A new type of fishing gear designed to catch swordfish while reducing harm to other animals received approval from fishery regulators Monday. The Pacific Fishery Management Council authorized initial ...

Jon Pilcher had a vision: If they catch swordfish on the bottom in 1,500 feet of water off Florida during the day, we should be able to do the same in the Northeast Canyons. An emergency-room doctor ...

Permits are being issued to commercial swordfish fishermen who forgo large drift nets for a new system that won’t also capture whales and dolphins. The National Marine Fisheries Service recently ...

Tasmania will open the countries first recreational fishery to hunt the prized swordfish after local anglers proved it was a viable industry. Joint funding by the State and Federal Government under ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hooked sailfish goes airborne. Sailfish and swordfish are two of the top dogs of the big-game fishing world. These are some of ...

Minister of Fisheries Jim Anderton is proposing emergency action in New Zealand’s developing swordfish fishery, in response to unacceptable levels of bird deaths. “I have been advised that 51 ...

It's 9 p.m., 2,000 miles west of Los Angeles, and I'm wrestling with a young sea turtle aboard a 75-foot fishing boat equipped with long lines that stretch dozens of miles into the ocean. For 10 ...

Tasmania will open the country's first recreational fishery to hunt the prized swordfish after local anglers proved it was a viable industry. Joint funding by the state and federal government, through ...