Young fishermen aboard the scallop vessel F/V Freedom out of New Bedford choose the Showa 477 gloves for comfort and dexterity, but the fastest shuckers on the boat stick with Maritek and Hycron.

A deckhand can now earn six figures on a good scallop boat, and the New Bedford fleet typically lands close to $500 million of scallop meats per year. Many boat owners like Hansen volunteer their ...

That’s because Fleet Fisheries ... The lobster, scallop, tuna, swordfish and crab boats are unloaded in New Bedford at the processing plant. $15 million plan: New Bedford State Pier proposal ...