Science Jan 20 Montanans fish for answers to mysterious decline in trout population By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS
World Jul 07 Tuna supply dries up for Kenya's local fishing community Artisanal fisheries on Kenya's coast say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 California officials say surfing, swimming OK but fishing is out after oil spill Four weeks after an oil spill off Southern California’s coast, surfers have been allowed to return to the waves and people can play in the surf. By Amy Taxin, Associated Press
Nation Apr 08 Trump to open more wildlife refuge land to hunting, fishing It's part of a proposal unveiled Wednesday that is aimed at giving Americans more recreational access on public lands. By Brady McCombs, Associated Press
Nation Dec 27 Court upholds Obama's creation of national monument in Atlantic Fishing groups had sued over the creation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a 5,000-square-mile area that contains fragile deep sea corals and vulnerable species of marine life. By Associated Press
Sep 12 Watch 8:39 How U.S.-China trade war is pinching profits for Maine's lobster industry By Paul Solman Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are not expected to ease anytime soon, and in New England, tariffs are clawing away at lobster profits. Lobstering is a $1.5 billion industry that helps keep Maine’s economy afloat. But due to… Continue watching
Jun 05 Trump administration plans major expansion of hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges By John Seewer, Associated Press The plan affects 1.4 million acres on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said. Continue reading
Jan 13 Recreational fishing rules to be overhauled under new law By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The rules that govern recreational marine fishing in the U.S. will get an overhaul due to a new law passed by Congress, and the country’s millions of anglers and the groups that stake their livelihoods on them hope the changes… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 11:46 Midwest battles to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan Asian carp are invasive fish that grow fast, jump high and have taken over large swaths of the Mississippi watershed. And now, state and federal governments are worried the Great Lakes are next. On everything from electric fences to contracted… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 8:37 Can Somalia's fishing industry keep pirates out of business? By PBS News Hour From 2010 to 2012, pirates ruled Somali waters, costing commercial ships billions of dollars in ransoms. Over the last few years, increased naval patrolling and security improved the situation drastically and many former pirates turned to fishing to earn an… Continue watching