Protests and blockades in Canada in recent days over low lobster prices are rekindling memories of last summer when Canadian fishermen angrily blocked truckloads of Maine-caught lobsters from being delivered to processing plants, but industry members in Maine aren't expecting a repeat. Full story
New England fishermen and their political allies rallied at a Boston fish pier Monday to make an urgent call for relief from deep and imminent cuts to their catch limits. Full story
A union representing thousands of Maine's shipbuilding and paper mill workers now has its sights set on lobstermen. Full story
The U.S. Coast Guard used boats, a helicopter and airplanes Saturday to search for four fishermen who went missing off the Texas Gulf Coast after their boat sank. Full story
At America’s oldest fishing port in Gloucester, Mass., a way of life is dying off as federal restrictions limit the number of Atlantic cod that can be caught. The fishermen, who haven’t been able to meet their cod quotas, are now facing new restrictions that are even more strict. NBC’s Ron Mott repo
Life slowly returns to normal in Gaza, where eight days of air strikes forced residents indoors. And fishermen and farmers may work in areas previously closed off to them. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports.
A group of fishermen reeled in the catch of a lifetime — a thresher shark measuring nearly 13 feet in length and nearly 500 pounds in weight. WVIT’s Liz Dahlem reports.
A religious statue of Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, is pictured as unemployed fishermen walk on the streets at "Caleta Infiernillo", a small fishing bay near Concepcion city, some 500 km south of Santiago, April 24, 2013. A rapidly declining stock of sardines and anchovies for the fir
Fishermen check their nets for the day's catch as an oil tanker is seen in the distance near the port in the north-western city of Duba April 20, 2013. Picture taken April 20. REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Fishermen on a boat try to spear fish on Lake Tanganyika outside Bujumbura April 19, 2013. Picture taken April 19, 2013. Lake Tanganyika, one of the African Great Lakes, is the world's second biggest freshwater lake in terms of volume and the second deepest. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (BURUNDI -
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Actress Glenn Close attends the 2013 Riverkeeper's Fishermen's Ball at Pier 60 on April 16, 2013 in New York City.
