Hundreds of thousands of marine animals are killed every year after becoming accidentally caught in commercial fishing nets. Sharks, skates and rays are at particular risk01198-2), alongside turtles, ...

A commercial fishing boat crew pulls up a net full of menhaden off the Louisiana coast. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Sea Grant) The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has taken early steps to ...

The largest commercial fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico is accidentally killing and discarding more than 22,000 redfish annually in Louisiana waters, according to an independent study released ...

In Southern California waters, nearly invisible nets spanning up to a mile along the seafloor are set to trap and kill unsuspecting halibut and white sea bass. However, creatures such as whales, sea ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Hundreds of thousands of marine animals are killed every year after becoming accidentally caught in commercial fishing nets. Sharks, skates and rays are at particular risk, ...