SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 -- State regulators have closed much of the California coast to commercial gill-net fishing to protect endangered seabirds and marine mammals, according to a state agency's ...

Lawmakers are moving to limit the use of gill nets for fishing off California's coast. The state Senate on Thursday voted to send Gov. Jerry Brown a bill to phase out drift gill net fishing.

Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ensnare other marine organisms and trawls most likely to damage sub-sea habitats.

Members of the commercial fishing fleet dropped off a total of 1,194kg of items including nets, ropes, plastic pots and fish ...

Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged numerous individuals with violations of criminal and natural resource laws ...