SEWARD — Austin Sollars got his first paid commercial fishing job at 11, baiting hooks on a 74-foot halibut schooner that fished off the Aleutian Islands. Along with his father, he was part of a crew ...

WWF is working with one the world’s largest manufacturer of fishing hooks to reduce the accidental catch of millions of marine turtles. By producing circle hooks for commercial fishermen, WWF and ...

The unsustainable practice of killing fish for human consumption not only harms them but countless other marine animals die ...

HONOLULU — Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again, after a judge in Hawaii sided this week with environmentalists challenging a ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Salmon fishing season is in full swing, and so is the five ...

Over the past decade, it's become more difficult for commercial halibut fishermen off Alaska's coasts to catch enough to meet their quotas, as the flat whitefish have become less abundant and smaller.

From keeping striped bass racks to cuts in the commercial quota, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved a set of new rules for the 2024 season during its winter session in Arlington, ...