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Many of the fish bound for the menu at GW Fins (808 Bienville St., 504-581-3467) come into the kitchen whole. But for years ...
A recent study reveals that drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs), widely used in tuna fishing, have spread to more than a third of the world’s oceans. These devices harm ocean life and ...
Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, ...
The 13th session of the Working Group on Collaboration and Cooperation in Tuna Fisheries of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) kicked- off this morning at the Aanari Hotel, Flic ...
which calls for better labeling of dFADs so that any damage they cause can be traced back to a fishing vessel or company. In 2026, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission will be the first RFMO to ...
NOAA adjusted bluefin tuna retention limits for recreational and charter boats. Sea bass fishing remains strong, with catches of two or three fish at a time common on party boats. Fluke and black drum ...
In 1961, former Air Force pilot-turned-civil servant Moorkoth Ramunni came to Lakshadweep, a remote archipelago of 36 islands in the Arabian ...
That could stave off some of the worst effects of climate change, including the warmer ocean waters that are driving tuna away while killing the coral reefs that are foundational to fishing.