Fishing is one of the most dangerous professions on the planet, but it’s also a beloved sport for millions. While rough ...

The bill, now dropped, would have seen trawling banned from NC's inland and near-ocean waters. Shrimpers say it would have ...

And while each case is heartbreaking on its own, it's part of a much bigger pattern. Experts make 'most distressing' ...

Attracted by bait, sea turtles off the coast of southern Peru often get caught on fishing hooks intended for mahi-mahi.

In its most recent meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council said that funding and scheduling concerns could ...

Industrial fishing is sweeping up unprecedented levels of bycatch, including nearly half a million threatened blue sharks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean alone, new analysis shows, as the ...

Technical innovations including acoustic devices, net lights, ropeless buoys and others can significantly reduce bycatch and protect marine life. As well as implementing ETP bycatch mitigation ...

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 ...

Federal fishing monitoring program needs overhaul, GAO says. By Daniel Cusick | 07/10/2024 04:31 PM EDT . The NOAA Fisheries program — the subject of the recent Supreme Court decision ...

In many cases, relatively simple changes to fishing practices or modifications to fishing gear can significantly reduce the number of birds that end up as bycatch in fishing gear. “We hope this review ...

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, Alaskan Natives and family-owned fisheries are looking for a sea change in the fishing rights battle between local fishermen and industrial trawling fishing operations ...