Coastal lawmakers and scallopers railed Wednesday against a decision fishing regulators made last year to keep closed the northern edge of Georges Bank, a thriving scallop ground that has been ...

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center is bringing back a favored tradition with its revival of a scallop shucking competition. It will be hosting the inaugural Scallopalooza, a scallop celebration ...

A US commercial fisherman identified as 26-year-old Jaxson Marston was killed on Friday (April 25) when a rope snapped on a vessel he was working on off Nahant, Massachusetts. Another crew member was ...

A US commercial fishing vessel homeported in New Bedford, Massachusetts, ran aground on Friday (April 11), according to a US Coast Goard report. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston received a ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — This coastal city calls itself the "Scallop Capital of the World" and last week celebrated with an inaugural Scallopalooza, a night festival and event organized by the New Bedford ...

NEW BEDFORD — Fifteen local scallop fishermen will compete Thursday night, Aug. 14, for the title of New Bedford’s top shucker. The 2025 Scallopalooza champ will receive a trophy, but being known as ...

New Bedford has been the nation's highest-value fishing port for 23 consecutive years, since 2001. As the Mayor writes, "the Atlantic sea scallop fishery is one of America's highest grossing ...