John Lee
After a record run of squid, local fishermen warily eye competition,...
It was the best single run of longfin squid anyone on the East Coast had ever seen – and it happened fast and was...
In search of a lost market
From the late 1970s through the ’80s, the small, silver-colored butterfish was a high-flying commodity in Japan. Millions upon millions of pounds were bought...
No profits found in this tangled catch
Local fishermen this year have had a tough time with a species of red seaweed, an algae, that looks like matted hair. The algae...
River-herring restoration booming
(Corrected, Jan. 3, 4 p.m.)
Millions of dollars in federal, state and private money have created a small boom in state-of-the-art, fishway construction projects on...
Signs promising for oyster market
Rhode Island has two groups of shellfishermen. One group digs clams off the bottom of Narragansett Bay. These are the wild harvesters. Many Rhode...
Using more scallop parts could create new industry
A few years ago Point Judith scallop captain Michael Marchetti had a conversation with Peg Parker, the executive director of the Rhode Island-based Commercial...
Tumult in region’s fishing industry
Commercial fishing has a history of independence, cracked hands on the twine and the endless horizon. But by Sept. 1, roughly 650 groundfish permit-holders,...
Investing in staff a growth strategy at Province
The mortgage climate nationwide is grim. So how does a small mortgage-brokerage company attract talented advisers, keep them and manage to show a profit?...
Financial stake in Shawmut motivates employees
When asked about what makes Shawmut Design and Construction a great company to work for, Chris Maury, a project executive who manages the Providence...
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