In just 50 years, commercial fishing has emptied the oceans of more than 90 percent of all tuna, swordfish, marlin and other large predatory fish, according to two scientists who reported their ...

PORTLAND, Maine — This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish. The ...

Fishing experts are looking for ways to fish in the mesopelagic zone, a layer of water that stretches from 200-1,000 meters (660-3,300 feet) beneath the surface, which has, thus far, remained ...

Shester, Ph.D., is the California campaign director and senior scientist for Oceana — the largest nonprofit dedicated solely to ocean conservation — and grew up in Carlsbad. Designating protected ...

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After decades of population declines, the future is looking brighter for several tuna and billfish species, such as southern bluefin tuna, black marlins and swordfish, thanks to years of successful ...

Twelve-year-old Brayden McMullan shows off the winning 52-pound king mackerel during the Freeman/Yamaha Fall Brawl King Classic last weekend out of Ocean Isle Fishing Center. Courtesy of Ocean Isle ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — This year’s marine ...