Marine ecosystems are under mounting pressure from industrial fishing and pollution, and the consequences could extend far ...

Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle ...

Newcastle University researchers have demonstrated that plastic bottles attached to fishing nets can help dolphins detect and ...

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan has introduced an updated version of his Bycatch Reduction Act, legislation he submitted last year, ...

Our oceans are full of sophisticated, perfect traps: Nets, hooks, fishing lines. Designed to capture animals destined for our dinner tables, they often catch other wildlife too. This accidental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s advisory panel listen to testimony from a tribal leader in Anchorage ...

Capturing audiences worldwide with its no-holds-barred indictment of the fishing industry, Netflix's Seaspiracy is the latest documentary to draw attention to the plight of our oceans. With marine ...

Whenever fishing vessels harvest fish, other animals can be accidentally caught or entangled in fishing gear as bycatch. Numerous strategies exist to prevent bycatch, but data have been lacking on the ...

Liz is a marine biologist, environmental regulation specialist, and science writer. She has previously studied Antarctic fish, seaweed, and marine coastal ecology. Bycatch is a term used in the ...

In a win-win for commercial fisheries and marine wildlife, researchers have found that using lighted nets greatly reduced accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish. In a ...

Back in the middle aughts, I took a job fishing on a commercial dragger out of Montauk. I was running a tab at a local pub when in walked a fisherman I knew. He was looking to fill out the crew for a ...