New limits are taking effect on how many Atlantic herring can be caught by New England fishermen. Federal regulators say reducing the quota by millions of pounds is necessary due to low numbers of ...

The federal government is cutting back the East Coast herring fishery by millions of pounds because of concerns about the status of the important little fish’s population. Herring fishing is a major ...

A federal grand jury has indicted five Maine fishermen and one from New Hampshire on conspiracy, mail fraud and obstruction of justice charges in a "multi-year scheme" to sell "unreported Atlantic ...

Three herring fishermen from Cape May fought the law all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and won. In doing so, the three men overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, thus making it easier for ...

Studies show that a record number of lake herring survived their first year and are thriving in Lake Superior. After a 40-year population dip, the native lake herring is now considered the most ...

An annual herring sale in Steveston to help kids with cancer is being delayed a week as "thousands of sea lions" were ...

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