The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will temporarily offer commercial fishing licenses at field offices across South Louisiana instead of requiring fishermen to come to Baton Rouge.

“Commercial and recreational fishing businesses have been struggling.” Captains of fishing boats on the California coast are bracing for salmon fishing to be severely restricted — or ...

in an effort to ride out the recent pleasure boat business slump, turned its focus to new designs for niche markets. The result: a revolutionary new commercial fishing boat, which entails state-of ...

Dealing with disappointment is something every fisherman must face. Along with the thrill of a big set of shimmering salmon, or giant halibut coming over the rail one after another, ...

So what drives people to make their living on board a fishing boat? It’s a question Dr. Hannah Harrison, a social scientist and assistant professor in Dal’s Marine Affairs Program, set out to explore.

A new exhibit at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum showcases the history of commercial fishing in Lake Michigan through photographs and oral histories. The exhibit features the work of photographers ...

“We knew we wanted a trawler” — a commercial fishing boat that uses nets — “because of their stability and seaworthiness,” Mrs. Calder said. “We also zeroed in on boats built by ...

Boboy Tupas, raised their concerns about the August 2024 Supreme Court (SC) ruling that allowed commercial fishing vessels to operate within the 15-kilometer municipal waters, an area ...

As the camera pans across the scene, it becomes clear: the glaring lights come from dozens of fishing vessels dotting the ocean below. The footage, shared by the Argentine military in late ...

This is the first known case of fishing boat slavery brought against a US seafood company, Agnieszka Fryszman, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, told CNN. “Fishing vessels never really ...