Making up about 20 percent of the world's catch, illegal fishing costs fishermen a lot of money -- up to $23.5 billion a year to be exact. Illegal fishing also does serious damage to fish populations across the globe. But with many countries suffering from not enough resources to properly patrol ...

After stopping an unlicensed commercial fishing vessel near Freeport in April of 2016, the U.S. Coast Guard discovered 1,900 pounds of red snapper. An investigation began further into the matter and was taken on by Texas Game Wardens. It turns out the initial bust was just the beginning. There ...

Four men in a Lancha boat were found with 164 illegally caught red snapper by the United States Coast Guard off South Padre Island in federal waters. The red snapper, which weighed in at 320 pounds, were seized along with the crews illegal fishing gear. The fishermen were also detained. Lancha ...

Derrick Lee Williams must've really wanted those fish since he was tased three times for resisting arrest for his illegal fishing activities. Williams, 31, a Pahokee man, was discovered on December 30 by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer, as he was using a cast net ...

Recent information revealed that Chinese fisherman are currently legally fishing the waters off Andros (also known as the Big Yard) in the Bahamas. As a result, the people of the Bahamas demand answers from the Government Authority and Politicians as to who approved the license to the Chinese ...

A poacher who has set up an illegal tree stand gets a big surprise when the wardens find him and his unlabled bear-bait https://youtu.be/LMwE2ZTKejQ

12 fishermen have been penalized by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for crimes committed while fishing over the last view months. James C. Keeling, Jerry W. Rhea, David E. Follette, Brian Eugene West, Edward B. Lowery Jr., Bi Chao Chen, Michael L. Greene, Calvin W. West, Timmy Lee ...