Month: October 2022

Every year, as shifting currents pull cold, nutrient-rich waters up from the Pacific Ocean depths, the western coast of South America floods with fish. Billions of anchovies follow the currents in flickering silver masses, and in turn are followed by fleets of fishing vessels. Conservation scientists follow this catch, too, trying to prevent overharvesting that…

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled the Bering Sea snow crab fishing season this week for the first time ever after the species’ population dropped by 90% in two years. The fishery of the red king crab in Bristol Bay was also canceled for the second year in a row. The population of…

A father and son were fishing for striped bass and tuna off the Jersey Shore near Belmar on Wednesday when they hooked a prize memory: A massive humpback whale breached the sea inches from them.The son, Zach Piller, 23, of the Philadephia area, captured the moment on video. The water boiled with activity, with dozens…

Le développeur belge Fishing Cactus et PID Games annoncent que le jeu d’arcade Outshine sera disponible sur Steam dès le 3 novembre. Armé de votre clavier, laissez glisser vos mains et utilisez des mots pour vaincre vos ennemis. Le jeu propose des fonctions d’accessibilité, notamment pour les personnes atteintes de daltonisme ou de dyslexie. Dans Outshine, les…

As federal regulators look to impose limits on fishing lines that can entangle an endangered whale species, a bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is rallying to block rules they say could tank the state’s lucrative lobster industry.And as part of the effort, they’re threatening to take federal funding away from one of the country’s most prestigious marine…

by Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox, Joanna Vince and Kelsey Richardson, The Conversation Credit: Bo Eide/CSIRO, Author provided Two percent of all fishing gear used worldwide ends up polluting the oceans, our new research published in Science Advances finds. To put that into perspective, the amount of longline fishing gear littering the ocean each year…

4:03 PM ETAssociated Press CLEVELAND -- Two anglers accused of stuffing fish with lead weights and fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament were indicted Wednesday on charges of attempted grand theft and other counts.Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania,…

Two fishermen captured in a viral video appearing to scam an Ohio fishing tournament are on the hook for multiple crimes, including cheating, authorities said in announcing their indictments Wednesday.Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley described the allegedly fishy conduct of Jacob Runyan, 42, and Chase Cominsky, 35, at last month’s Lake Erie Walleye Trail…

The total size of fishing nets lost or discarded in the ocean every single year is equal to the size of South Carolina, scientists have estimated.Designed to be durable and long-lasting, lost or discarded fishing gear is a major contributor to ocean pollution and its harmful effects can be seen in the estimated 300,000 whales…

Over the past 20 years or so, millions of words have been written about how Dubai has transformed from a small fishing village to a skyscraper-filled metropolis. The construction boom in the emirate has seen the rise of many impressive structures, including the world’s tallest building and largest Ferris wheel, plus many huge shopping centres,…