The endangered smalltooth sawfish had the tip of its long flat snout tangled in a fishing net next to a dock in Lantana.

A severely injured seal pup was found on a beach in Monmouth County with a section of a fishing neck entangled around his ...

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.

I have often said that our fishers have as much interest as anyone else in ensuring the sustainability of our marine ...

FISH EGGS are big business for Iowa fisheries bureau staff members at this time of the year. Adult walleye, northern pike and ...

It starts with using gill nets to catch them, then tagging them. The tags are about 4 inches long and the width of a spaghetti noodle. "We can put them in the fish in between the dorsal spine," he ...

When Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officers arrived ... but they were unintentionally overfished," Poulakis said. "The last thing a gill net fisherman wanted back in the day was a ...