Fishing

Risk of whale entanglement in fishing gear tied to size of cool-water habitat

• New research shows that, off the U • West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing equipment during years with lower availability of cool-water h

Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn't need to be

• 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, alo

Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6786, Page 719-723, February 2026.

Fishing Boats and City Lights

• 1 min read Fishing Boats and City Lights Monika Luabeya Fishing boats illuminate the Arabian Sea along India’s west coast with green lights designed to attract squid, shrimp, sar