This fall marks the first time in 75-plus years that a pound net fishery is operating on the Lower Columbia River. Pound nets ...

When he had his chance, Cuban-born net maker Miguel Sanchez escaped his home country, jumping from a Cuban fishing boat aboard a ship heading to Canada. The young law student escaped to start a new ...

Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets, smiling as workers nearby slice old nylon nets to stack into seven-foot square, one-ton bales. “This is 100% ...

A young, beached humpback whale has been euthanized after being caught in a fishing net. Attempts to rescue her proved futile ...

Bait is a crucial part of catching fish in Tampa Bay. When looking for live bait, it can be expensive. Using a cast net to ...

The following article first appeared in POWDER’s Fall 2024 print issue, ‘Not Another Gear Guide‘. Get a copy shipped directly to your home, or look for it on a newsstand near you. The ocean is ...

The production of this article and accompanying photographs are the result of a collaboration between environment and science news platform, Mongabay, and McClatchy News. “Some mornings, the sun’s ...

Similar interactions have been observed in Brazil and Myanmar. Wild dolphins in the coastal town of Laguna, Brazil, have ...

When a megamouth shark shows up in a fishing net, it is almost never alive. This episode digs into why one of the rarest ...