Mercury concentrations in Hawaiian-caught bigeye and yellowfin tuna are steadily rising and mirror increases in North Pacific waters that have been linked to atmospheric mercury emissions from Asia.

WWF deplores that tuna managers once again are deferring meaningful action on bigeye tuna conservation by denying effective management measures adopted at the Western Central Pacific Fisheries ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — Environmentalists want tougher restrictions on the industrial-scale fishing of bigeye tuna in the Pacific Ocean after new research showed current measures are failing and will do ...

Bigeye tuna are under threat because authorities are failing to recognize the dire extent of overfishing. If protection measures are not put in place, says WWF and TRAFFIC, the tuna stocks are at ...

Tuna is awash in helpful nutrients like iron and omega-3 fatty acids—not to mention delicious in sushi, salads, and sandwiches—but it is also known for one ingredient that’s not so beneficial: mercury ...

two tuna steaks on parchement paper on wood board - Andrey Starostin/Shutterstock The names of different types of fish can be difficult to keep track of. Sometimes, one common word can be used to ...

It's Day 1 of the 50th White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Maryland, and the 50th anniversary of the tournament looks like it could be a memorable one. On Sunday afternoon, the world's largest ...

of big fish were reeled in on day 1 of the 2022 White Marlin Open, but one giant one towered over all the others. It was all about tuna on day 1, and Michael Jordan's boat took the early lead. The ...

It's wait-and-see as Hurricane Larry is spinning north toward Newfoundland. While the hurricane is forecast to steer well clear of the U.S. coastline, the storm is expected to generate an ocean swell.

The Ocean City Tuna Tournament took place last week, with 109 boats competing for over $1 million over the course of its three days. And for one of the competing boats, not only did they bring home ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific nations have agreed to cut their catches of bigeye tuna by 30 percent by 2011 in order to help preserve the fish that is popular in the region served raw as sushi and ...