“White boot warriors” — commercial fishermen known for their distinctive and practical rubber boots — are returning to the sea in strong numbers this spring in search of white shrimp thanks to higher ...

DARIEN — Brian Richburg sensed an opportunity in 2020 when he purchased Miss Kristin, a commercial shrimping trawler. Gasoline was cheap. Shrimp prices were climbing. And along Darien’s famed docks, ...

The general trawl zone is being closed to commercial shrimp fishing — the state’s most valuable fishery — to protect overwintering stock that cold water is threatening to kill outright or drive to ...