He makes sure the boats that are docked in the slips are the ones that are supposed to be there - that they're not docking in a spot reserved for others. Newport News Harbor Master keeps the city's small boat harbor - among the last local docks for small commercial vessels - running smoothly. There aren't as many places around to dock smaller commercial boats - such as the net-dragging trawlers to catch scallops, flounder and smaller watermen's boats to catch crabs, clams and oysters. In...

In its sixth year, the festival will feature local farm-raised shrimp, live music, games and more, said organizer Dave Smith. As patrons shop for the freshest, tastiest fish, they will be serenaded by bluegrass and folk music and Saturday will feature a Christian rock concert. The event is unusual because it offers local fish farmers and nonprofit organizations a free booth, he said. Smith said part of the festival's lure is that people can see where their food comes from. Flash player is...

What others are saying Make imported catfish safer More than 80 percent of the seafood that Americans eat comes from abroad, but the federal government's underfunded and overwhelmed food-safety system has been especially inept at intercepting contaminated imports. What others are saying Make imported catfish safer More than 80 percent of the seafood that Americans eat comes from abroad, but the federal government's underfunded and overwhelmed food-safety system has been especially inept at...

There are a handful of options on the table: impose a five-year moratorium on both recreational and commercial activity; close Maryland waters to commercial fishing for the first two or three months of the year, when the yellow perch are spawning; prohibit fyke nets and fish pots in spawning areas; set catch quotas. Search baltimoresun.com Web enhanced by Login or register Subscriber Services Classified Place an ad. There are a handful of options on the table: impose a five-year moratorium...

He was fishing for sharks - specifically for sand tiger sharks, which have been going up the Jones River on the tide this summer. With funding from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust, the shark researchers can tag the right size shark with the latest in satellite tracking technology. Fishermen who catch the streamer-tagged sharks are welcome to read the tag information and report it or cut the tag off and send it to the researchers. Actually, the sharks have been reported as found in...