Fisherman penalized with maximum fines and license revocation for illegal longline fishing in Hawai'i's state waters.

Konane Zager was fined over $10k for illegally using longline fishing gear within Hawaii's state waters, exceeding the ...

Konane Zager was given the maxium adminstrative penalties for deploying longline gear that was three times over the legal ...

The ocean can be a dangerous place, even for a shark. Despite sitting at the top of the food chain, these predators are now reeling from destructive human activities like overfishing, pollution and ...

Starting Tuesday, Hawaii’s longline fishing industry is implementing a multi-pronged system it says will help protect crew from labor abuse, mistreatment and substandard working conditions. It’s in ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A big change is coming for people who like to fish off the California coast. Longline fishing will no longer be allowed moving forward after a federal district court ...

A new generation fishing vessel was built by OAO Leningrad Shipyard Pella, Otradnoye, Russia, under the survey of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). The vessel launching ceremony was held on ...

The Pacific has called for the control of longline fishing on the high seas at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) currently underway in Manila. MANILA ----The Pacific has ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— A federal district court has ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service failed to adequately analyze threats to critically endangered leatherback sea turtles when it allowed ...