The incidental capture of non-target species -- known as "bycatch" -- in coastal gillnet fisheries has contributed to declines in endangered species worldwide and has also impacted coastal ecosystems.

By Daniel Fernando Manta and devil rays are among the ocean’s most graceful and captivating creatures. With their wide, ...

MONTEREY, Calif., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Oceana and Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) released a report finding that the set gillnet fishery targeting California halibut ...

A marine animal caught unintentionally by commercial fishing gear is known as bycatch. Dolphins trapped in nets targeting tuna, sea turtles swept up in shrimp trawls and terrapins caught in crab ...

For the first time in its 70-year history, the International Whaling Commission has issued an "extinction alert." Known as the world’s tiniest porpoise, the vaquita is facing the potential ...

For now, the organization is monitoring from the shore and hopes clearer weather conditions this week will make it easier to find the whale. People are encouraged to report any sightings by ...

“The biodiversity of the Channel Islands is remarkable, and it’s essential to protect it from harmful practices like gillnet fishing,” said Caitlynn Birch, a Pacific marine scientist with ...

Officials Close Pacific Loggerhead Turtle Conservation Area to Gillnet Fishing, Citing El Niño by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego June 4, 2024, 10:15 p.m. June 5, 2024, 7:28 a.m. Share this: ...

Dead fish, including an endangered smalltooth sawfish, are displayed on top of a cooler in Collier County Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. FWC Two Miami Gardens men are accused of using an illegal gillnet ...

Bycatch, the incidental catch of untargeted species in commercial fisheries, is not just about salmon or crab. Seabirds are also caught and killed unintentionally in fishing gear.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees the regulations for fish caught in federal waters, recommended an annual bycatch total of 100,000 − well above the 22,000 limit the ...