The cod fishing bite had been hit or miss at the East Grounds, Cox Ledge and Sharks Ledge off Rhode Island lately. However, the bite at Georges Bank off Massachusetts and Rhode Island has been very ...

October is a great fishing month. Anglers have plenty of different fish to target. Striped bass mixed in with bluefish and false albacore are still running strong, tautog fishing is cranking up, the ...

The New England Fishery Management Council will host three public workshops, including one in Rhode Island, to identify challenges and discuss ideas for how to address Atlantic cod management, ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Federal ocean regulators say a new fishing plan has a chance to rebuild the New England cod stock, which is a goal even many commercial fishermen have long regarded as far fetched.

Atlantic cod, a fish that was foundational to New England's economy, is being caught at historically low levels. But a research scientist says cod is in the early stages of a comeback. Atlantic cod ...