News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
For centuries, Louisiana commercial fisheries have played an important role in shaping the state’s coastal communities. The America’s Third Coast book series explores the Northern Gulf of Mexico’s history, life, industries, and culture through book-length manuscripts designed for the general … Continued
The National Park Service, in partnership with the Maritime Administration, recently announced the award of $2.58 million in Maritime Heritage Program grants for projects in 19 states that preserve sites and objects related to U.S. maritime history. National Maritime Heritage … Continued
The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center will have a new home, beginning on April 1st of this year. Located in the heart of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, at 38 Bethel Street, the 3000 square foot, handicap accessible space … Continued
NOAA archaeologists have discovered the battered hulls of two 1800s whaling ships nearly 144 years after they and 31 others sank off the Arctic coast of Alaska in one of the planet’s most unexplored ocean regions. The shipwrecks, and parts … Continued