A push to ban non-tribal gill net fishing for salmon on the Columbia River is no shock to Pete Knutson, who has witnessed several similar attempts like it in his lifetime. "You can sell it to people ...

Around the world, fishermen use low-cost nets that sit like fences on coastal seafloors. Known as set gill nets, this type of gear is highly effective at catching fish when the mesh snags them by ...

caught in a commercial gill-net during an off-channel fishery near Tongue Point. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday changed how salmon are caught in the lower Columbia River, a decision ...

The latest effort to ban gill net fishing on the Columbia River is dead, at least for now. The group backing the proposed ballot initiative said it will abandon the Protect Our Salmon Act following an ...

New legislation aims to phase out mile-long fishing nets off the California coast that have entangled and killed sea life, including endangered species, by the thousands over the past few decades. The ...

MONTEREY — An environmental nonprofit out of Monterey is applauding this year’s state budget that is funding a transition away from deadly gill-net fishing by awarding commercial fishermen cash for ...

Four men were caught illegally fishing in a Collier County section of the Big Cypress National Preserve last month, according to the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Officers allegedly ...