The summer’s hot fishing continues, with incredible catches of a variety of fish coming into Provincetown every day for the last week. Every once in a while, a charter or […]
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It’s Looking Like an Epic Summer
The harbor returns to normalcy for a classic Fourth of July
The waterfront looked very much as it did in pre-pandemic days for Monday’s Fourth of July celebration, as both wharves were packed with cars and people waiting for the fireworks. […]
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New Tuna Chasers Need an Etiquette Lesson
Wicked Tuna converts are crowding the old-timers on Stellwagen
We finally got a week with somewhat normal summer weather, and fishing has been what it should be in midsummer. The bay seems very quiet right now; the cottages at […]
ENVIRONMENT
At Tuna Negotiations, U.S. Rejects Advice of Scientists
In a successful tuna fishing year, a threat that’s hard to see
In a decision being watched closely by Cape Cod fishermen, the U.S. is rejecting a proposal that calls for a reduction in the total catch limit of the Western Atlantic […]
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North Winds Portend Cooling Waters
Wrapping up the season with hopes for the next one
There is no mistaking it: the fall season is upon us. Unrelenting winds from northerly quadrants have been buffeting us for days on end, and, as of this writing, the remnants […]
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A Noble Rite of Passage Lives On
Zach Salvador brings in his first giant bluefin
One of the biggest heartbreaks for me through the years living here every summer is watching this classic fishing village become less and less of that. Families who could no longer […]
ECONOMY
Ranches and Covid Add to Tuna Market Troubles
If you see it on the menu, ask where it comes from
PROVINCETOWN — On a calm, sunny day, the word was out among fishermen: big schools of Atlantic bluefin tuna were active and feeding just a few miles off the backside […]
