These animals are unintentional “bycatch” of commercial fisheries and either drown or are tossed overboard to die from their injuries. Bycatch is the greatest conservation threat to marine mammal ...

"While retention bans are often a necessary measure and a good first step to disincentivise landing ... More highly ...

On at least four occasions, the same fishing boats killed Hector’s dolphins then went out and killed more. Despite the ...

A WWF-sponsored international fishing gear competition aims at reducing the accidental bycatch of sea turtles, whales, and dolphins. Washington, D.C. – WWF-US, together with partner organizations, is ...

"It was the bycatch that was dying and we had to address it," he said. "[The drumlines] are working … 100 per cent I'm fully behind it." "At this point in time there isn't any alternatives other ...

This seems to be one of the last remaining areas for the Tanner crab in the Gulf of Alaska, and that both juvenile and mature and legal males are found in these unique areas’ — Rachel Baker, North Pac ...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / WWF To halt and reverse declines in wild fish populations, WWF works with partners to secure science-based harvest strategies, supported by measures to curb bycatch, ...

Illegal and unregulated fishing is a huge problem too. And millions of non-target sea creatures (such as dolphins) are accidentally killed each year as ‘bycatch’ – caught unintentionally in fishing ...