The President claims to be targeting vessels involved in drug trafficking. Were the fishermen who went missing with the ...

A new generation fishing vessel was built by OAO Leningrad Shipyard Pella, Otradnoye, Russia, under the survey of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). The vessel launching ceremony was held on ...

State officers seized a fishing vessel and cited a 52-year-old man in Kailua-Kona Wednesday morning after receiving multiple complaints about longline fishing in the Hawaii State Territorial Sea that ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- A fishing vessel operating off the coast of Hawai‘i has been seized following multiple complaints of illegal longline fishing within the state’s territorial ...

US authorities said that as of Thursday (Oct. 10), they have denied entry to fishing vessels from 17 nations -- including China, Mexico, and five European Union member states -- to combat illegal, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The fisherman involved in a longline fishing violation off the coast of Hawai‘i Island has faced the maximum allowed administrative penalties. Maui men cited for alleged fishing ...

The Maldives government has announced a new draft regulation for the tuna longline fishery, outlining its intention to reopen it under strict conditions. The draft, available for public comment on the ...

Depredation in longline fisheries occurs when marine predators remove or damage target catch from baited hooks, undermining stock assessments, reducing catch rates and inflating operational costs.