Gulf Oil Spill

Gulf Oil Spill

Major study proves oil plume that's not going away
A 22-mile-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill.

August 19, 2010 1 Photo
Fishermen battle ‘green seafood’ force to survive
The gleaming cod delivered whole from the Gloucester-based Debra Ann II to shareholders in the Cape Ann Fresh Catch program were pulled from the ocean just hours earlier and only a few miles from the dock.

August 6, 2010 1 Photo 1 Story
Fisherwomen key players in fight for survival
In 1977, 18-year-old Terri Farscone showed up at the Coast Guard station in Boston to apply for a 100-ton boat captain's license.

August 6, 2010 1 Photo
Work remains even with BP leak plugged, oil fading
Crews made key progress in plugging BP's blown-out Gulf oil well Wednesday as a report said much of the spilled crude is gone, twin victories that heartened leaders who have taken political heat but left some experts and Gulf Coast residents skeptical.

August 4, 2010 1 Photo
Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup
BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.

July 30, 2010 1 Photo
Harvard graduate to fishing boat captain
Russell Sherman believes he and his buddy Glen Yngve, now in Alaska, are the only two Harvard graduates in commercial fishing, unless you count the ones who regulate the industry.

July 30, 2010 1 Photo
New rules threaten oldest fishing port
The concern over the changes threatened by catch shares is also for the way of life that the American fishing industry has sustained communities that harbor the commercial fleets.

July 30, 2010 1 Photo
Flawed science behind new fishing rules
The message that many environmentalists would have you believe is this: We're catching and eating the oceans bare.

July 30, 2010 1 Photo 2 Stories
BP replaces CEO Hayward, reports $17 billion loss
The American picked to lead oil giant BP as it struggles to restore its finances and oil spill-stained reputation pledged Tuesday that his company will remain committed to the Gulf region even after the busted well is sealed.

July 27, 2010 1 Photo
Fishery Under Siege
Capt. Joe Orlando has been a stalwart of the Gloucester, Mass., fishing fleet for more than 35 years.

July 23, 2010 1 Photo
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