A false killer whale struggles after getting hooked on a fishing line. Seeking to ensure the SEZ will never close again, Wespac is now urging the National Marine Fisheries Service — the federal agency ...

In the 19th century intrepid Americans went west to seek their fortunes. In the 20th century intrepid longliners traveled west from Kodiak for the same purpose. “Going out west” was ...

The battle between killer whales and longline fishermen has been going on for decades in the Bering Sea. Pods of whales will follow boats and pick fish off their lines as they pull them in. Some ...

Pacific Ocean, Tuesday May 13, 2008: Over the past three days activists on board Greenpeace ship Esperanza have stopped one fishing vessel from operating and confiscated two fishing beacons from ...

How do you keep a whale from grabbing the fish off your lines? Do you put out decoy buoys to try to trick them? Do you blast heavy metal from the deck of your boat to annoy them, or run for hours in ...

KENDRAPARA: In a bid to boost deep sea fishing, specialised vessels called ‘Tuna longliners’ will soon be introduced in the State. In the first phase, four such vessels will be given to fishermen to ...

Over the last few decades, shark populations around the world have started to show signs of trouble, and NATURE’s Shark Mountain reveals one of the causes. In one scene, a hook and line trails from a ...

Waiting to unload a boat full of fish last week, veteran crew member Tennessee Dave Kerrick sipped a beer and summed up the anger and resignation that is sweeping Pinellas County's grouper docks.

A green turtle swims through Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, part of Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended shrinking the monument and ...

Malagasy fishers blame shrimp trawlers that ply coastal waters for their declining catches. However, the bulk of industrial fishing in Madagascar’s waters takes place far from shore and out of view.