Since the 1995 net bans, anglers have enjoyed bigger pompano and Spanish mackerel from Stuart and Miami to Homosassa, with abundant recreational catches.

MONTEREY — An environmental nonprofit out of Monterey is applauding this year’s state budget that is funding a transition away from deadly gill-net fishing by awarding commercial fishermen cash for ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The commercial flounder season opens for mobile gears tomorrow, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding gill net fishermen that an Estuarine Gill Net Permit (EGNP) ...

Among the vaquitas spotted this September were an individual called Frida and her calf. The calf appeared to be about a year ...

Ten Atlanta residents are accused of using illegal gill nets to catch more than 500 pounds of fish and sharks near a major bridge in Florida, wildlife officials said. In a news release, the Florida ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. For Zack Robinson, fishing isn’t just a job. "The ocean’s my life," he said. Robinson has been gill-netting for ...

For the first time since researchers have been tracking the vaquita, the estimated number of individuals of this nearly extinct species of porpoise has increased. Vaquitas, found only in a ...

Each semester, NMU students studying natural resource–related fields have the interesting opportunity to dive into real-world ...

Ten people from Atlanta were arrested and face an array of charges, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. More than 500 pounds of fish and sharks were caught by 10 people ...

The winter season walleye limit on Minnesota's Upper Red Lake will be a four fish possession limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed.