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.

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 ...

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 ...

OCEAN CITY, Md. (7News) — The 51st Annual White Marlin Open began Monday with 318 boats registered to compete for the $8.5 million prize in Ocean City, Maryland. Known as “the world’s largest and ...

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 ...

There are only two days left in the 2023 White Marlin Open, as anglers beginning fishing on Day 4 of the 50th anniversary of the world's largest billfishing tournament. And the last two days could be ...

UPDATE: The leaderboard has been corrected to identify the anglers who caught the big fish. Tuna was on top on Day 1 of the 2024 White Marlin Open, with 200 boats going out on Monday for a shot at a ...

How big are tuna? That all depends on the species. But no matter what kind you have on the end of your line, your shoulders and arms are going to get a workout reeling it in. If you happen to be ...

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 ...