An international sport fishing body is urging Government not to introduce longline fishing into Bermuda's waters. The International Game Fish Association has submitted a letter, giving its reasons why ...

Achievements that furthered conservation efforts for billfish may be in jeopardy, because longlines may soon be back off the Florida coast and in other important areas that currently restrict their ...

A recent study has found that unregulated longline fishing for Patagonian Toothfish immediately outside the 200-mile Falkland Islands Outer Conservation Zone (FOCZ) is likely to be having significant ...

The transition of gillnets to longline gears for commercial fishing is having a positive impact on the marine ecosystems, said the officials of the World Wildlife Fund-Pakistan (WWF-P), Sindh ...

THE National Marine Fisheries Service is looking to re-open areas that have been closed to drift longlining, a deadly and indiscriminate killer of deep-sea fish and marine life. But the Recreational ...

A world-renowned marine conservationist has called on Government to think twice about introducing longline fishing to the Island's waters. Dr. Callum Roberts, author of the award-winning 'The ...

Greenpeace is warning of the effects of industrial longline fishing on shark populations after its activists confiscated fishing gear from two vessels in the North Atlantic, one of which was operating ...

With an expert team on a small boat releasing more than a dozen animals, crew aboard Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior retrieved the entire longline and more than 210 baited hooks from a EU-flagged ...

Have you ever wondered how much commercial fishing actually takes place on the planet’s oceans? Unlike agriculture and forestry, it has been difficult, if not impossible, to get a good handle on the ...