A team of researchers and fishermen has directly observed for the first time how Hawaiian false killer whales remove fish from longline fishing gear. False killer whales dine on popular game fish like ...

“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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday voted to fine Konane Zager, owner of the vessel Wai 'aka, $10, 052 for ...

More than 250,000 loggerhead and 60,000 leatherback turtles are estimated to be inadvertently snared each year by commercial longline fishing, with up to tens of thousands dying, according to the ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A big change is coming for people who like to fish off the California coast. Longline fishing will no longer be allowed moving forward after a federal district court ...

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 ...

A team of researchers and fishermen has directly observed for the first time how Hawaiian false killer whales remove fish from longline fishing gear. The team, coordinated by Scripps Institution of ...