NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Pineiro Soler said his top priority at the U.S. agency is improving science.

States in the Southeast, tired of inconsistencies in federal management of red snapper fisheries, are pursuing exempted ...

When a new treaty to protect biodiversity in international waters, or the high seas, takes effect in January, there’s an open ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A new state fisheries management plan is now available for public comment. The plan consists of managing fisheries under drought conditions, aquatic habitats, invasive species and ...

Many people living in rural Indiana have farm ponds, and the management of ponds spawns a few questions that are directed my way each year. (Yes, that pun was intentional). I must give credit for much ...

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to keep next season's catch limits at just under 1.4 million metric tons.

Understanding how many fish are in the sea is crucial to creating effective policy and management strategies. One study out of the University of Washington in Seattle took a close look at how fishing ...

Much of the world’s albacore tuna catch, which usually ends up in a can, comes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, where ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says it will host a meeting to discuss management options for fisheries.

Pacific sardine populations have shown an alarming decline in recent years, and some evidence suggests anchovy and herring populations may be dropping as well. The declines could push fishermen toward ...

NOAA cuts, economic headwinds and invasive species pose problems, but there was some recovery in crab stocks and salmon ...

Many of the trout the Idaho Department of Fish and Game stocks into Idaho’s streams, lakes and reservoirs cannot reproduce.