At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, most people want to watch the sharks, check out spectacular octopi, or maybe look for sea lions outside on the bay. But I find myself mesmerized by smaller fish: Pacific ...

(CN) – Pacific sardines, the small, oily fish favored by salmon, baleen whales and toothed whales, have had their population collapsed by 98 percent since 2006, according to the Pacific Fisheries ...

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A sardine fishery on the Pacific is an iconic endeavor, like corn farming in Iowa, shrimping in Louisiana or cod fishing in New England. But like any of those, it has had severe ups and downs in the ...

At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, most people want to watch the sharks circle in the tanks. Or check out spectacular octopi. Or maybe stand outside and look for sea lions on the bay. But I find myself ...

A plan by federal agencies to rebuild the sardine population in the Pacific was not properly implemented and failed to prevent overfishing, a judge in California ruled this week. Monday's decision by ...

Nearly a year into a West Coast sardine fishing ban enacted to protect the collapsing population, the fish formerly worth more than $8 million to Oregon's economy have shown no signs of a comeback.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A plan by federal agencies to rebuild the sardine population in the Pacific was not properly implemented and failed to prevent overfishing, a judge in California ruled this ...

(AP) - Federal fishery managers voted Monday to keep the U.S. West Coast Pacific sardine fishery closed for the upcoming commercial season. This will be the third year in a row there have not been ...

Monterey – Less than 30 years after the Pacific sardine population was deemed “recovered,” the stock has once again fallen into a severe slump according to stock assessments conducted by the National ...

MONTEREY — With catch limit regulations staying at the status quo, the commercial fishing industry has apparently landed a victory in the fight over Pacific sardine management. The Pacific Fishery ...