Newburyport News: A plan to help commercial fishermen dispose of their old and unusable fishing gear was officially launched yesterday . Some fishermen already have been utilizing the program, called “Fishing for Energy,” but a ceremony...

CapeCodOnline: A lawsuit filed in federal court Monday could push the National Marine Fisheries Service to do more to protect endangered whales from fishing gear entanglements off Cape Cod. Three nonprofit whale advocacy groups filed the lawsuit...