New legislation aims to phase out mile-long fishing nets off the California coast that have entangled and killed sea life, including endangered species, by the thousands over the past few decades. The gear, known as drift gill nets, are mainly used to catch swordfish but often net far more than what fisherman are actually targeting, according to an analysis by...

The United States Coast Guard has suspended its search for three missing fishermen after a commercial fishing vessel capsized Sunday about 24 miles southwest of Martha’s Vineyard. Crews had been searching for the missing men after receiving an alert from an emergency locating device on the vessel at 3:18 p.m. Sunday. The vessel was identified as the Leonardo, a 57-foot...

Rescue crews have found one fisherman and are searching for three more from a boat that apparently sank off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, authorities said. Air Station Cape Cod received a distress signal Sunday from a boat that capsized and sank, according to the Coast Guard.

The two men who died when their boats crashed over the weekend on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee were identified Tuesday.

A rare, two-toned lobster has been saved from the boiling pot and is now on display at a marine education center in Stonington, Maine. Stonington fisherman Capt. Daryl Dunham caught the red and black crustacean last week and brought it to the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries’ Discovery Wharf.

Another weekend is finally here and there is no shortage of fun ways to spend it! From the 152nd Marshfield Fair to a movie on Boston Harbor, the 109th Anniversary of the Fisherman’s Feast, the Cambridge Food Truck Festival and a whole lot more – check out our picks for your weekend of fun!

August is in full swing and so is the fun happening throughout Greater Boston. From the 152nd annual Marshfield Fair to the 109th Fisherman’s Feast, movie nights, festivals, concerts and more, there are a ton of great ways to have fun for the entire family. Check out our picks for your week ahead:

A fisherman was rescued off Nantucket early Saturday. The U.S. Coast Guard received a call about a 55-year-old fisherman who was having heart attack-like symptoms around 3 a.m. Saturday.

A beach in Wellfleet was cleared for a short time after a shark sighting.

A possible shark sighting cleared a beach in Duxbury for a short time.

Summer is in full swing and so are the events throughout the area this week. From Boston Calling block parties on the Greenway to Gloucester’s St. Peter’s Fiesta Festival to Cornhole on The Lawn on D and more, we’ve got plenty of fun to choose from all week long.

A shark was spotted by a fisherman off the coast of Manchester-by-the-Sea.

In a dimly lit basement room on Fisherman’s Wharf, well-fed rats are scurrying around, their hairless tails trailing behind them as they pick up and eat individual pieces of breakfast cereal and glance around with their beady eyes. In almost all cases, this would be cause for a San Francisco business to get an untimely visit from the city’s health...

In a dimly lit basement room on Fisherman’s Wharf, well-fed rats are scurrying around, their hairless tails trailing behind them as they pick up and eat individual pieces of breakfast cereal and glance around with their beady eyes. In almost all cases, this would be cause for a San Francisco business to get an untimely visit from the city’s health...

Apple CEO Tim Cook challenged Gen Z to clean up the messes Baby Boomers have left behind. “In some important ways, my generation has failed you,” Cook said Saturday in his commencement speech at Tulane University in New Orleans, La., at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. “We have spent too much time debating, we have been too focused on the fight, and...

A beluga whale found in Arctic Norway wearing a harness that suggests links to a military facility in Russia is so tame that residents can pet the mammal on its nose. The white whale found frolicking in the frigid harbor of Tufjord, a hamlet near Norway’s northernmost point, has become “a huge attraction” for locals, one resident said Tuesday. The...

A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may have escaped from a Russian military facility. Joergen Ree Wiig of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries says “Equipment St. Petersburg” is written on the harness strap, which features a mount for an...

As a small boat packed with Venezuelans capsized in Caribbean coastal waters this week, Yubreilys Merchán found herself with seconds to react. In a desperate bid to survive, the 23-year-old hairdresser stripped off her clothes to lighten her weight before plunging into the water amid cries of panic. Then, she began swimming toward a nearby island, a skill she learned...

Video of an incredible rescue on Martha’s Vineyard has gone viral. Fisherman Anthony Marcantonio said he was driving along Chappaquiddick Beach when he spotted a seal. “All wrapped around its throat was a culmination of rope, a piece of lobster pot and piece of buoy here,” he explained. “Absolutely a mess.”