On August 14, NOAA Fisheries announced amendments to the federal recreational fishing limits for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock and Georges Bank cod.

Catch Haddock and Avoid Cod with a Simple Bait Rig

A guide to fishing for cod at Block Island with highlights about where to bottom fish, size regulations, rigs, bait, and more.

Cod is probably the most important fishery in American history.

The Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank stocks are overfished, but a new puzzle has emerged in the past 10 years.

Heated handrails are a game-changer while bottom-fishing on a party boat for a mix of deep water species during the chilly winter months.

2016 Proposed Cod and Haddock Regulations announced by NOAA Fisheries.

In between shoveling down mouthfuls of “Snapper Mazatlan,” we praised the idea of restaurants cooking fresh fish for fishermen, and wondered why the “you catch it, we cook it” option, is almost unheard of in coastal restaurants back in the Northeast.

The action includes multiple measures that significantly affect not only recreational fishing, but the many businesses and jobs that support recreational fishing for cod, haddock, pollock, etc.

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