A major clash in California is taking place between environmentalists trying to protect the abundant wildlife off shore and commercial fishers who depend on the ocean's bounty for their livelihood.

Just a short decade ago, only a small cadre of anglers knew the secrets to consistently catching broadbill swordfish after sunrise. Sure, occasional sunning fish were caught on the surface, and the ...

The Stanczyk name has been a mainstay in the Florida Keys fishing community since 1978, when the family purchased Bud ’n Mary’s Marina in Islamorada. Many of Capt. Nick Stanczyk’s swordfish techniques ...

These monsters of the deep are generally targeted over bottom structure in depths ranging from 1,100 to 1,800 feet. Kevin Dodge When you think of bluewater fishing in the Gulf, you could be forgiven ...

It's far offshore, very specialized, and not easy to do. But the angling for broadbill swordfish available in the deep, dark depths of the Atlantic Ocean far east of Jacksonville is world class.

George Poveromo, who resides in Parkland, Fla., is a nationally-recognized sportfishing authority who serves as Editor-At Large for Salt Water Sportsman magazine, and the producer and host of his own ...

Catching swordfish off the coast of California today means leaving milelong mesh nets deep in the ocean overnight. But what fishermen pull up is mostly not swordfish. For every one of the hefty, ...

A group of anglers in North Carolina spent an afternoon on the water hoping to catch a swordfish — but wound up reeling in something rare. On April 21, Jeremiah Elliott, 31, owner of Geronimo Tackle, ...

For an entire decade, there were no female swordfish boat captains in the United States. That's because Linda Greenlaw — who broke down gender barriers in the commercial fishing industry 24 years ago ...

A famous U.S. swordfishing boat captain, who has been portrayed in a Hollywood film and is a regular on the Discovery Channel, is back in Newfoundland fishing and shooting a television series despite ...

NewsHour Weekend special correspondent John Carlos Frey reports from California's coast. A major clash in California is taking place between environmentalists trying to protect the abundant wildlife ...