SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Environmentalists claimed victory following an agreement by the National Marine Fisheries Service to complete a new biological assessment on the state of humpback whales living in ...

MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities will use satellite tracking, drones, three naval bases and a fleet of small patrol boats to enforce a new gillnet fishing ban in the upper Sea of Cortes in a bid to ...

Oregon’s commercial gillnet fishermen are opposed to Ballot Measure 81, which would ban them from fishing on the Columbia River. It might surprise some, however, to learn that they’re not particularly ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at protecting marine life by gradually phasing out the use of set gillnets, a type of commercial fishing gear linked to widespread ocean ...

(CN) — A federal judge rebuffed a bid by the U.S. government to block Alaskans who aren’t “qualified subsistence users” from gillnet fishing on certain days along a 180-mile-long section of the ...

The Chief Minister’s announcement last week follows years of protests against gillnet fishing that has escalated in recent months, including a packed-out rally at Mindil Beach Casino in March. The ...

Southeast salmon drift gillnet season officially closed Thursday and, with the announcement, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game released a brief summary of the season. Detailed numbers will be ...

Gillnetting boats sit moored at the Port of Camas-Washougal during a previous season. As Oregon and Washington try to hammer out a policy regarding the nets on the Columbia River, both gillnetters and ...

Protesters will rally in Home Hill this weekend, before towing their fishing boats to Ayr. See what’s got them so upset. Protesters and their supporters will assemble at the Home Hill Comfort Stop at ...

Fishers have expressed anger over illegal netting in one of northern Western Australia's most iconic barramundi rivers, fearing the technique has driven down fish stocks. An illegal gillnet has been ...