A measure years in the making will establish a cap for Alaska-bound chum salmon accidentally intercepted in trawl nets, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fishing vessel Gold Rush, which harvests pollock and other groundfish, is docked on Oct. 3, 2022, at Trident Seafood's Kodiak ...

Coastal communities near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River have expressed concern about bottom-trawling vessels operating in close proximity to where salmon enter the river. But trawl industry leaders ...

I saw just how effective gillnets and trawl nets were while working as a fisheries technician many years ago in Utah. The gillnets were called experimental nets because they had ...

A recent opinion column in multiple Alaska newspapers by Washington-based trawlers (“We’re Alaska pollock fishermen. Here’s the truth about our fishery.” ADN, Aug. 10) is a master class of spin and ...

The council has heard over 100 public comments, many from Western Alaska tribal leaders and fishermen calling for tougher ...

Dec. 21—A trade association representing the Bering Sea bottom-trawl fleet filed a lawsuit this week in federal court, arguing that new halibut bycatch limits are unfair and unlawful. The North ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the ...

A new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has reignited scrutiny of Ghana’s industrial trawl sector, finding that large volumes of illegal bycatch – including juvenile fish critical ...

A measure years in the making will establish a cap for Alaska-bound chum salmon accidentally intercepted in trawl nets, addressing a hot-button issue that has divided the state’s fish harvesters.

Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices ...