As reported by SeafoodSource, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1056 on Oct. 13. The bill will gradually phase out offshore set gillnets in California, which have become a major source of bycatch. Supporters argue that the move will help reduce the unintended capture of non-target species and protect biodiversity in the region.

The ocean can be a lawless place. Far from shore, the vast seas have become plagued with everything from piracy, rampant illegal fishing and environmental crime, drug smuggling, human trafficking, and even spying and espionage.

The Coast Guard is the butt of countless jokes from the more prominent armed service branches—but is itself an armed service.

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab, a centerpiece of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations in Northern California, will be delayed until at least

As President Donald Trump ramps up his lethal campaign against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America, Hawaii lawmakers say he risks dragging the U.S. into a new war and alienating allies as the Pentagon pulls in more military forces from around the world to join the expanding operation.