Multi-state tour will visit bait and tackle shops, marinas and local fishing communities as business owners call for an end to industrial-scale forage fishing WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / July ...

The captain bellowed, “Just marked a nice one!” from the tower as everyone in the cockpit went on high alert. A giant red ball of bait occupied almost the entire screen of the sounder, and seconds ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS / ACCESSWIRE / July 6, 2021 /A newly released study finds that, for many predator species, extra-precautionary management of forage fish is unlikely to bring additional benefits. How ...

Coalition unites recreational and small-scale commercial fishermen in opposition to industrial-scale fishing for small baitfish in U.S. waters WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / May 29, 2026 / The ...

The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a perciform species native to the United States. It was introduced to China in 1983 and has since become extensively cultivated worldwide as a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. There’s lots of good wonky stuff in this Oceana report (PDF) about the importance of ...

A new study shows for the first time that fishing likely worsens population collapses in species of forage fish, including herring, anchovies and sardines. Some of the largest fisheries in the world ...

Dan Boyce is a research scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, an adjunct professor at Dalhousie University and a master of fine arts candidate at the University of King’s ...

Researchers say eating the fish is better than simply avoiding red meat SWAPPING out bacon and sausages for kippers at breakfast could slash your risk of an early death, a study suggests. Some 750,000 ...

Sardines, herring and other small fish species are the foundation of the marine food web — they're essential food for birds, marine mammals and other fish. But globally, demand for these so-called ...

A new study provides a first-time analysis of the value of forage fish, which are small, schooling species such as sardines, herring, and anchovies. Three kinds of contributions of forage fish were ...

A slender little fish called the sand lance plays a big role as 'a quintessential forage fish' for puffins, terns and other seabirds, humpback whales and other marine mammals, and even bigger fish ...