single year!
Ken Clinton, the president of Intrepid Boats, has spent the past 12 months living and breathing new boat designs. After nearly 30 years with the company, this year marks a capstone for him and his team with the release of 9 new models in a single year! Intrepid Boats, founded… SEE MORE
Changing Seas Bring ‘Turtle Stranding Season’ to Cape Cod
By Kendra Pierre-Loius. ORLEANS, Mass. — The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, among the rarest and most endangered of the seven species of sea turtles, was found motionless shortly after high tide on Cape Cod’s Skaket Beach. It was in dire straits. The chilly fall ocean temperatures off Cape Cod had… SEE MORE
Keep Your Boat Safe This Winter [INFOGRAPHIC]
Whether you keep your boat in the water or stored ashore, there are a number of things you MUST do over the winter season. From the editors of BoatUS Magazine Your boat is tucked in for the winter. You dutifully followed a boat winterization checklist or hired someone to do… SEE MORE
NOAA Fisheries Closes Nantucket Lightship and Closed Area I Closure Areas to Gillnet Gear
In compliance with a recent Federal District Court Order, NOAA Fisheries is implementing a closure of the Nantucket Lightship and Closed Area I Groundfish Closure Areas for gillnet gear only. This rule is effective December 17th. All gillnetters must remove their gillnet gear from these areas as soon as possible, consistent… SEE MORE
36 Year Old Message in a Bottle Found in Cape Cod
By Nick Sambides Jr, BDN Staff. If you’re still out there, Jenny Brown, someone beachcombing at the tip of Cape Cod has found the message that you placed in a bottle more than 36 years ago. Joshua Mendes was beachcombing in Provincetown, Massachusetts, two days before Thanksgiving this year when… SEE MORE
New Submarine to be Named the USS Massachusetts
By Peter Jasinski. For the first time in over 50 years, the name Massachusetts will be given to an active Navy vessel. The most recent iteration of the USS Massachusetts, the South Dakota-class battleship docked at Fall River’s Battleship Cove, has represented the Bay State on the high seas since… SEE MORE
Fishing Community Supports Atlantic Striped Bass Limits
New Castle, N.H.– On October 30, members of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Management Board voted 11 – 4 for Addendum VI Option 2 to require an 18% reduction in striped bass removals by both the recreational and commercial fishing sectors from North Carolina to Maine.… SEE MORE