Those crews’ working conditions have come under scrutiny in recent years because they don’t have legal standing in the U.S. and can’t leave the pier when docked.

The new rules call for size and bag limits for specific fish species, seasonal and gear restrictions, and no commercial aquarium fishing.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will officially implement its prohibition on the use of wire leaders at the ends of fishing lines starting May 31.

Community members are concerned about the lack of consultation, the focus on money and the surprising support of a major environmental nonprofit.

The Pacific island nation was the first to relocate a community due to the effects of a warming planet. The struggle continues as families learn to adapt.

The NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office maintained full observer coverage of swordfish but had to temporarily cease observer coverage in American Samoa.

The longline fleet relies on U.S. Pacific Island territories to go beyond its base catch limit for bigeye. Now one of the three territories won’t sign the deal.

Congressional leaders are considering ways to make the nation’s primary fisheries management law more effective as the planet warms.

The tuna longliners in Hawaii who previously fished near Papahanaumokuakea had to find new fishing grounds after it was expanded.

The commercial longline industry made more money after the feds expanded the protected areas around Papahanaumokuakea and the Pacific Remote Islands.