Black cod fishermen in the Bering Sea have reported an increase in orcas taking their catch off their fishing lines in recent years. Orca depredation isn't just a costly headache for fishermen — it ...
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to keep next season’s catch limits at just under 1.4 million metric tons.
Federal officials are looking into the deaths of nine orcas hauled up by groundfish trawlers in Alaska’s Bering Sea since May. Conservationists say more needs to be done to prevent such deaths. They ...
The government shutdown prevented biologists from completing their analysis of ocean conditions, so older reports were used ...
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) – Few professions are as deadly as commercial fishing on the Bering Sea. Crews face rogue waves and frigid gales that toss around heavy machines and cause vessels to pitch, yaw ...