Just nine of the more than 90 groundfish species were in trouble, but because of the way bottom trawlers fished - indiscriminately hauling up millions of pounds of whatever their nets encountered ...

The Seafood Watch upgrading comes after the Marine Stewardship Council in June certified 13 groundfish species as coming from well-managed and sustainable fisheries.

By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal officials said Tuesday they are increasing catch limits for several species of West Coast groundfish that were severely depleted more ...

But in the 1990s, the northern cod population here collapsed by more than 99 per cent along with other groundfish species. In addition to prolonged overfishing, ...

Haddock are caught by the same fishers who target other bottom-dwelling groundfish species such as cod, pollock and flounders. They are harvested at a much higher volume than any of those fish.

A fishing boat moves up the Acushnet River in New Bedford. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) The start of this year's commercial fishing season could be a bust for fishermen who catch groundfish species like ...

For the foreseeable future, 20% of proceeds from the extended wooden fish collection, which includes six local groundfish species, will be donated to the Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association to ...

NEW BEDFORD — While a local supplier of seafood continues its efforts to focus exclusively on groundfish and ... “We’re leaving something like 85 to 90% of the quota of these species ...