The new double-ended ferry Island Home pulled into the Steamship Authority wharf in Fairhaven on Monday afternoon, a few minutes before sunset, aft

Four Fishermen Are Lost at Sea in Dragger Sinking

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Four fishermen were lost this past Friday after their boat, the 75-foot steel dragger Lady of Grace from New Bedford, sank in Nantucket Sound 11 miles east of Cape Pogue. A call for help was never made.

Menemsha Coast Guardsmen in a 47-foot motor lifeboat discovered the location of the sunken vessel Sunday morning. Divers from the Southeast Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council assisted the Menemsha crew.

Several shellfishermen and fishermen are taking a first step on a long road to raise blue mussels for market in Vineyard waters.

Youth Group at Federated Church Returns from Mission to Aid New Orleans Cleanup

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

A large area in and around New Orleans remains devastated after Hurricane Katrina brought high winds and a storm surge to the Gulf Coast in August 2005.

Law Aims to Save Atlantic Fish Stocks

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

In the final hours of Congress early this month, legislators agreed to vote in a new federal fishery management for the years ahead.

The Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act oversees the way scientists, fishery managers and fishermen harvest one of the nation's most valued resources.

The new legislation, a cornerstone for the way stocks are managed, was passed by the Senate and voted by the House a few days later.