Fishing

Marine scientists are losing hope for a rebound in the scallop population in eastern Long Island. Nearly 95 percent of the scallop population were wiped…

Federal regulators will allow fishermen in the Northeast to harvest more of some types of squid this year.Starting this month, the National Oceanic and…

Bluefish in New York coastal waters saw a dramatic decline this year. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is planning significant cuts to…

Fishermen, local government officials and conservationists tried to save Long Island’s dwindling scallop population by moving them to deeper waters last…

New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele wants environmental regulators to reform the commercial fishing licensing system in the state.Approximately…

New York inches closer to its first offshore wind farm as developers reached a lease option agreement with a Montauk fishing cooperative. Orsted, the…

New York regulators say they will spend more than $2 million to find ways to reduce the impact of the construction and operation of offshore wind projects…

Fishermen are worried about an offshore wind farm proposed 30 miles out in the Atlantic from Montauk, New York, the largest fishing port in the state.…

Arts critic Joan Baum has this review of a book that takes a close look at the dark side of the fishing industry off Long Island. It's written by a…