Fishing
633 Divers Cleaned Up a Florida Beach—and Broke a World Record
The event marked the largest-ever underwater cleanup effort
Twice as Many Fishing Vessels Are Chasing Fewer Fish on the World's Oceans
Since 1950, the number of boats has gone from 1.7 million to 3.7 million, even though fish stocks have crumbled
North Carolina's Offshore Shipwrecks Have Surprising New Tenants—Tropical Fish
As species are pushed north by climate change, the reefs may serve as a refuge for tropical and sub-tropical fish
Ocean-Dwelling Species Are Disappearing Twice as Quickly as Land Animals
Researchers point toward marine creatures' inability to adapt to changing water temperatures, lack of adequate shelter
How Scientists Are Using Real-Time Data to Help Fishermen Avoid Bycatch
Using a strategy called dynamic ocean management, researchers are creating tools to forecast where fish will be—and where endangered species won't be
Spend an Outdoor Enthusiast’s Dream Weekend in the South Carolina Lowcountry
Visitors to Palmetto Bluff can still experience the natural wonders just as they existed centuries ago
Month-Long Oil Spill in the Solomon Islands Threatens World's Largest Coral Reef Atoll
Australia has stepped in to help contain the 600 tons of heavy fuel oil leaking from the transport that ran aground on Rennell Island early last month
Why Florida’s Lower Suwannee Is an Outdoor Lover's Paradise
Set along Florida’s Gulf Coast in an elbow-nook region called the Big Bend, the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge is a nature-lover’s playground.
The Bahamas’ Conchs Have Undergone ‘Serial Depletion’
But it's not too late to save them
This Lobster Trap Aims to Protect Endangered Whales — and Fishers’ Livelihoods
A team of engineers is designing a low-cost, lineless, self-surfacing lobster trap that would prevent right whale entanglement
Threatened Bluefin Tuna Sells for Record $3 Million in New Year's Sale
The 612-pound fish will go to a sushi restaurant, but without intervention the prized species will not be on the plate for much longer
Crab Fishermen Sue Energy Companies Over Climate Change
The suit alleges that oil firms are responsible for climate change driven algae blooms, which have delayed and shortened recent crab-harvesting seasons
Hurricane Harvey Didn’t Stop These Fish From Mating
Spotted seatrout engaged in normal spawning patterns as the eye of the storm passed directly over their habitat
The Traditional Wooden Halibut Hook That's Still Snagging Fish Off Alaska
An Indigenous method of catching halibut on the northwest coast of North America mixes expert craftsmanship with spirituality—and the fish are biting
A Rare Sighting of the ‘Headless Chicken Monster’ of the Sea
The strange sea cucumber, spotted in the Southern Ocean, has only been captured on video once before
The Catch of the Day Is a 10,000-Year-Old Gigantic Deer Skull
Last week, Irish fishermen pulled up the skull and horns of an extinct great elk, which could have 12-foot-wide antlers
Magnets Help Keep Sharks Out of Fish Traps
Adding cheap magnets to the traps reduced shark and ray bycatch by a third and increased fish hauls by just as much, according to a new study
To Pinpoint the Origin of a Fish, Check Out Its Physique
A new cost-effective tool may help small-scale fisheries simply and accurately determine the origins of a day's catch.
How the Belize Barrier Reef Beat the Endangered List
An oil drilling moratorium, development restrictions and fishing reform has helped the 200-mile-reef come off Unesco's endangered world heritage sites list
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