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Northshore October 2025
Gloucester's commercial fisherman have dealt with big cuts in catch limits for the last several years. Now recreational fisherman are sharing the pain.   There is no sunrise on a drizzly, early-season morning on the Gloucester waterfront. Instead, the sky gradually turns slightly paler shades of gray as the fishermen file onto the Lady Sea. On- board, they set up their rods and reels and take turns salting clams for bait, preparing for one of their last voyages before new federal fishing regulations take hold. These aren’t commercial fishermen who are dependent on the sea for their livelihood, but weekenders who just enjoy
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