The Atlantic bluefin tuna is one of the most remarkable predators in the ocean. Capable of swimming at speeds of up to 40 mph, crossing the Atlantic in just a few months, and surviving in both icy and ...

WASHINGTON — It was a mystery that baffled local marine life experts: how did a massive 250-pound bluefin tuna end up in the Salish Sea in July, and how did it die? A necropsy is helping shed some ...

The European fishing fleet has long been a powerhouse at catching tuna, with a fleet of massive vessels known as purse seiners that can hold as much as 4 million pounds (1.8 million kilograms) of fish ...

Without stronger commitments and better data, the path to true recovery for sharks like the shortfin mako remains uncertain. The new rules offer hope... but also a warning that time may be running out ...

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The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has agreed to increase the catch quota by 1.5 times for bluefin ...

For the next 45 minutes the back deck of the boat is a whirl of action as the tuna, in a feeding frenzy fuelled by pilchards ...

This may sound hard to believe, but before 1903, no Americans wanted anything to do with eating tuna. Anglers loved to catch the feisty sportfish — but its flesh tasted gamey and unpleasant. Alfred ...