EastBayRI.com: A Connecticut man traveling on Route 24 looked out his truck’s window last week and saw his boat heading in a different direction. Stafford King had just left Portsmouth’s Naiad Inflatables on May 2 with his 19’ rigid-hulled...

The Coast Guard is implementing the use of a non-lethal signaling and warning device to support the service’s ports waterways and coastal security mission along Southeastern New England. The LA51 signal and warning device is fired from a 12-gauge...

CapeCodOnline: Scientists have always warned there would be a price to pay for global warming and 5 people last year paid heavily. State health and fishery officials told shellfishermen and dealers at a meeting Wednesday night that warming ocean...

Suffolk Times: The Sag Harbor Village Board approved Tuesday changes to its local laws that would allow a Greenport-Sag Harbor water taxi to operate in the village this summer. The Village Board voted 4-1 to approve changes its code,...

CT.com: Every year, hatchery trucks dump hundreds of thousands of little salmon “fry” into Connecticut River system streams. It’s part of a 4-decades-long attempt to bring back an iconic fish that disappeared from these waters in the early 1800s....

The initial 2012 recreational season for black sea bass has opened in Massachusetts. From May 11 to June 24, anglers are allowed to keep 10 fish per person. From June 25 to October 31, anglers are allowed 20 fish...

New Haven Register: A 25-year-old Guilford man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to manslaughter charges stemming from a fatal, allegedly drunken boating accident. The mother of the man who was killed watched with her attorney from the back of...

The Day.com is reporting that while a larger portion of Sandy Point—the island between Stonington and Watch Hill that’s a popular stop for boaters—than normal is currently roped off to protect nesting shorebirds, the protected areas will be decreased...

EastBayRI.com: Portsmouth -built Mar Mostro (Team Puma) crossed the Miami finish line first this afternoon (May 9), holding off a hard-charging Camper and taking its second straight Volvo Ocean Race leg. Skipper Ken Read (Seekonk native and grad...

The Sea Tow Foundation, a 501 nonprofit organization dedicated to boating safety and education, offers the following list of “10 Tips for Boating with Kids”. 10 Tips for Keeping Youngsters Safe & Happy on the Water 1. Lifejackets Save...