That flush of freshwater has forced saltwater fish out of many areas, affecting this spring's gill net catches. "It's certainly moved the fish around," Sutton said. "But early this gill net season ...

A young gray whale is swimming freely again after a trained team of marine experts successfully disentangled it from a potentially life-threatening gill net off the coast of California's Palos ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 -- State regulators have closed much of the California coast to commercial gill-net fishing to protect endangered seabirds and marine mammals, according to a state agency's ...

Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ensnare other marine organisms and trawls most likely to damage sub-sea habitats.

Lawmakers are moving to limit the use of gill nets for fishing off California's coast. The state Senate on Thursday voted to send Gov. Jerry Brown a bill to phase out drift gill net fishing.