The ocean can be a dangerous place, even for a shark. Despite sitting at the top of the food chain, these predators are now reeling from destructive human activities like overfishing, pollution and ...

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that federal officials must determine if California’s long-line fishing fleet is harming endangered sea turtles before it permits any of these fishermen to continue ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - Longline fishing would be prohibited in a 30-nautical mile area around the Northern Mariana Islands, and purse seine fishing prohibited throughout the Mariana Archipelago, if a ...

Observing tuna longline fishing for the bycatch of marine turtles, sharks and other fish species, while testing the application of new hook technology (circle hooks) in order to reduce bycatch will be ...

The United States Department of Justice announced today that it has fined Azure Fishery LLC and related parties a total of $475,000 in civil penalties for various violations of the Clean Water Act, ...

“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, ...

Read more articles from the DCReport here. The Pacific leatherback sea turtle, at up to 2,200 pounds the largest turtle on earth, could disappear from our oceans, yet Trump regulators have OK’d a type ...

Fishing gear that claims to spare rare sea turtles has prompted federal officials to consider ending the ban on long-line fishing off the coast of California. Some environmentalists are hailing the ...

Longline fishing won’t be allowed off the California coast after a federal district court suspended permits for the fishing method. In December, the court struck down longline fishing permits that the ...

The Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments today on the legality of issuing licenses to foreign workers in Hawaii’s longline commercial fishing fleet, which for years has been under scrutiny after an ...

Longline fishing won’t be allowed off the California coast after a federal district court suspended permits for the fishing method. In December, the court struck down longline fishing permits that the ...