State coastal fisheries crews began their annual 10-week spring gillnet sampling season in mid-April, and already some interesting finds have surfaced. "Through the first three weeks, we've had some ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Environmentalists claimed victory following an agreement by the National Marine Fisheries Service to complete a new biological assessment on the state of humpback whales living in ...

For the first time in its 70-year history, the International Whaling Commission has issued an "extinction alert." Known as the world’s tiniest porpoise, the vaquita is facing the potential danger of ...

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Southeast salmon drift gillnet season officially closed Thursday and, with the announcement, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game released a brief summary of the season. Detailed numbers will be ...

Some commercial fishermen on the Columbia River are experimenting with alternative gear to avoid being shunted to side channels for using gillnets, which have been criticized as damaging to salmon ...