Federal fishery regulators voted to uphold an existing ban on longline fisheries, a fishing method that ensnares high numbers of marine mammals and other unintended catch. Last week, the Pacific ...

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 ...

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' ...

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 ...

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.

Starting Tuesday, Hawaii’s longline fishing industry is implementing a multi-pronged system it says will help protect crew from labor abuse, mistreatment and substandard working conditions. It’s in ...

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 ...

Unlike the many species which stalk the shallow, coastal waters that fisheries exploit all year round, pelagic sharks roam the vast open oceans. These are the long-distance travellers of the submarine ...