"The health of our fisheries and the impact of trawling has emerged as a top tier issue for Alaska’s decision makers," stated operations director Ryan Astalos. Photo courtesy of SalmonState More than ...

New proposals would require monitoring gear, bottom-contact sensors and salmon excluders to ensure pollock fleets comply with ...

When the Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages of documents relating to the convicted sexual predator ...

The Times says ministers have been warned about the financial risks of their environmental aim to reach net zero by 2050. The National Energy System Operator - which the paper describes as "the ...

Julie Bonney is a longtime, Kodiak Island-based representative of some of Alaska’s trawlers — a type of fishing boat that’s drawn increasing criticism over the years for accidental “bycatch” of salmon ...

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The recent opinion piece in multiple Alaska newspapers by Washington-based trawlers is a masterclass of spin and deflection. Trawlers know they have a PR problem and have hired public relations firms, ...

A heavy metal net is dragged across the seafloor at breakneck speed, churning up dark clouds of sediment and swallowing everything in its path. A blue-spotted stingray tries to flee, flailing its ...

On a vast stretch of the Mississippi River, Kayla Zankle drags a trawl over the front of an aluminum fishing boat. A custom metal frame clangs loudly as the net swings into the water below, where ...

Supporters of the ban say trawling damages fish habitats and depletes fish populations, while shrimpers argue it would devastate their livelihoods. A study on the impacts of trawling and a lawsuit ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Coastal fishermen here in the east are breathing a sigh of relief after House Republicans announced Wednesday afternoon that they would not be moving forward with a vote on ...