NOAA Fisheries is temporarily changing the quota rule for the holders of Atlantic bluefin tuna longline category permits.

Longline fishing for tuna will remain closed in the Maldives, the island country’s president announced on Aug. 29. The decision came after local fishers, conservation NGOs and scientists protested ...

The ocean can be a dangerous place, even for a shark. Despite sitting at the top of the food chain, these predators are now reeling from destructive human activities like overfishing, pollution and ...

Dock Totals 8/3 – 8/9: 5083 anglers aboard 200 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 215 barracuda, 1671 bluefin tuna (to 240 pounds), 61 bonito, 9 cabezon, 942 ...

Fiji’s Albacore and Yellowfin long line fishery re-certification to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fishery Standard will go a long way in improving the industry’s sustainability. Fiji’s Albacore ...

A nearly 700-pound bluefin tuna found in the waters off the coast of Texas shocked anglers who struggled for two hours to reel in the rare catch, breaking a fishing rod in the process. Captain Tim ...

Landings of other tuna species (including Thunnus, Sarda and Auxis) remained modest but volatile, spiking to 568 tonnes in ...

* Says it takes out loan of 88 million yuan from controlling shareholder for tuna long-line fishing project, with term of 12 months and interest rate of 4.6 percent ...

Editor's note: A message has been posted to the Facebook account of fisherman Steve Nosti, whose claim about catching a bluefin tuna in Raritan Bay is the basis for the following story, that states ...