After the State Board of Fisheries in March said that they didn’t have enough data to approve experimental beach seines for use in the east side setnet fishery, local fishers are deploying the net on ...

Amber Every (center) directs tractors pulling in a seine net holding sockeye salmon on a beach site on Thursday, July 18, 2024 near Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLL) For the second year in a row, ...

The Cape Fear area is rich with saltmarshes, creeks and grass beds. These areas are known as a nursery for young fish, crabs, and shrimp which contributes to the rich fishery we enjoy.xml:namespace ...

Aug. 28—Recent sightings of individuals using cast nets to harvest fish from streams in northeastern Oklahoma sparked concerns among water protectors. State law prohibits the use of cast nets and ...

The total size of fishing nets lost or discarded in the ocean every single year is equal to the size of South Carolina, scientists have estimated. Designed to be durable and long-lasting, lost or ...

Fishers on a group of small islands in the Java Sea are calling for a crackdown on larger boats using a banned type of seine net in their waters. The Masalembu Islands, which lie in one of the most ...