WASHINGTON (CN) - Longline fishing trawlers in the Gulf of Mexico must use weaker hooks to help bluefin tuna escape being caught incidentally, according to new rules issued by the National Marine ...

Fisheries managers allow whitefish trawlers to inadvertently scoop up halibut, crab and salmon in their nets. The bycatch rate is relatively low. But because the trawlers catch so much of their target ...

Commercial fishermen from up and down the North Carolina coast docked their trawlers in the Neuse River Tuesday so they could be heard at a public hearing on proposed state rules they say could put ...

(WNCT) — One conservation group in North Carolina is taking a stand, saying fish like Gray Trout and Croaker can’t survive if commercial shrimp trawlers are allowed to run their nets in the Pamlico ...

SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — Shrimping season is officially open in South Carolina for commercial trawlers. Shrimping season in South Carolina typically starts in spring with the opening of a small subset of ...

The state Marine Fisheries Commission voted Thursday to begin drafting rules that would limit trawling for shrimp in North Carolina's inland coastal waters, a move that many on the coast say could ...

A commercial fishing vessel that caught fire while moored in Tacoma, Wash. this weekend is now listing heavily to port as responders continue to battle the dayslong blaze. Fire broke out on board the ...