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Alaska November 8, 2022

Stone fish trap found near Alaskan coast believed to be over 11,000 years old, researchers say

The tidal fish trap, or stone weir, was found in Shakan Bay off the coast of Alaska and suggests native people lived in the area over 11,000 years ago, scientists said.

Fishing November 7, 2022

Minnesota man's record-breaking fish certified months after catch and release: 'Still out there'

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced it has certified a 58.25-inch muskie for a state catch-and-release record of a fish, which was broken by Eric Bakke in June 2022.

Missing Persons October 31, 2022

New York doctor charged in $100M fraud ring vanishes in Atlantic Ocean

New York Dr. Marvin Moy vanished off the coast of Fire Island earlier this month, according to US Coast Guard officials. He faces federal fraud charges.

California October 31, 2022

CA Dungeness crab season delayed due to humpback whales off coast

Foraging humpback whales in California are causing a delay in the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in the state. The whales are known to get tangled in crab fishing gear.

Fishing October 27, 2022

Man catches record hybrid striped bass in New Jersey: 'Trolling in 20 feet'

John Vayda caught a record-breaking hybrid striped bass in the state of New Jersey and it weighed 16 pounds, 10 ounces, according to the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife.

Fishing October 27, 2022

Fisherman believe many once-profitable species that declined with climate change may be gone for good

Fishing regulators are beginning to believe that some species, which had previously been big money makers, will not be coming back. The decline is partially due to climate change.

Fishing October 27, 2022

Two men embroiled in Lake Erie fishing tournament scandal enter pleas to charges

Two fishermen wrapped up in a scandal stemming from a tournament on Lake Erie late last month — Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania — appeared in court on Wednesday over the cheating allegations.

Fishing October 26, 2022

Giant 6,000-pound sunfish sets world record as largest bony fish: report

A giant southern ocean fish was found in Azores, Portugal, and it reportedly weighed more than 6,000 pounds. The Atlantic Naturalist Association says the sunfish broke a world record.

Fishing October 24, 2022

Florida woman, 8 months pregnant, polespears fish for potential world record catch 

Julie Augustine, a mother-to-be from Destin, Florida, caught a potential world record fish with a polespear while freediving in the eighth month of her pregnancy.

Maine October 20, 2022

ME lobster fishermen's lawsuit against whale protection rule expedited by federal court

A lawsuit filed by Maine lobster fishermen has been expedited by a federal appeals court. They are opposing new rules that were intended to protect North Atlantic right whales.

WILD NATURE October 17, 2022

Video captures breaching humpback whale nearly land on fishing boat off Jersey shore

A father-son fishing trip featured an encounter the pair will never forget, and it was all caught on video. A breaching humpback whale nearly landed on their boat.