While these might be obscure saltwater fish, they have plenty of cold-braving devotees, one of which is my good friend Jim ...

Reporting from Chatham, Mass. — There aren’t enough cod left on Cape Cod. That soon becomes evident to the tourists crowding an observation deck to watch fishermen unload their boats in this ...

An old wooden carving known as “the Sacred Cod” hangs in the Massachusetts State House. That figurine has stared down at lawmakers for more than two centuries as a reminder of how important cod ...

One of the oldest fishing industries in the U.S. sank to a new low in catch last year, signaling that efforts to rebuild the fishery still have a long way to go.New England fishermen have caught ...

Atlantic cod and other fish species collected during one of the annual scientific surveys of the Scotian Shelf. Courtesy: Kenneth Frank. Back in the early 1900s British scientist Walter Garstang and ...

Kiss that New England cod goodbye. At least for now. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has closed off most of the waters off the Northeast coast to cod fishing for the next ...

In Britain's fishing heyday, a sturdy red wooden boat called Royal Charlotte ploughed the English Channel to bring home enormous catches of cod for her owners, the Coker family. Forty years ago, the ...