SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A big change is coming for people who like to fish off the California coast. Longline fishing will no longer be allowed moving forward after a federal district court ...

A new generation fishing vessel was built by OAO Leningrad Shipyard Pella, Otradnoye, Russia, under the survey of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). The vessel launching ceremony was held on ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The petition said that state law requires CMLs to fish ...

Longline fisheries operations may catch a lot of fish, but they also sometimes catch endangered seabirds such as albatross. Several years ago, a group of marine conservationists began work on a ...

The Pacific has called for the control of longline fishing on the high seas at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) currently underway in Manila. MANILA ----The Pacific has ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— A federal district court has ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service failed to adequately analyze threats to critically endangered leatherback sea turtles when it allowed ...

Sri Lanka will begin importing milk fish as bait for tuna longline fishing following a Cabinet decision aimed at addressing a critical shortage of bait fish used by the country’s multi-day fishing ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly 350,000 fish portions will be distributed to Oahu families over the next five months. It’s part of a new city initiative called the “Fish to Dish” program.

Longline fisheries around the world are significantly affecting migrating shark populations, according to an international study. The study found that approximately a quarter of the studied sharks' ...

“If you’re losing 75% of your catch you have to do a lot more fishing to meet your quota. Ships have to steam a long way to get away from whales resulting in higher fuel costs and, of course, ...

Hundreds of thousands of sharks, sea birds and other marine species are accidentally killed each year after becoming snagged or entangled in longline fishing gear. New models may help reduce the ...

David Sims receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. Unlike the many species which stalk the shallow, coastal waters that fisheries exploit all year round, pelagic sharks roam ...