(CN) - Hook-and-line fishermen urged the 9th Circuit to overturn new federal regulations that give 90 percent of the Pacific groundfish catch to large-scale companies. U.S. fishing quotas are governed ...

(CN) - Over the objections of hook-and-line anglers, the 9th Circuit on Monday upheld a quota system meant to increase the efficiency and sustainability of the Pacific groundfish fishery. Click here ...

Following a recent spike in Bering Sea killer whale entanglements, a simple addition to fishing nets has delivered positive ...

The modified gear, first tested fleetwide in 2024, resulted in a single entanglement for the whole summer season. The fleet's 2025 season ended without any mortalities, according to an Oct. 28 report ...

When fishing companies go trawling, an industrial fishing method the involves dragging a fishing net across the seafloor, they wreak havoc on the lives of countless ocean creatures. These ...