A party of fishermen tried to get away with poaching striped bass by hiding the fish in a live-well under a seat cushion but a conservation officer foiled their plan. The incident happened in January ...

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew assists the disabled commercial fishing vessel Monica off New Jersey, Feb. 27, 2024. Monica was disabled due to a transmission ...

A fishing vessel in distress off the coast of Barnegat Light was rescued Tuesday by good Samaritans and the U.S. Coastguard, according to officials. The Monica, a 64-foot commercial fishing vessel, ...

This New Jersey town is among the busiest seafood ports on the East Coast, home to a circa-1859 lighthouse, top-tier restaurants, and Atlantic Ocean beaches.

Last week, a fisherman landed a sheepshead that was a few ounces shy of record in Raritan Bay. Now a northern pufferfish was just landed in Barnegat Bay that could set a new angling benchmark once the ...