Orange County Register

First permits issued for new swordfish fishing gear that’s safe for marine mammals

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 ...
The Spokesman-Review

Nez Perce Tribe to use gill nets on Clearwater River

LEWISTON – Feeling crowded out of the prime fishing spots in the Clearwater Basin, the Nez Perce Tribe will experiment with gill nets and drift nets during the 2023 spring chinook fishing season. For ...
Reuters

Rogue drift-net fishing vessel seized in North Pacific

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A rogue fishing vessel found using outlawed drift nets in the North Pacific was seized with about 30 dead sharks, 30 tons of illegally caught squid and an infestation of ...
Billings Gazette

Nez Perce Tribe seeks to harvest its share of chinook salmon run in Clearwater Basin - Billings Gazette

Tribal fishers remove a salmon from a drift net on the Clearwater River during a fall fishing season. The tribe intends to use drift nets and gill nets during this year's spring chinook season in an ...
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Drift net for shad fishing and carrying basket

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