Fish

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Christopher White has written numerous books, including "Skipjack: The Story of America’s Last Sailing Oystermen" and "The Melting World: A Journey Across…

There is some great fly-fishing in Washington County, NY. So, it makes sense that Stu Bartow - a writer who lives near the famed Battenkill - has combined…

New York is banning trade in shark fins starting next summer in an effort to protect the marine predators.Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who signed the law Friday,…

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The federal fisheries service says the continued operation of two nuclear plants in the Hudson Valley would kill hundreds of…

Work began Wednesday in the western Massachusetts town of Pelham to remove a public safety threat and at the same time provide an ecological benefit to…

New York conservation officials have updated the advice they give people about the safety of eating fish from the state's waterways.Among this year's…