Woods Hole, Mass. (January 28, 2026) — A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishing in the ...

The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, on 04th November, 2025, has notified the Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Rules, 2025 under ...

Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are floating rafts with underwater netting used by fishing vessels to attract tuna. A recent study estimated that between 2007 and 2021, 1.41 million dFADs ...

The first ocean fishing season of 2026 starts Saturday (March 14), with the opening of the bottomfish season in Marine Areas one and two.

Ciara Willis, foreground, and co-author Kayla Gardner pose with MOCNESS, a series of big nets that are used to target different ocean depths, on an August 2022 research expedition. How far would you ...

We headed far offshore in Panama to chase some of the biggest fish in the Pacific, and the results were unreal. From massive tuna to colorful mahi, every catch tested our limits before turning into ...

Sea bass fishing opened with abundant catches, with many fishermen reaching their limits. The trophy category for giant bluefin tuna fishing closed for the remainder of the year due to exceeding the ...