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Braxton C. Davis, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Friday, April 7, 2017, the

This week a decision will be made about whether to put our snapper-grouper fishery into the hands of private ownership

In addition to patrolling the waters in and around Boston, local Coast Guard members are bringing their nautical expertise ashore

This notice outlines the procedure for obtaining a 2017 Atlantic Tunas Permit, which allows you to commercially fish for and/or

NMFS transfers 16.3 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the 24.3-mt General category December 2017 subquota

Effective January 1, 2017, the bluefin tuna (BFT) daily retention limit is the default limit of 1 school, large school,

BOSTON — A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew along with the Provincetown Harbormaster and Provincetown Police and

December 29, 2016 JANUARY – APRIL Summer flounder: Initially 500 pound biweekly (per two week period) landing

NOAA Fisheries announces the 2017 catch limits for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries and provides projected status

BOSTON – December 22, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded $76,545 in grants for recreational saltwater fishing access