A state measure to phase out drift-net fishing in California waters — and remove a hazard that can inadvertently trap sea lions, dolphins and turtles — was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown ...

Drift fishing salt water is evolving. These tactics use advanced tools and electronics to catch more fish on fewer drifts.

Permits are being issued to commercial swordfish fishermen who forgo large drift nets for a new system that won’t also capture whales and dolphins. The National Marine Fisheries Service recently ...

new video loaded: Kerry Condemns Use of Fishing Drift Nets transcript In Paris, Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the use of drift nets in fishing that he and the United Nations worked to ban in ...

A destructive fishing practice indiscriminately killing massive amounts of marine life is taking place in our world’s oceans. The practice of dragging enormous nets suspended for miles in open water ...

Upset over controversial swordfish nets that inadvertently trap dolphins and other sea animals, a coalition of animal rights groups has released a graphic video in hopes of winning support for ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A rogue fishing vessel found using outlawed drift nets in the North Pacific was seized with about 30 dead sharks, 30 tons of illegally caught squid and an infestation of ...

Commercial bycatch is the ­unintended catch of non­targeted species and continues to be a big problem in fisheries worldwide that target highly migratory species. Longline gear has a really bad ...

A state measure to phase out drift-net fishing in California waters — and remove a hazard that can inadvertently trap sea lions, dolphins and turtles — was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown ...