For years, conservationists, tribes and fishermen have feuded over bycatch of salmon in the huge pollock harvest in the remote Bering Sea off Alaska. Now, a new bycatch fight has erupted over a much ...
Alaska’s congressional delegation Wednesday introduced new legislation aimed at reducing bycatch and improving fisheries research in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Sabrina Garcia, a marine research biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, prepares to release a chinook salmon bearing a pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) outside of Craig, AK as ...
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, Alaskan Natives and family-owned fisheries are looking for a sea change in the fishing rights battle between local fishermen and industrial trawling fishing operations after a ...
The largest commercial fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico is accidentally killing and discarding more than 22,000 redfish annually in Louisiana waters, according to an independent study released ...
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Rates of Chinook salmon bycatch in the Pacific hake fishery rise during years when ocean temperatures are warmer, a signal that climate change and increased frequency of marine heatwaves could lead to ...
WWF is tackling overfishing to ensure sustainable fish populations and thriving coastal communities. © Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / WWF To halt and reverse ...
Trawl-caught pollock harvested during an Alaska research survey. (Photo by David Csepp/National Marine Fisheries Service) For years, conservationists, tribes and fishermen have feuded over bycatch of ...